MCChris Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-14317.htm
halide Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 or, for $1k less you can get the amp too. linky
Turdus Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 In the early 80's, I sold my '54 LP Jr, for the HFC approved $350. No kidding.
Lew Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 In the early 80's, I sold my '54 LP Jr, for the HFC approved $350. No kidding.Beautiful guitar but I would be to worried about devaluing it every time I picked it up to really enjoy it.I guess thats the player vs collector mentality
Hamerica Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 In the early 80's, I sold my '54 LP Jr, for the HFC approved $350. No kidding.Beautiful guitar but I would be to worried about devaluing it every time I picked it up to really enjoy it.I guess thats the player vs collector mentalityLew,That just isn't going to happen. Juniors continue to rise and will continue to rise due to the pricing and demand for Les Pauls and other vintage instruments from that timeframe. $350 in the 80's, $4.500 in the 90's. It's 2007, I would not be surprised to see Jr's on a regular basis priced at vintage guitar shows above $15K at the end of 2009. I say a Junior a couple of years at the Philly show at 10K that was original and had broken tuners and etc... for 10K. I told someone it wouldn't sell, and they in turn said, you mean that one right there that just got bought for 10K? Shows you how much I know about the art of the deal. Private deals below 10K for good examples are getting hard to find. It makes the Hamer Juniors worth every penny asked. Hamerica
BCR Greg Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 I nearly sold the near mint 58 TV on the left at the Philly show 5 years ago. We were building our house, and I needed 6 grand for the hardwood floors, so I put a sign on it that said "6K, no whining". I was ridiculed by dealers and walk ins alike. I have been offered $25k for it several times in the last 6 mos. Nope.
Guest Meshuggah Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 Jeebus Crispy! 12K$!! How freekin much for a two pickup model?
sirDaniel Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 mine has a tiny, tiny mended ouch behind the headstock. Thats the only thing from making it a $12K junior. Dont know for sure what its worth, but I play the shit out of it and don't know if I'de EVER part with it. NO FEAR. The blem makes it real not a showpiece.
Dumo Posted October 10, 2007 Posted October 10, 2007 About a year ago I saw a listing on the SF Craigslist for a '56 LP jr. tobacco burst in probably ec-/vgc+ condition and asking was $1,100. It was for real. I emailed the lady immediately and she said it was her father's who was the original owner and played it in church every Sunday. He died and willed her all his equipment. He had some old Fender basses and a Ric bass. I told her she could get much more than her asking price. I didn't want to rip her off. I said conservatively $6-8 K considering condition. She thanked me and ended up selling it to "some young English guy who had just moved to the area" for $4,000. He promised her that he intended to play it and not to resell (yeah right) so she sold it to him. She was really excited to get 4K. She couldn't believe it. She was really appreciative to me and offered to give me dibs on the basses. I wasn't in the market and referred a friend to her that collects vintage gear and plays bass. So, seeing these are creeping up on $15K I have to ask myself, why do I have to be so moral and nice all the time.
Lew Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 In the early 80's, I sold my '54 LP Jr, for the HFC approved $350. No kidding. Beautiful guitar but I would be to worried about devaluing it every time I picked it up to really enjoy it. I guess thats the player vs collector mentality Lew, That just isn't going to happen. Juniors continue to rise and will continue to rise due to the pricing and demand for Les Pauls and other vintage instruments from that timeframe. $350 in the 80's, $4.500 in the 90's. It's 2007, I would not be surprised to see Jr's on a regular basis priced at vintage guitar shows above $15K at the end of 2009. I say a Junior a couple of years at the Philly show at 10K that was original and had broken tuners and etc... for 10K. I told someone it wouldn't sell, and they in turn said, you mean that one right there that just got bought for 10K? Shows you how much I know about the art of the deal. Private deals below 10K for good examples are getting hard to find. It makes the Hamer Juniors worth every penny asked. Hamerica Yea thats crazy how the prices go up! What I meant was if I dropped it and broke the headstock it would decrease the value
JohnnyThunders Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 Here's mine, I have the orginal bridge but it came with this one it, has a few dings here and there. Big neck, big P-90. Also had a $500 Mike Lull re-fret I'm thinking it's worth about 10-11k.
sirDaniel Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 c'mon Chris. you KNOW you want one. Get a real JR and we'll teach you the secret handshake.
Hackubus Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 Glad I snagged this ol' gal back when I did!
cmatthes Posted October 12, 2007 Posted October 12, 2007 Damn! I'm digging Hack's though...About 15 years ago, I watched 2 high school kids (obviously brothers) count out $20s, $10s, $5s and $1s on the Southworth counter, putting them in piles until they hit $3,300. They were buying a 50s single cut TV Special that could have been made the week before, it was so clean.I also remember thinking at the time that they had just way overpaid. Dr. Fung - speed up work on that damned time machine!!!
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