george kraushaar
Junior Member
I placed my D-55 for sale on this board and others at $1000.00 and got only one inquiry. I ended up selling it to a good friend for even less than that (I'll not tell you how little I got). This guitar was in very good shape for a 30 year old guitar.
Guilds apparently have a much lower resale value than Martin and many other top line brands. A used HD-28 (a comparable guitar in all respects) would bring at least $1400-1500.
This would suggest most Guilds are poor investments from a financial standpoint, but it also means that they are great deals as a used guitar.
Kind of like buying a used Focus over a Toyota. Used GAD series Guilds seem to bring a much higher percentage of purchase price back and sell quickly. I had about 10-12 inquiries on my GAD-30R when I listed it for sale.
I replaced the Guild with a used Larrivee 000-50 in great shape at such a great deal that I don't feel bad about letting the Guild go.
Guilds apparently have a much lower resale value than Martin and many other top line brands. A used HD-28 (a comparable guitar in all respects) would bring at least $1400-1500.
This would suggest most Guilds are poor investments from a financial standpoint, but it also means that they are great deals as a used guitar.
Kind of like buying a used Focus over a Toyota. Used GAD series Guilds seem to bring a much higher percentage of purchase price back and sell quickly. I had about 10-12 inquiries on my GAD-30R when I listed it for sale.
I replaced the Guild with a used Larrivee 000-50 in great shape at such a great deal that I don't feel bad about letting the Guild go.