Thunderface
Senior Member
In response to Hammer's NGD $80 Strat post, I starting thinking about what was the best turnaround guitar deal you've ever made? You know, the one where you bought a guitar on the cheap and managed to sell it for a healthy profit.
To start things off ... a while ago, I bought a mid-80s era, two-pickup Hondo Chiquita travel guitar with case for $250 off Craiglist, It was the first of many shipped off a Craigslist ad guitars I have come to acquire. Some time after that, I wound up with a 1995 Erlewine Chiquita -- another shipped off Craigslist -- and once the Guildlust started, need to move some guitars, so I offered up the Hondo and sold it on eBay ... for $385. Was just hoping to break even, and I wound up doing way better than that.
That was just to get the ball rolling. I'm sure once people chime in, my story will be peanuts compared to some of the deals people have made.
To start things off ... a while ago, I bought a mid-80s era, two-pickup Hondo Chiquita travel guitar with case for $250 off Craiglist, It was the first of many shipped off a Craigslist ad guitars I have come to acquire. Some time after that, I wound up with a 1995 Erlewine Chiquita -- another shipped off Craigslist -- and once the Guildlust started, need to move some guitars, so I offered up the Hondo and sold it on eBay ... for $385. Was just hoping to break even, and I wound up doing way better than that.
That was just to get the ball rolling. I'm sure once people chime in, my story will be peanuts compared to some of the deals people have made.