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Location: Yokohama, Japan | I've been looking for a decent Elite for several years now; so, when I saw a damaged 1990 1868 up for auction at a really inexpensive price, I figured this was the one. Because I had business to attend to, I couldn't be around for the final closing bids for the auction, but I figured the guitar was not worth more than 23,000 Japanese Yen (about 200 bucks @ current Yen to $ exchange rates. So I bid 23,000 Yen and went about my day. The next morning, I was pleased to find that I had won the auction, but for a whopping 30,600 Yen (about 260 bucks)! I was aghast, how in the world could something like that happen?
Lo and behold, when I thought I had typed in 23,000, I actually typed 32,000! What an idiot! Just a quick double-click without checking carefully, and now the Elite I dreamed of for years has finally arrived, and it is definitely a "project" guitar (to put it mildly). Oh well, I guess I should still be thankful that I was able to pick this up for a total of about 280 bucks (including shipment). The OP24 sounds sweet, and with some tender loving care, I should be able to bring her back to life. If I am able to get her back into good order, I should be able to get at least 600 bucks here in Japan, if not more! Pictures to follow in the BFLG! |
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Location: Denmark | Congratulations. Considering the value (assuming same price levels) of working pickup, tuners, neck, OP24 and case, then the body is free to work and these 1868 guitars are really nice looking and worth some efforts to get it working and good looking again. Having read a lot of your posts I am sure the guitar is in good hands. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | arumako - ...how in the world could something like that happen?  lisdexia strikes again!
Congrats on this new BFLG project.  |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | SOBeach - 2014-11-16 4:35 AM
lisdexia strikes again!...Congrats on this new BFLG project.
Thanks SOBeach! I've never had dyslexia before, but lisdexia...now that sounds right about.
Sure would appreciate any input on the BFLG thread.
tpa - 2014-11-16 3:36 AM
Congratulations. Considering the value (assuming same price levels) of working pickup, tuners, neck, OP24 and case, then the body is free to work and these 1868 guitars are really nice looking and worth some efforts to get it working and good looking again. Having read a lot of your posts I am sure the guitar is in good hands.
Thanks for the advice tpa...the pick-up/bridge saddle, neck, OP24 pre-amp, gold tuners and case sold separately will more than cover my "lisdexia"!
Edited by arumako 2014-11-17 5:40 AM
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Location: Upper Left USA | You know you are an Ovation-aholic if you have:
- accidentally bought a guitar
- accidentally bought a guitar that makes a sweet companion to said previous guitar
- goofed up your bidding, paid too much but really look forward to delivery anyway
- you are reading this and you have two more lines to add... |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | pics, pics, pics...  |
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Location: Muenster/Germany | MWoody - 2014-11-17 2:40 PM
You know you are an Ovation-aholic if you have:
- accidentally bought a guitar
- accidentally bought a guitar that makes a sweet companion to said previous guitar
- goofed up your bidding, paid too much but really look forward to delivery anyway
- you are reading this and you have two more lines to add...
-bought a guitar but bought a second "project guitar" in order to have a "campfire guitar"
-bought a guitar because it´s the perfect matching 12string-version of the first
-bought a guitar because it might be the perfect "campfire" 12string
-bought a guitar because it´s the absolutely perfect matching bass version
-bought a guitar because you always were searching for the sunburst model
-bought a guitar because it has the low serial number, maybe one of the first made
-bought a guitar because of the high serial number, maybe one of the last made
-bought a guitar because it appears to sound little better than the other ones
-bought a guitar because it might be an investment, they are going to get rare now
took me a minute to think about it...*sigh*
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Location: sitting at my computer | MWoody - - accidentally bought a guitar how does one "accidentally" buy a guitar??!!
well, I was only going to get a new set of strings, but the ones I really, really, really wanted were already on a guitar... so I had to buy it too. Purely accidental you understand.   |
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Location: Upper Left USA | ...buy a guitar from Damon and end up getting two, sending one and keeping the future wide open... it happens man! |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | Wow...I'm in good Ovation-aholic company. At least we're not in denial! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | We don't seek a cure but we meet often! |
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Location: Utah | Give to get, that's my strategy. I give my daughters guitars which I get to play. Nobody has complained so far, but maybe they haven't caught on to my game. |
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How "NOT" to win an Elite 1868 Auction
