Crywolf Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Hey Everyone, I'm a long time Hamer fan and I may have met some of you at one of the HFC open houses back in the 90's. I have more than 30 USA Hamers and I'm wondering if anyone know of someone who could 1.) value the guitars and/or 2.) someone who might be a possible buyer of my collection. Any help is much appreciated! 3 Quote
golem Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Share some pictures! You're going to need lots to share. I have the money and interest to buy that many guitars, but probably not at the full value of what they can go for if you were to slowly sell them all individually on Reverb yourself. Just being honest. 3 Quote
RobB Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) Some guitar shops offer appraisals. In California they range from $50-75 per instrument. Finding a dealer that actually knows about Hamer valuation may be tough going, though. Checking eBay/Reverb “sold listings” is a good starting place if you want to DIY. My advice is spend the money and find a reputable appraiser. It’s unlikely a single buyer will purchase your entire collection, but stranger things have happened. Better still, post your Hamers here on the board. I’m sure a good majority of them would have no problem selling. Edited June 4 by RobB 3 Quote
golem Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Appraisal isn't a bad idea, but my personal experience with them is that they often come in high. I inherited some Tiffany silverware that was appraised, and I can't find any set that has sold for even 30% of the valuation that the appraisal gave. I felt like it was probably that high for insurance reasons and not for sale. I think we've all seen someone trying to sell a guitar for what someone said it was appraised for by their reputable local shop and it was at least 50 to 100% more than what they typically go for. Of course, the seller could have been fibbing. What I should say is that an appraisal can at least help you identify the year, model, and condition. In some shops, I would take an appraisal pretty seriously. Gruhn's, for example. I guess I'm just saying, if you can do your own homework and look up what things have actually sold for. Quote
BTMN Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Many here could help you figure out the year the model and the level of the model. I’m sure photos would help a lot and I’m sure that many of us here are very knowledgeable to help you. I’m sure you know quite a bit about your guitars. The other thing is you know how much you paid for it. You know how much profit would make you happy there’s a good start.😎👍🏁 1 Quote
Crywolf Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 I just decided to look into this so I don't have pics yet. All are USA Hamers and almost all come with the original Hamer case, which show normal wear for 35 years old. All guitars are in very good to excellent condition both functionally and cosmetically, except the '83 Vector which has significant cosmetic wear, but plays and sounds great. I have three matched sets of Daytonas/T-51s (matching finish, fingerboard woods and pickguards.) This list is missing at least a couple guitars, but these are ones I know of for sure: 1983 Vector 25th Ann. Artist Red 90's Phantom Chapparal 1990 refin Cruise Bass Daytona Natural Rosewood Daytona Natural Maple Daytona Natural Maple Diablo Natural Duotone (3-hole) Eclipse Eclipse 12 Korina Artist 3 p90 Korina Artist Custom Korina Junior Korina Standard Ltd. Ed. 1997 Korina Standard Ltd. Ed. 1997 Korina Artist P90 Korina Eclipse Korina Special Jr. Mirage I koa Mirage II koa Monaco III Monaco III Natural NAMM guitar Newport NAMM guitar Special P90 Studio P90 (gold top) Studio Rosewood T-52 Natural Maple T51F Natural Maple T-52 Natural Rosewood T-52 White Maple T-62 14 Quote
Crywolf Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 Thanks for all the helpful comments! I really appreciate all the advice. 1 Quote
BoogieMKIIA Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I’d say you could easily sell the Korina Jr, Special and Studio P90 on this forum. Always lots of chatter when they show up. Well, all of them. A real appraisal would be a good reality check, as well as this forum. I have not bought or sold Hamers here but seems to me there is no low-balling going on. Quote
Hbom Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Wow! Quite a collection. I would guess initial offers will start around $11,550. I think, if you hold out, you will be able to get more. 😉 10 Quote
Dave Scepter Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Without even seeing it, I'll give you $350 for the Vector... and I won't call the cops! 8 Quote
Travis Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Hmm… “83 Vector which has significant cosmetic wear, but plays and sounds great”…. I wonder if that’s my old one…. 🤔 Would love to see pics of your collection if you get them posted. 2 Quote
kizanski Posted June 5 Posted June 5 11 hours ago, Hbom said: Wow! Quite a collection. I would guess initial offers will start around $11,550. I think, if you hold out, you will be able to get more. 😉 @Crywolf - Don't get put off by this. @Hbom was making a joke (and a very stealthy one which few others seem to have gotten - it requires Math) directed at some of us longer standing members of the board. Obviously, 33 guitars would bring in much more than that. Post pictures and an email address and you will be the most popular person on this board for at least a few weeks. Good luck! 5 2 2 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) @Crywolf do not listen to @kizanski. He is a little "out of tune." $11,550 is a great deal for 33 Hamers in one bulk sale. I will be glad to drive out to pick them up in person to save you the trouble of finding boxes and shipping them. I will be glad to send half a twenty dollar bill as a deposit, and give you the other half when we meet. I am just glad to be of help. Edited June 5 by Steve Haynie 12 Quote
BoogieMKIIA Posted June 5 Posted June 5 18 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: @Crywolf do not listen to @kizanski. He is a little "out of tune." $11,550 is a great deal for 33 Hamers in one bulk sale. I will be glad to drive out to pick them up in person to save you the trouble of finding boxes and shipping them. I will be glad to send half a twenty dollar bill as a deposit, and give you the other half when we meet. I am just glad to be of help. Tree fiddy per axe. I used a calculator 2 1 2 Quote
Hbom Posted June 5 Posted June 5 @Crywolf Dude, I am sorry. I didn't mean to cause such a controversy. I was only throwing out a ballpark price for your collection that is in line with the average price offered for US Hamers in VG or better condition here at The HFC. And I apologize to you members that had trouble figuring it out. It's just basic math. XXXIII x CCCL= MMMMMMMMMMMDL 7 Quote
kizanski Posted June 5 Posted June 5 36 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: I will be glad to send half a twenty dollar bill as a deposit, and give you the other half when we meet. 7 Quote
Jimbilly Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I can tell you from experience, that if you want prices close to what you see on Reverb, you're going to have to research, list, pack ship. Otherwise take a pretty big discount if hoping for local sales, even if you live in a well populated area. I 'flip' quite a bit locally, and I'm going to have to start selling the more unique higher priced stuff online, local markets just don't support better stuff, probably a 30-40% discount for the better more unique pieces selling locally, which would include all Hamers, and then half the time you're selling locally to a reseller and it will be up on Reverb in a few hours. The good news is, I'm told you can buy decent shipping boxes in bulk off amazon for pretty cheap nowadays. 1 Quote
Steve Haynie Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Take your time selling. Hold out for a fair price. You can only sell a guitar once, so get the most while you can. A fair price is what people are paying, not what people are asking. 4 Quote
golem Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I agree that selling them on Reverb really is the way to go, but I also know it's not for everybody. You have to take good pictures, document issues, get boxes, answer questions, deal with rude people. How long it takes really depends on how much you want to maximize the money you receive. Selling guitars as a lot is fast, but if you've got a reason you want to do it quickly, I can't blame you. But you'll be lucky to get 30% of what you'd get if you sold it yourself from a typical shop. That's my experience with instances where I've taken an offer for a shop and then sold it myself. Mostly PRS and Knaggs specifically, though. Quote
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