What's My Inherited Custom Jackson Soloist Worth

[neilli]

Oh absolutely - there's a lot of inconsistencies, and the prices some guitars get just don't make sense to me, for better or worse. I listed my Cptn USA XTRR several times on the JCF facebook group and got nothing other than nice comments and some well intentioned tyre kicking. I consigned it to musiczoo, they listed it for 3800 and it sold within a couple of days, and I made a ton more than I'd resigned myself to.

I'm just saying that restricting to a local sale will screw you a lot of the time.

[Newc]

I watched a Gibson faded SG on Ebay that was initially listed at $750 and was relisted for 3 months until it sold for $750, so yes, it can take time, and yes, you can get your price if the timing is right.

The guitar in question is probably not going on tour with whoever buys it. It will probably never even see a local stage. It's going to sit in the proverbial glass case to await the economic upswing and the new owner will put it out there as what it is now and ask a few hundred less than the cost of a new CS with identical specs.

The "era of deals" we've experienced in this particular brand-community was largely fueled by competitions to see who could beat the previous "sweet deal" that was posted about, and this pricing info was fed to sellers as gospel. "See this similar one? It sold for a mere $400, so clearly that's the real dollar value of it." when in reality, the person who got that rare limited USA admittedly "jewed the guy down because he didn't know what he had".

Uninformed sellers are of course a different matter. If the seller with that Rhoads is unwilling to research what he has effectively, and/or is unwilling to list it in a larger market like Ebay for whatever reason (fees, hassle, etc), that's on him. Information is out there and is free.

[j2379]

even the SD era soloists can be had for less than $1500, unless someone really wants white w a matching headstock I don't see that one hitting $1500. Considering what I got my last 2 soloists for I'd say it's a buyers market and $1200 for a normal soloist custom is TOP dollar.

[AAEA]

Speculation is all you will get. List it somewhere and find out, if it sells... its worth that much. if not it is worth less than that.

[Newc]

even the SD era soloists can be had for less than $1500, unless someone really wants white w a matching headstock I don't see that one hitting $1500. Considering what I got my last 2 soloists for I'd say it's a buyers market and $1200 for a normal soloist custom is TOP dollar.

Reverse headstock is a rarity, and the top-mounted/non-recessed Floyd push it into Shannon Soloist specs, upping the dollar value over a standard-issue "everybody's got one".

A real 1959 LP can be had for under a grand if the seller is either highly motivated or severely uninformed, but that does not mean they're all worth that much.

What a skinflint broke-ass "need room for resale profit" is willing to pay for something based on the fact they are skinflint broke-ass "need room for resale profit" type of buyer is an artificial adjustment to the dollar value, just as much as a "more money than brains" buyer who got the CC in the mail with the $15K limit and throws money at the dream guitar from their broke-ass youth artificially inflates dollar values.

Buyers want to pay well below the advertised price, and chant the mantra of "haggling is an ancient art" and compete with each other for the "sweet deal awards" (see the previous post about someone "stealing" a guitar for under a grand) because no one brags about paying asking price, and no one pats you on the back for it.

[jacksonluvr]

At the end of the day, after all the hob-knobbing, its safe to say a ballpark figure is $1500.. give or take a couple hundo in either direction.. Like I said from jump.

[pianoguyy]

even the SD era soloists can be had for less than $1500, unless someone really wants white w a matching headstock I don't see that one hitting $1500. Considering what I got my last 2 soloists for I'd say it's a buyers market and $1200 for a normal soloist custom is TOP dollar.

Yeah, I was one of the dozen site members, some of who were willing to drive 8 hours, trying to buy that white '83 you got.


But for everyone else ----
So, we are all in agreement:
1. We would all love to sell our stuff for at Sotheby's for double the average price, but we only buy them at 1/4 of that price.
2. If you have time to kill, you may be able to get top dollar, but if you must sell it locally, today, for cash --- expect far less.


THAT'S all I was trying to get across.
Don't fill her head with a high price without explaining that it is only achievable under ideal situations. She is most likely going to get far less. Otherwise, she will be living in her car with a guitar that she thinks is worth more.

[Jackson8090s]

I watched a Gibson faded SG on Ebay that was initially listed at $750 and was relisted for 3 months until it sold for $750, so yes, it can take time, and yes, you can get your price if the timing is right.

The guitar in question is probably not going on tour with whoever buys it. It will probably never even see a local stage. It's going to sit in the proverbial glass case to await the economic upswing and the new owner will put it out there as what it is now and ask a few hundred less than the cost of a new CS with identical specs.

The "era of deals" we've experienced in this particular brand-community was largely fueled by competitions to see who could beat the previous "sweet deal" that was posted about, and this pricing info was fed to sellers as gospel. "See this similar one? It sold for a mere $400, so clearly that's the real dollar value of it." when in reality, the person who got that rare limited USA admittedly "jewed the guy down because he didn't know what he had".

Uninformed sellers are of course a different matter. If the seller with that Rhoads is unwilling to research what he has effectively, and/or is unwilling to list it in a larger market like Ebay for whatever reason (fees, hassle, etc), that's on him. Information is out there and is free.

T R U T H !

[j2379]

Trust me you weren't the only one. He showed me all the emails. Really nice guy, he had a bunch of other stuff Jeff owned for sale. Wish I had a use for the VHT2150 but way too much amp for me.

Yeah, I was one of the dozen site members, some of who were willing to drive 8 hours, trying to buy that white '83 you got.


But for everyone else ----
So, we are all in agreement:
1. We would all love to sell our stuff for at Sotheby's for double the average price, but we only buy them at 1/4 of that price.
2. If you have time to kill, you may be able to get top dollar, but if you must sell it locally, today, for cash --- expect far less.


THAT'S all I was trying to get across.
Don't fill her head with a high price without explaining that it is only achievable under ideal situations. She is most likely going to get far less. Otherwise, she will be living in her car with a guitar that she thinks is worth more.

[pianoguyy]

Trust me you weren't the only one. He showed me all the emails. Really nice guy, he had a bunch of other stuff Jeff owned for sale. Wish I had a use for the VHT2150 but way too much amp for me.

Jeff who?

All I remember was it was a white 83 Soloist with sanded neck.

[Catharpin]

There were only 3 soloists from 1983 logs
A white with platinum, candy red with kahler, and pink
white was j0008

[j2379]

Jeff Golub. It was an '84 not an '83...he mis read the serial the last digit is barely visible. He was the guitarist w Billy Squire later Rod Stewart and did some other session work. It was his guitar, the seller was helping his widow sell off his old equipment. He had a lot of cool guitars and amps most of the vintage and high end stuff was way out of my price range tho.

[Tetsuo]

Trust me you weren't the only one. He showed me all the emails. Really nice guy, he had a bunch of other stuff Jeff owned for sale. Wish I had a use for the VHT2150 but way too much amp for me.

I miss my 2150. How much was he asking?

[straycat]

With the market right now $ 1k to $1200.00 I would call fair for both.Is it worth $1500.00? Yeah I think so because of its features.
We are a small group that likes the 80's stuff so that does limit her chances somewhat.
To sell here she will need platinum membership I wonder why that hasn't been mentioned.Maybe I missed it if it has.
Chances are if she goes to GC she will not see much over $500.00 and CL maybe $900.00 if she is lucky thats the sad truth.
I have guitars out the ass for sale and nothing is selling as far as USA Jacksons.
Prices have taken a huge drop overall on vintage stuff which includes all major brands not just Jackson.
As stated selling it for cash to survive she has to take what she can get if she can wait for the right buyer maybe she can sell for more.
If I hadn't just bought 3 USA soloists (1 85 SD,1 80s arch top,1 90's graphic) I would think about it.
Good luck either way girl I hope you get close to the value you should.

[pianoguyy]

Jeff Golub. It was an '84 not an '83...he mis read the serial the last digit is barely visible. He was the guitarist w Billy Squire later Rod Stewart and did some other session work. It was his guitar, the seller was helping his widow sell off his old equipment. He had a lot of cool guitars and amps most of the vintage and high end stuff was way out of my price range tho.

Oh, 1984. My bad. It was months ago. I am not going to kick myself over getting the year wrong, lol.

When did Jeff Golub get mentioned? I do not remember that at all. I was just looking at a Jackson for sale. And, since I am not in NYC, I do not view every item. The further away I go, the tighter my search criteria gets. So I had no idea there was other good stuff for sale too.