Advertising & Marketing 101: Sex Sells

[Guild Dawg]

I definitely took my time examining each of these eBay listings. I think he's selling guitars in these, but I might be wrong:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-Gibson-L50 ... 4cf9dd937c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Gibson-es- ... 4cf9dd958c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Gibson-Les ... 4cf9dd9499

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1942-Martin-R-1 ... 4cf7e5a7be

 

[southernGuild]

That 42 Martin is a beauty. Been on my watch list for awhile now. I hope he never sells it. :lol:
But, on the other side of that marketing approach, There is a guy selling his Blonde Starfire, with a blonde holding it, and sexual connotations as to it being a real blonde. ( the guitar, I think) :roll: That one just turns me off on even looking at the guitar.

 

[Thunderface]

There are guitars in those ads? :shock:

 

[coastie99]

Love the upper bouts and endpins on that Les Paul !

 

[killdeer43]

There are guitars in those ads? :shock:

:lol: :lol:
Yeah, and the piano in the first one is a real eye catcher!
Marketing....indeed.
8)

Joe

 

[Christopher Cozad]

This same ebayer has photographed a ton of *equipment* for sale:

http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/bocapete/

Is it just me, or could he stand for some better lighting?

 

[Guild Dawg]

She's a good sport, I'll give her that ...

 

[Ian]

Ok, but where does he get all the girls from ? Looks like he might be a professional photographer or something, I reckon there's about 5 different girls in those photo's.....

 

[adorshki]

Ok, but where does he get all the girls from ? Looks like he might be a professional photographer or something, I reckon there's about 5 different girls in those photo's.....

That one playin' the L50 used to be the rhythm guitarist in Robert Palmer's back-up band for "Addicted to Love". She's even usin' that same signature chord. :lol:

 

[Thunderface]

I can see the resemblance...

 

[Ian]

I just finished looking through the rest of the guys photobucket album. Geez do all you Americans live in affluence like that ?

 

[Ravon]

I just finished looking through the rest of the guys photobucket album. Geez do all you Americans live in affluence like that ?

Not me Ian, I wish. That guy must work for the government.

 

[hansmoust]

I just finished looking through the rest of the guys photobucket album. Geez do all you Americans live in affluence like that ?

Hello Ian,

From what I understand it all seems to be part of the 'American Dream'.
That's why the Mexicans all want to get in!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[adorshki]

Geez do all you Americans live in affluence like that ?

Nah, there's 50 other states here. 51 if you include Denial.

 

[Ian]

I just finished looking through the rest of the guys photobucket album. Geez do all you Americans live in affluence like that ?

Hello Ian,

From what I understand it all seems to be part of the 'American Dream'.
That's why the Mexicans all want to get in!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

Hi Hans,

Well it certainly looks like a pretty nice dream doesnt it. Nice house, impressive collection of car's and guitars, Holidays to somewhere that looked warm, the Girls would all have to go though.... Interesting to consider that some people actually live like that

Hope that you are well ( Hows Volume 2 coming along ?)

Cheers, Ian