3 Sunbursts on eBay today.

[JGale]

Seriously. Is that a "lens aberration" or is it just Fat©️?

[VECTOR]

1 hour ago, JGale said:

Seriously. Is that a "lens aberration" or is it just Fat©️?

Wide angle lens effect. That's why one should stand in the middle to look (more) sporty.

[Joe mama]

1 hour ago, JGale said:

Seriously. Is that a "lens aberration" or is it just Fat©️?

maybe Barny shot the picture

 

[BadgerDave]

On 3/20/2023 at 5:27 PM, GuitarGuy65 said:

Maybe a few years ago, but I think you'd be looking closer to $3-3.5K for clean original dot examples and more for crowned ones these days.  Vintage Hamer prices have really gone up, and many are selling at the higher prices too!  YMMV, but that's what I'm seeing out there.  Clean early '80s Specials are starting to fetch $2-2.5K.  Just what I've been seeing out in the wild...

I think we hit a peak last year and prices are trending down.  Looking at recent sales on Reverb, there are a couple of exceptions, including one very clean 1980 in Germany that went for $2,700, but 80's Specials are selling at $1,300 - $1,800.  Sunbursts are harder to predict because there are so few sales. Crowned and bound Sunbursts always bring a premium, but a dot neck Sunburst is nothing more than a Special with body binding and a different headstock logo.

Disclaimer: I've been wrong before and I admit to being biased by low historical prices. 

 

 

[kizanski]

19 minutes ago, BadgerDave said:

I think we hit a peak last year and prices are trending down.  Looking at recent sales on Reverb, there are a couple of exceptions, including one very clean 1980 in Germany that went for $2,700, but 80's Specials are selling at $1,300 - $1,800.  Sunbursts are harder to predict because there are so few sales. Crowned and bound Sunbursts always bring a premium, but a dot neck Sunbursts is nothing more than a Special with body binding and a different headstock logo.

Totally agree.  

[kizanski]

They're back

Thank Christ.

[LucSulla]

On 3/20/2023 at 5:10 PM, JGale said:

Why doesn't the larger Sunburst on the right simply eat the smaller Sunbursts?

That would make a Sunburst Burst. Helluva thing. I seen't it once. 

[ebradfordrich]

So if ludicrous speed had a numeric counterpart, would it be $14,999.99?  That’s twice today I’ve seen that specific level of stupidity.   Yes, Firebird-x, I’m looking at you!