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Ok, question to someone who knows about BUYING guitars.

Unread post by Dancing Ants » Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:25 pm

If I found a guitar I want for $499, how much should I offer for it?
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Unread post by Ando » Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:26 pm

Hmm.

A good thing to do would be to check out a few websites & print off their prices, Take those in. ( If they're lower of course_ if comepare them.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:29 pm

take in the most you want to spend and show it to them. Say this is what I got. Feed me
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Unread post by Dancing Ants » Wed Apr 21, 2004 8:56 pm

Well, the last guitar I bought they gave me $100 off, and it was $600. Tell 'em take off $100?
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:20 pm

what brand is it?
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Unread post by Dancing Ants » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:25 pm

Jay Turser, he makes great sounding/playing electric guitars for a steady price.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:10 pm

never heard of them before. I would just say hom much you got and see if he can go around that amount
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Unread post by Dancing Ants » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:44 pm

OK, thanks.
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Unread post by Oahu » Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:59 am

Not all of us spend our entire savings on a guitar. If you'd like to wheel and deal, and not pay the whole wad, just find out what the standard retail discount is- that's usually what they're discounting down to anyways.
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Unread post by street fish » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:25 pm

It depends on who you're buying from and what you're buying.

Basically, how bad does the seller want to move the guitar? If its new, but has been hanging on the wall forever and shows signs of shop wear, you could just about get away with offering "used" value. If it just came in yesterday, plan on paying full retail.
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