I referred to them as "Hamer Experts" because that's what they are. One guy has repaired more Hamer guitars than, dare I say, anyone else (outside of the factory itself). The other two guys have spent the better part of two decades chronicling the assorted models, production numbers, and yes VALUE of Hamer guitars. It's no clever accident that one of them is called "Serial."
All three of these guys are personal friends, by the way, of some guy named Paul who's last name just happens to be "Hamer."
It is no fault of ours that you happen to find yourself in the unique position of being the recipient of misinformation from someone trying to sell you something. It is not the first time that someone has wandered over here, and we've been made the bearer of bad tidings.
So far, you've been wrong about the list price of the guitar, the comparison to the USA models, the current value, and the idea in the first place that we might give a shit about any of it.
At the end of the day, it's worth what it's worth - not what it's worth to you.
It must be incredibly difficult for you to make your way through this big old world of ours, knowing that you're right and everyone else is wrong.
Is there one person so far that has seen it your way?
Maybe it isn't us.
Hell, I'm considering giving you $350 for it just so that you'd drop the whole fucking subject.
When I received the guitar, I'd smash it, box it back up, and ship it back to you.
Everyone knows that the imports smash just as dramatically as the USA models.
I'm really starting to come around to the new moderation tactics here at the HFC!