Carter Starter sold for $1k on Ebay
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Carter Starter sold for $1k on Ebay
Wow. Just saw a Carter Starter go for over a thousand dollars on Ebay. Makes me feel really, really good about what I paid for mine, even though I had a 130 mile drive to get it.
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Yes Alan, I have also found the way to get a premium price for something is to start it out at a bargain price with no reserve. Everybody thinks they are going to steal it and then get caught up in the competition of the auction and this happens. Of course, I have too much of a conscience to try and stick somebody for twice what something is worth. It would bother me to know I sold somebody something and took advantage of their lack of knowledge, but that's just the way I was raised I guess, not saying there is anything wrong with it. BTW, the guitar in question was pretty beat up too.
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I'm certainly no expert Brian, and it depends some on condition and what you have with it...hard case, original DVD instructions, etc. but generally I see them go for around $600 - $650 for the guitar itself. As you probably know the hard case was not included in the original package, so that would add a bit I would think. The case sells for $130 standalone. I would suggest you search the For Sale forum here and look at some that have sold previously on here, compared to yours.
And by the way, many people like them fine as long as they accept them for a low priced beginner's instrument at a price point that there wasn't much available for in their day. Of course, nowadays if somebody can spend for a little over $1000 there are several better options.
And by the way, many people like them fine as long as they accept them for a low priced beginner's instrument at a price point that there wasn't much available for in their day. Of course, nowadays if somebody can spend for a little over $1000 there are several better options.
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That can, of course, backfire on the seller if there's only one bid and it's at $5 and no-one else notices the sale.Jim Williams wrote:Yes Alan, I have also found the way to get a premium price for something is to start it out at a bargain price with no reserve. Everybody thinks they are going to steal it and then get caught up in the competition of the auction and this happens. Of course, I have too much of a conscience to try and stick somebody for twice what something is worth. It would bother me to know I sold somebody something and took advantage of their lack of knowledge, but that's just the way I was raised I guess, not saying there is anything wrong with it. BTW, the guitar in question was pretty beat up too.
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