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Location: Tallahassee, Florida | 1980 Acoustic electric guitar with original hard case. Absolutely great condition. Only played a handful of times. No scratches on guitar. A few scuff marks and a little rust on buckles of case. $375 plus actual cost of shipping. I have pics but couldn't figure out how to add them here. Just email me at wiggwoman@att.net and I will send you several. Thanks for looking ;) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Email me the pics and I'll post 'em fer ya. Then we'll edumakate ya 'bout pic posting...  |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
edumakate ya 'bout pic posting... Just to follow up... 17th Question |
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Location: Flahdaw | How come there's nothing in the archives regarding a model #1639? |
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Location: SoCal | Isn't it a Celeb or Applesause? |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I think it's a Matrix. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If you follow the old "cracking the Ovation code", a Matrix comes up as a Balladeer. They had a simple concept going for awhile, then it got way off track. |
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Location: Tallahassee, Florida | The price list on this site says it's a Balladeer Special and has a current value of $525. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Balladeer Special is right, but the $525 was the retail price at the time of manufacture. |
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Location: Milford, MI | I saw pics and it looks good. But, what is a fair price? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 20% depreciation per decade. At $525 new in 1980 it's worth about $200. today. |
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Location: Tallahassee, Florida | I appreciate the input. But guys this guitar has only been played once or twice since it left the factor so it really is in pristine condition and I am not sure that the typical depreciation rules would apply. |
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Location: NJ | NiceGuitar.
g'Luck w/th'Sale . . . |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by salex444:
I appreciate the input. But guys this guitar has only been played once or twice since it left the factor so it really is in pristine condition and I am not sure that the typical depreciation rules would apply. The guitar is worth what somebody else is willing to pay for it. If you can find somebody willing to pay $5000 for it then that's what it's worth. If the buyer is only willing to pay $200, then that's the worth.
My experience with Ovations is that they are undervalued. Your guitar is not a highly collectible model. With models like that, you can go from pristine to road worn and it won't make much difference unless you find THE RIGHT BUYER. It's only when a guitar has been really trashed that it affects the value. Your guitar is probably in the $200-$400 range.
But having said that, I hope you get $5k for it.... |
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Ovation Balladeer Model 1639