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Location: WNC-God's Country | All of the price books that I have on guitars are all in line with each other in saying that Ovation Collector and Anniversary models are worth 550.00 to 700.00 with 600.00 being the medium resale. Is this pretty much the facts? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It's a crap shoot. Condition and desirability has a lot to do with it. Of the 1982 to 2007 Collectors I've seen some go as cheap as $200, and others as much as $1500. All depends.
The '87 Collector, '96 Book Elite and '04 Custom Legend are near the top end of the spectrum.
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Location: CA | I've checked a few of those books and admire that someone tries to quantify this stuff. But the reality is that prices fluctuate quite a bit. And to find an average price for so diverse a collection of guitars is like saying the average price of a Honda Accord is $3,000. They've been making those since the early '80s, just like Ovation Collectors guitars.
As for the guitars, can we assume you're talking about the ones which actually sell? (Because you can price 'em whatever you want.) In that case, much depends on condition, age, popularity of that particular model (let's face it, some were kinda homely), how many were made, tone characteristics, time of year, the country you live in, the state of the economy, how patient or impatient you are and — last but not least — how much you want it. |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | The ones I've seen sell go for 300.00 to 500.00..mostly ebay, craigslist and local sales rags...The ones I've seen starting at 7 to 800.00, generally never get a bid. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Books may give guidelines, but are rarely accurate regarding current 'street value', and the street changes daily depending on the economy and demand.
There ARE, however, some much more highly sought after Collectors' models that bring more because of higher demand, e.g. the '87. |
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Collector's and Anniversary Models
