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Location: Port Charlotte, FL | http://sarasota.craigslist.org/msg/2178161749.html
Not my instrument - asking $800
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Oh my. It looks like the one I used to have for a few minutes, but it plugs in! I want it, but I can't have it. :( |
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Location: New Thermopylae | That's a near rare one! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | OooooH! ... I LIKE that one. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | They are even prettier in person. The rosette is inlaid, and the wood that shows through, because of the sunburst finish, looks gold. These are honestly the very prettiest guitars I have ever seen, they sound great for a small bodied guitar, they are immensely COMFORTABLE, and this one PLUGS IN! If I hadn't ordered that custom longneck, this would be on the way to me already. Someone should grab this NOW, (so later on when my finances are better I can buy it from them...) |
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Location: East Tennessee | I believe these were made using left over bowls and tops from the 97 Collectors model. |
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Location: New Thermopylae | \'97C vs. O Parlor Comparison |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Hmmm ... I thought the Ovation Parlor and the "97 Collector's WERE the same thing. ??? |
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | Very cool guitar!!
I didn't even know Ovation made a parlour guitar... |
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Location: Flahdaw | He's overpriced in this market. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | After they were done making the '97 Collector's, there were a few parlor sized bowls left. They couldn't make them the same as the '97C because it was '98, and that run had finished, so they made them with a 14 fret paddle head, and gave them that beautiful sunburst finish.
$800 may sound like a lot of money, but these are RARE, and well worth the money. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Various parlor models continued to be offered in Japan for some time. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
$800 may sound like a lot of money, but these are RARE, and well worth the money. Well, I'm rare....there's only ONE of me, but my wife says I ain't worth crap, so there. |
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Location: California | Nice sunburst color! |
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| Originally posted by dark bar:
He's overpriced in this market. Agreed. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Here is another one that is not a whole lot cheaper...
It has TS electronics.
 
Just thought I'd share this cuz I cannot afford it. |
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| Originally posted by dark bar:
He's overpriced in this market. Agreed. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Originally posted by smokey:
Originally posted by dark bar:
He's overpriced in this market. Agreed.
I've currently got, let's see, 5 different Ovation parlor models. Finding a 5741 in excellent condition is dammed difficult. Finding one for less than a thousand is even more so.
Both the '97 Collector and the 5741 look like good deals to me.
And Dave, I'm still waiting for you to pick up one of those Japanese models for me... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'll be in Japan in March, so you never know ...
But watch out disagreeing with Smokey - he might know more than he's letting on. |
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Location: SoCal | Not here to pick up a fight BUT someone else may feel that it is worth $800 or more...what do members of this forum feel it is worth? $200,$400, $600? What did you base that on? Is there an esteemed book available? Is it how it compares against a Martin, Collings, etc.? This guitar could easily hold its own against a guitar costing over $2,000.
How do we value an item (house, car, guitar, etc.)...by comparables (when available). What is the method when there aren't comparables? Maybe your valuation is based on what you will do with the guitar such as stage, home, or collector. Well, want do you want (or can) to pay?
Several times I have paid higher than what previous comparables sold for...I was happy. In fact, when I paid $12,500 (cash, no trade involved) for #50 (pre-production slothead) I was honored that a friend offered it to me and ecstatic that he accepted the offer that I could make (even though it is worth more). #50 is 35 years old and is a 9.8 of 10.
We have an absurd market out there. It will be absurd until people are back at work, confident that they will not be laid off, etc. I know, that if I ever want to sell one of my guitars, I will not lose money and I will have had years of enjoyment.
It would be interesting if those making pricing statements would back it up with the specific basis for their judgement, as well as what makes them the definitive 'expert'. Over 8,600 other members would like to know. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I'll be in Japan in March, so you never know ...
But watch out disagreeing with Smokey - he might know more than he's letting on. I can certainly get my hopes up!
If Smokey is right, there are loads of inexpensive Ovation parlors out there just waiting for me to scoop them up.
But Dave, I don't expect one of those Japanese market models to come cheap should you come across one. |
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Location: SoCal | ...like one of these Japanese models?
PPG8-X |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Originally posted by noah:
...like one of these Japanese models?
PPG8-X Sweet! Will you sell it cheap? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by Tony Calman:
Not here to pick up a fight BUT someone else may feel that it is worth $800 or more...what do members of this forum feel it is worth?...
...We have an absurd market out there. It will be absurd until people are back at work, confident that they will not be laid off, etc. Many People are getting spoilt by purchasing guitars from desperate people.
Before the recent (3 year) economic changes, $800 would have been considered a DEAL for a 97C.
In January 2008 I paid $600 for a used Elite T with a gig bag...
Then four months later bought a NEW T with a case and a warranty for $602.
I have recently bought and sold LX's for less than $500.
That is not what these guitars should be worth.
That is just the "Going Rate".
If there is an economic rebound, that 97C may suddenly be a good deal again.
Remember, people who buy Ovations from brick-n-mortar stores are paying $700+ for Korean O's without a case. |
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Location: SoCal | fletcher, We found those photos a few years ago on a Japanese website.
If it was mine, I would not sell it. |
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PSA - Ovation Parlor Guitar in Sarasota, FL
