mrjamiam

Saw the name and heard the song in my head. He definitely left a legacy. RIP.

No Cardboard "Uncle Dick" update?

I think Larry could have said "double cream" a few more times, considering that he must have invented them.

Ha! I said that it looked like it had nearly bled out from the headstock break. For a short while I was trying to value it for my own purposes, but I didn't get as far as coming down on a number when I heard the asking price and switched to PSA mode. Pros: 80's Blitz, Hamer-quality mahogony of that era Non-paddle headstock Slammer pickups? Graphic finish Original HSC Nearby me, so no shipping Cons: Wear and tear Headstock repair Is the Kahler a pro or a con? I've never handled one, but I certainly see a lot of ridiculing of them, although I can't always tell if it's the Kahler itself or questionable quality conversions.

Dang, there's a Vintage 1982 Hamer XT Series Amber Solid Body Electric Guitar You don't see those every day! And only $2399.99!

I don't suppose anyone was already watching some used gear, to determine whether "regular" prices were boosted by 10% prior to the 10% off sale currently on?

True, I expect, but don't ask me how to do it. However, the great minds behind the site curtain can determine the IP addresses from whence we post. That can be spoofed - that's what VPNs do, I believe - but if the recent posts are coming from a different area than historical posts, that would be something to consider. Not saying it couldn't be done because I am not informed on the details of how it all works, but it seems difficult for a Moroccan scammer to determine the IP addresses from individual posters, looking in from the outside as it were, so as to spoof believably.

I might be risking getting tossed from the group, but I will admit that I have never paid $4k for a guitar. Also never bought one with a headstock repair. So I decided today was not the day to do both, but I would have been much more tempted had either one of those things, the price and/and the headstock, been closer to my comfort zone.

After I had texted with him a bit about the details earlier, the dealer had the courtesy to let me know that it had been sold. No additional info.

And sold. Nothing to see here (anymore).

My local dealer has this available: 1984 Blitz, "very obviously custom ordered and is all original, including the factory Kahler tremolo." Also "It's a great playing and sounding guitar that shows HEAVY wear and a pretty gnarly headstock repair that is stable but that we have not attempted to clean up. Original case is present and intact, but has seen better days." His price is $4,000. Some of his regular online advertising outlets won't let him advertise this one, which is why I don't have a link for you. His Facebook post is already filling up with the sort of commentary that isn't permitted on our fine well-administered website. I can put well-established members in touch if you message me. I also have a few more photos that give more detail on the wear and tear. I've bought from and sold to him and wouldn't hesitate to do so again, if he has what I want at a price I can handle.

I bought a USA Hamer from a shop in Ottowa earlier this year, shipped to the southern US. The experience was no different from dealing with a shop within the US. It was nothin' fancy, no exotic woods, so that stuff never crossed my mind and wasn't raised by the shop, which handled any paperwork involved.

I don't know about the origins of the practice, but as someone who recently experienced the seller side of a property auction, it was good to know at every moment the number that was being bandied about was the amount that would come to the seller. As a buyer, you certainly have to know your all-in price. But if as a seller I get to set some terms, one of them that I appreciated was hearing the amount that would come to me as the auction progressed. It didn't happen in my case, and that was my only experience, but certainly there are occasions when auctions get halted if the bids are unacceptably low. Just speculating, but maybe auctions are instances of transactions where the sellers are largely not engaged in commerce, and therefore not used to accounting for all of the costs of selling, and would find it confusing to have to do arithmetic in the fast-paced auction? These practices were firmly in place long before the advent of handheld supercomputers in everyone's pocket.

Happy birthday!

We do have NHRIBS to address those unfortunate threads that begin with IBS and a not dead yet subject. But we shouldn't have to. Maybe use GOS (getting old sucks) for announcements like Rick, or Lionel Richie, or any of the others who have suffered and the many who eventually will suffer tour-interrupting medical events and the like, but are not reported to be exceptionally grave? In the latter cases, we could use CTD (circling the drain). Or KOHD (knocking on heaven's door).