HamerCustomEr 424 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 No affiliation. Nice guitar, sure, but what a price! https://reverb.com/ca/item/37737303-hamer-standard-four-digit-crowned-and-bound-1979-dark-burst Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soli'd 1,187 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 My God, it's full of stars! 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,319 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 "I know as of the last year there have been plenty of dot necks around the $6500 range so don't go there trying to beat me up on the price." Yeah. ok. 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Shark 5,538 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, kizanski said: "I know as of the last year there have been plenty of dot necks around the $6500 range so don't go there trying to beat me up on the price." Yeah. ok. It's been for sale for weeks. I'm thinking it's worth about $7,000, but that's not an offer!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,319 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Shark said: It's been for sale for weeks. I'm thinking it's worth about $7,000, but that's not an offer!!! You're more generous than I am. That's at least $500 too high, imo. For $7000 the case had better be mint as well. There is one partially pictured (an "original hardshell case guitar", whatever that is) but not a whole lot of info on it other than that. Plus $200 shipping. He'd better be driving it over to my house for that. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ua D 899 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Beautiful guitar and a nice example but wow! Asking ain’t selling but it sure seems like asking prices have been creeping up on hamers. I wonder if people who don’t bat an eye at spending this kind of money on reissue guitars and such have finally discovered vintage hamers. They look like a total bargain to these people vs a lot of other guitars. Where else can you get an awesome 40 year old vintage guitar with “exclusivity” that isn’t falsely built into new models every year? It’s been a long year with plenty of Internet time for more people to discover Hamer. lets hope not though. At least those of us who are dreaming of picking one up eventually. Edited December 15, 2020 by Ua D 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
velorush 5,776 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 @bubs_42 is that your old one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drew816 373 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 People in Wisconsin tend to get into the "spiced" Egg Nog a bit early this time of year... Great example though. 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crunchee 5,402 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Nice Hamer, but I'd wait until after the New Year to even think about haggling over the price. Post-Holiday bills and whatever's gonna happen re The Pandemic next year would probably be as big a motivator for the current owner to bring the price down as any. Edited December 15, 2020 by crunchee 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atomicwash 1,808 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Almost 10 lbs. It hurts! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bubs_42 8,547 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 8 hours ago, velorush said: @bubs_42 is that your old one? No mine didn't have crowns and now swims with the Shark in Florida. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Menehune 386 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 52 minutes ago, bubs_42 said: No mine didn't have crowns and now swims with the Shark in Florida. I had to read that twice to quell my shock that it went down in a Gulf boating incident. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JustKid 500 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 12 hours ago, The Shark said: It's been for sale for weeks. And it's just the beginning. Let's meet again in a year. He'll swap it for 2 pounds of salami and half an orange But the guitar is nice, no argument about that 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamerica 1,531 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Haven't see this one before very nice Hamer Standard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge 111 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 It's interesting to see that if a guitar is vintage enough, being an absurd 10 lbs (!!!) boat anchor does not impact its value whatsoever. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redline 120 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I remember visiting the Flynn Brothers shop in Il. in the 80's. It was a great quirky music shop. I miss stores like that. That's the best example of a pre-1980 Standard for sale now as far as I know. The price isn't out of line. Prices on old Hot Wheels..? They're out of line! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Shark 5,538 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 22 hours ago, velorush said: @bubs_42 is that your old one? I have Bubs guitar. No B&C. #0221... 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Menehune 386 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 14 hours ago, redline said: I remember visiting the Flynn Brothers shop in Il. in the 80's. It was a great quirky music shop. I miss stores like that. That's the best example of a pre-1980 Standard for sale now as far as I know. The price isn't out of line. Prices on old Hot Wheels..? They're out of line! Really? I have a 1969 purple California Custom Mighty Maverick still on its imperfect-but-not-too-bad card. Where's the best place to wheel and deal? Or in this case, deal in wheels? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Shark 5,538 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Menehune said: Really? I have a 1969 purple California Custom Mighty Maverick still on its imperfect-but-not-too-bad card. Where's the best place to wheel and deal? Or in this case, deal in wheels? I have a huge Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection. Periodically, I try to update prices on the more valuable ones. I think eBay is the best place to sell them. The "dealers" elsewhere are mostly scum and won't pay fair money. At last check, my "Beach Bomb" was worth anywhere from a couple hundred to about fifteen hundred! The market is all over the place. Same thing with my G.I. Joe stuff. It was great being a child in the late sixties and early seventies! Edited December 17, 2020 by The Shark 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79Sunburst 261 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) On 12/17/2020 at 10:29 AM, The Shark said: I have a huge Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection. Periodically, I try to update prices on the more valuable ones. I think eBay is the best place to sell them. The "dealers" elsewhere are mostly scum and won't pay fair money. At last check, my "Beach Bomb" was worth anywhere from a couple hundred to about fifteen hundred! The market is all over the place. Same thing with my G.I. Joe stuff. It was great being a child in the late sixties and early seventies! Apologies. Wrong thread. On 12/15/2020 at 10:15 AM, kizanski said: "I know as of the last year there have been plenty of dot necks around the $6500 range so don't go there trying to beat me up on the price." Yeah. ok. out of curiosity, I asked the guy what his bottom dollar was. He said 8,800. Another "right guy" guitar. On 12/15/2020 at 2:46 PM, crunchee said: Nice Hamer, but I'd wait until after the New Year to even think about haggling over the price. Post-Holiday bills and whatever's gonna happen re The Pandemic next year would probably be as big a motivator for the current owner to bring the price down as any. Edited December 22, 2020 by 79Sunburst Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomteriffic 2,864 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Pete was one of the original Chicago dealers. He and Jim Beech used to get the pick of the litter back when. I don't know that it's worth what he's asking. But if he says excellent, it's excellent. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,319 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, tomteriffic said: I don't know that it's worth what he's asking. Well I do. It isn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 20,312 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 hours ago, tomteriffic said: Pete was one of the original Chicago dealers. He and Jim Beech used to get the pick of the litter back when. I don't know that it's worth what he's asking. But if he says excellent, it's excellent. Jim built the original Standards! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobB 5,968 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) On 12/23/2020 at 8:04 AM, tomteriffic said: Pete was one of the original Chicago dealers. I went to Flynn Music a few times when I lived in Chicago. Nice stuff, to be sure, but ridiculous prices. I ran into Pete at a, "celebrity jam", at the China Club. I was complaining about my amp (Marshall JMP) being unreliable. He sez, "well, I get around that by having doubles of everything." I wanted to light his mullet on fire. Douche. Edited January 2 by RobB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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