What's with the inflation?

[nyck]

I've noticed that import charvels are going for crazy prices on ebay lately. I saw a Model 2 sell for around 450 I think. Is this just fluctuation and will the prices go down a bit?
I'm seeing them go for 100-200 more than the bluebook recommends...
Thanks!
And I like your forum here :]

[jcm800x]

Welcome, I have noticed that they are fetching more as well, still a bargin though!

[dg]

Supply & demand. The word is out, and even though they made a ton of them, it's not an endless supply. The bluebook is less accurate, less up to date, & less often used than the avg. eBay price for just about any used item these days. Most pawn shop owners seem to use eBay rather than bluebooks as well.

[nyck]

aw that's what I was afraid of. I guess I'll just wait for a good deal then...
:]

[skorb]

you can thank the internet.

they are too good of guitars to have stayed hidden or unknown for too long.

[UNSANE]

I never put too much faith in the blue book values of used Jackson's and Charvel's, always seemed a bit on the whosale priceing end to me.

[Rich#6]

It's killing me that I say a model 1 go for almost what some of the old san dimas guitars are going for.

[fett]

A "Blue Book" is "Blue Shit". Most are self-serving attempts to jack-up prices.

[jcm800x]

I bought a 1a in 86 or 87 for $299 brand new, in 80's money that was more like $500 today. Best bargin around IMO!

[BloodRose]

I have watched these climb over the last few years and old Kramers as well. Word is getting out about how well they are made and play. Also, I think alot of it is that music is getting back to solos and guitar player oriented. Therefore, the demand for real playable/shredder guitars is rising. So are the prices.. A couple years ago, I got a 8 of 10 Model 4 with HSC for $267. Now they are going for at least 2 to 3 times this.

[lerxstcat]

aw that's what I was afraid of. I guess I'll just wait for a good deal then...
:]

And when you find one, snap it up right away! If you stop to think about it someone else will snag it, whether on ebay or that pawnshop down the street.

Variation goes by not only the word getting out, but musical trends. Hell, in the mid-1980s you could buy used Gibson Les Pauls for $300-$400 all day! Then Gund 'n' Roses hit big and LPs got pricey again.

[goodwood]

I saw a Model 1 go for $500 last week...supposedly pristine but still $500. I started a thread about it...I hope it was either a collector or someone who will baby it...the ones in that condition are few and far between now.

[psychlops]

At a local pawn shop there is a black Charvel Model 1 [the model with one humbucker] w/maple fretboard priced at $399..and it was in pretty bad shape too..

[texasfury]

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[orange9]

And when you find one, snap it up right away! If you stop to think about it someone else will snag it, whether on ebay or that pawnshop down the street.

I know right! A 1C popped up on e-bay a couple of nights ago. I seriously thought about buying it, but decided to sleep on it. Next morning-it was gone!