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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:14 am 
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Found these listings from the same seller for nice Electra models but needs room to haggle on the prices I think. Is this the new trend for Electra prices? Lets hope not for all us buyers out there.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-ELECTRA-Mo ... 5ae587b4ee

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Les-Paul ... 1c20d3e72a

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:32 am 
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That is the same bigsby Burgundy Pro we saw last week. Dude bought it for $800, cleaned the pots and doubled the price. I say we ignore him and hope that the price comes down to something more reasonable. By the way, same thing happened with a X420vs about a month ago, it was bought for $700 and then immediately relisted at $1545.


**Edit** Just noticed that both Semi's are from the same seller. Again, lets not encourage this 'Flip-a-Guitar' behavior.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:37 am 
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proendorser wrote:
That is the same bigsby Burgundy Pro we saw last week. Dude bought it for $800, cleaned the pots and doubled the price. I say we ignore him and hope that the price comes down to something more reasonable. By the way, same thing happened with a X420vs about a month ago, it was bought for $700 and then immediately relisted at $1545.


**Edit** Just noticed that both Semi's are from the same seller. Again, lets not encourage this 'Flip-a-Guitar' behavior.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:42 am 
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:39 am 
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He's always high with his prices. He caught some guff over at the Ibanez Collectors Forums a while back over doin the same stuff. I noticed that he still has those guitars....they haven't sold as yet.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:42 pm 
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I suppose he can do whatever he wants with his guitars, he has a very good eye and isnt afraid to invest in mint examples-nor is he afraid of waiting (for a LONG time in some cases) for just the right customer....its an interesting business model to say the least-but his guitars are very very nice !


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:01 pm 
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His prices are quite intense and he doesn't even fool around with the "Make an Offer" button either.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:15 pm 
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He is hunting for his white whale but the flipping angle just makes it more distasteful for me.

Someone is always looking to make a buck and that will never change... :(

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