Any thoughts on repair costs here?

[TonyT]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-D-35-D35-NT-1 ... dZViewItem

Appreciate any input. BTW, my wife says that I've traded my invisible poker friends for invisible guitar friends. She should be happy with the upgrade.

 

[coastie99]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-D-35-D35-NT-1976-VINTAGE-PROJECT-FOR-REPAIR_W0QQitemZ190241894129QQihZ009QQcategoryZ159947QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Appreciate any input. BTW, my wife says that I've traded my invisible poker friends for invisible guitar friends. She should be happy with the upgrade.

She should also be grateful that some of the suspects are invisible !

 

[GardMan]

Tony, I don't have a clue what the repairs might cost... but added to the $200 purchase price, my guess it would bring you real close, or even exceed, the cost mid- to late-70's D-35s are selling for on eBay right now. When I was selling my wife's '78, the median selling price for a mid- to late-'70s D-35 was $450 (which is what I sold hers for). This one may go as low as $550:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-Guild-D35N...ms=39:1|66:2|65:10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318. So, unless you want to use it as a learning project yourself, or for the good feeling of bringing a good guitar back to life, I am not sure it would be a cost effective approach to finding your first Guild. Dave

 

[Scratch]

Tony, I don't have a clue what the repairs might cost... but added to the $200 purchase price, my guess it would bring you real close, or even exceed, the cost mid- to late-70's D-35s are selling for on eBay right now. When I was selling my wife's '78, the median selling price for a mid- to late-'70s D-35 was $450 (which is what I sold hers for). This one may go as low as $550:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-Guild-D35N...ms=39:1|66:2|65:10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318. So, unless you want to use it as a learning project yourself, or for the good feeling of bringing a good guitar back to life, I am not sure it would be a cost effective approach to finding your first Guild. Dave

+1

 

[fronobulax]

Am I the only one amused that the seller is offering a chipboard case with an instrument that was run over while in a gig bag? Almost sounds as if someone didn't learn a a lesson

 

[JerryR]

BTW, my wife says that I've traded my invisible poker friends for invisible guitar friends. She should be happy with the upgrade.

Which cost you more $$$ :mrgreen:

 

[TonyT]

BTW, my wife says that I've traded my invisible poker friends for invisible guitar friends. She should be happy with the upgrade.

Which cost you more $$$ :mrgreen:

So far, the guitar friends haven't cost me anything, but that ends in about a week, if not sooner. Poker friends are like my own personal ATM's.