hunterdawg Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Dude wants 200 bucks!!! Had one like this in ..... 93-94ish??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 That has the look of a fishing expedition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieMKIIA Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Fishing for a scam? If someone can post, they could do a simple search. If for real, hope someone here gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, BoogieMKIIA said: Fishing for a scam? Fishing for offers, and whether they were or not their inbox is filling up with offers from guys here looking to still get a good deal while paying just a little bit more than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Too many guitar players in Austin for that to sit around for long. Plus, West Lake Hills is close to downtown Austin too. Sumpthin' ain't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I have lucked into deals like that, I try to be fair. They're happy I'm happy! But being in Austin it does seem odd he didn't take it in to a guitar store. When I ran into those kinda deals it was in the middle of nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterdawg Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Naaaa. Rich kid on the “ good” side of town. it’s still all in play at this point. We will see. We will see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterdawg Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 And for what it’s worth.... Austin is a total shit show these days. we are down to just a couple “ real” guitar shops now. yeah, we have 3 guitar centers.... the “ music scene“ is full of frat boys doing shots and homeless people talking shit to you. or worse yet, throwing shit at you. millions of people here now. I’ll take advantage of a deal when I find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Good luck! Hope it ends up working out for you. Keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezerboy Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 dude.... thats cheaper than firewood. that would have lasted the drive time to that guys house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsunburst59 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 This deal is most likely a fake ad. Just some loser wanting to get a bunch of hungry Austin guitarists salivating. There's NO WAY he didn't go to any of 3 GC's, Austin Vintage, Guitar Resurrection, or even Austin Guitar House to get an appraisal in person, or at least call to try to find it's value. If he can post this ad on CL, he could do a quick Google search for its value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, Texsunburst59 said: This deal is most likely a fake ad. Just some loser wanting to get a bunch of hungry Austin guitarists salivating. There's NO WAY he didn't go to any of 3 GC's, Austin Vintage, Guitar Resurrection, or even Austin Guitar House to get an appraisal in person, or at least call to try to find it's value. If he can post this ad on CL, he could do a quick Google search for its value. If it is too good to be true................................ often times, most of the time is is NOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 We know someone who got a Hamer Standard in a pawn shop for $75. Someone needs to make contact with the person who placed the ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 The ad is still up… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Travis said: The ad is still up… Like I said before, sumpthin' ain't right. If the listing was the real deal, somebody around here woulda probably already done a NGD/NHD announcement about snagging it. Besides, when it comes to pulling the trigger on a desirable gear purchase for stupid cheap, there's only one hard and fast rule I go by, and I can't imagine anybody else NOT doing it this way...metaphorically speaking, of course: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I think the BS Meter has been activated… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I'm sticking with it not being legit, but it was a $200 Craigslist ad that led to my landing #0227 maybe ten years ago. But, as others have pointed out, my seller was in Prescott, AZ with limited local resources, not Austin. My seller did take it to a guitar store and got a HORRIBLE appraisal which is how he arrived at the $200 asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptm1diver Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 It must be legit, he still has 4 left for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Is the whole town of Austin going, "It must be fake.", and everyone is just passing on it? We are bunch of smartasses on this board, so somebody ought to at least mess with the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterdawg Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Texsunburst59 said: This deal is most likely a fake ad. Just some loser wanting to get a bunch of hungry Austin guitarists salivating. There's NO WAY he didn't go to any of 3 GC's, Austin Vintage, Guitar Resurrection, or even Austin Guitar House to get an appraisal in person, or at least call to try to find it's value. If he can post this ad on CL, he could do a quick Google search for its value. 👏👏👏 Well done sir. Well done .... If you don’t believe for one minute that one of those Westlake kids wouldn’t sell off some shit for a couple hundred bucks you are fooling yourself. Those little bastards don’t know and, they don’t care. I’ll keep my future efforts to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnieZ Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, hunterdawg said: 👏👏👏 Well done sir. Well done .... If you don’t believe for one minute that one of those Westlake kids wouldn’t sell off some shit for a couple hundred bucks you are fooling yourself. Those little bastards don’t know and, they don’t care. I’ll keep my future efforts to myself. Aw cmon, get some thicker skin! Everyone would love to score that guitar at that price. The probability lies with unlikely and people are having some fun. But no one feels ill will or malice towards you. Hope you score a great guitar cheap!! arniez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsunburst59 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 11 hours ago, hunterdawg said: 👏👏👏 Well done sir. Well done .... If you don’t believe for one minute that one of those Westlake kids wouldn’t sell off some shit for a couple hundred bucks you are fooling yourself. Those little bastards don’t know and, they don’t care. I’ll keep my future efforts to myself. I'm not saying it's not impossible that this could be a legit ad, but almost all young kids are computer literate , and it would only take a few minutes of research to find its real value. Now if this is some wealthy rich brat who could give a *uck on how much he sells it for, because there's always money coming from mommy and daddy for his next toy, then it's possible . I don't know how many of these amazing deals happen on CL in Austin, but ads like this are almost nonexistent here in Corpus Christi. Now AMAZING pawnshop "STEALS" is a whole different topic. I've found deals like this $200 Hamer on a VERY regular basis year after year after year.............................................................. Anyway, I won't hijack this thread, but I do you hope snag this Hamer for this crazy low price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 8:42 AM, Texsunburst59 said: This deal is most likely a fake ad. Just some loser wanting to get a bunch of hungry Austin guitarists salivating. If that was his intent, he would have used a more desirable/mainstream guitar. Nobody "salivates" over a Hamer Studio outside of this forum. Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew816 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 WELL, easy enough to find out. A $900 LP Custom would be a better "scam" if it were one after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsunburst59 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 4 hours ago, kizanski said: If that was his intent, he would have used a more desirable/mainstream guitar. Nobody "salivates" over a Hamer Studio outside of this forum. Come on. I get what your saying 100%. He may not own ANY PRS, Gibson, Taylor, Martin, Tom A, Suhr, guitars etc....................... This might be the only nice guitar he has to use as "Psych Bait". There have been quite a few guys who've done the same exact thing on my local CL. I e-mailed every single person posting these type of ads, and NEVER EVER got a response back. I know most all the buyers like me in the area, and when I've talked to them, they all tried to contact the guy/guys trying to sell these too good to be true deals. Again, none of these deals ever came through any of them. Just talking from experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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