Will1965 Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 I want to sell my Hamer Sunbursts. A bound and crowned from 1981 and one from 1979. Can you guys tell me what they are worth? Cheers Will
gtrdaddy Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 Condition is everything. All original? Doesn’t seem so at least on one. Scratches, worming, chips, dings, dents, cracks? Without more detail we’re talking $350. Seriously though, need to know specifics on condition. Several quality close-up pics wouldn’t hurt.
Hbom Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: Condition is everything. IMO Ya gotta figure a little "Location! Location! Location!" into the equation too.
Hbom Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 In the states, early Sunbursts have been up some the past year I think. Naturally the cleaner the better. Here's some ads from Reverb. Of course "asking ain't selling" https://reverb.com/price-guide?query=Hamer https://reverb.com/item/31502345-1971-hamer-guitar-sunburst https://reverb.com/item/30149985-early-vintage-1979-hamer-sunburst-guitar-usa-wilmette-illinois-serial-9-1305 https://reverb.com/item/13401366-1977-hamer-sunburst-0016-long-headstock-bound-and-crowned-w-ohsc I think some of the really high asking prices are not the normal trading value. IMO in the US. Sunburst $12-2200.B&C $18-3000. Excellent '79 somewhat higher. But I don't know anything about Europe.
gtrdaddy Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, Hbom said: In the states, early Sunbursts have been up some the past year I think. Naturally the cleaner the better. Here's some ads from Reverb. Of course "asking ain't selling" https://reverb.com/price-guide?query=Hamer https://reverb.com/item/31502345-1971-hamer-guitar-sunburst https://reverb.com/item/30149985-early-vintage-1979-hamer-sunburst-guitar-usa-wilmette-illinois-serial-9-1305 https://reverb.com/item/13401366-1977-hamer-sunburst-0016-long-headstock-bound-and-crowned-w-ohsc I think some of the really high asking prices are not the normal trading value. IMO in the US. Sunburst $12-2200.B&C $18-3000. Excellent '79 somewhat higher. But I don't know anything about Europe. I’d say that’s about right.
Disturber Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 Prices in Europe are uneven. On a good day even a dot neck Sunburst (78 to 80 perhaps) can fetch a bit over 2000 €uro. But I've seen them go for much less. I think that in those cases the sellers don't know what they have been worth. I scored a 78 Sunburst at a stellar price in Denmark last year. Flamed tops seem to go for more than the ones in solid colours. A nice flamed burst bound and crowned from 78-79 could go for over 25000 €uro. Guitarpoint in Germany has sold some old Hamer's at quite high prices in the last couple of years. Some examples: https://shop.guitarpoint.de/en/hamer/1979-hamer-sunburst-flametop1 https://shop.guitarpoint.de/en/hamer/1982-hamer-sunburst-flametop https://shop.guitarpoint.de/en/Hamer/1979-Hamer-Sunburst-Sunburst https://shop.guitarpoint.de/en/hamer/1980-hamer-special-cherry If your red one (81?) is all original exept for the pickups, and else in good condition I think you should try to sell it somewhere between 2000 and 2500 €uro. The natural one, if all original and in good condition should be worth about the same. If the pickups are non-original you should deduct about 200-300 €uros at least.
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I want to sell my Hamer Sunbursts.
A bound and crowned from 1981 and one from 1979.
Can you guys tell me what they are worth?
Cheers Will
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