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2x Hamer sunburst 1979 and 1981 what are they worth?


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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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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