If you're looking to buy, don't look now. It'll scare you. I'm glad I bought all my shit way before the pandemic. I'm looking around at my own stuff and it's all gone up at least 50% in value. I could literally double my money back or more on some of these things.
Interesting. No I haven't bothered to look. But it stands to reason that the market will likely be flooded with tons of shit and none of it will be priced reasonably.
WhiskeyJack wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:44 pm
Interesting. No I haven't bothered to look. But it stands to reason that the market will likely be flooded with tons of shit and none of it will be priced reasonably.
Just two years ago, clean 70s-era LP Customs were in the $2500 range. They're tickling 5 grand now. Some Silverbursts are nearing the $10k mark. The Norlin era, which purists hated, is becoming golden. I paid $2700 for my very nice original 78 LP Custom in 2016. I think I could get $5k for it now if I wanted.
CrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:00 pm
The price of just about everything is higher. Music stuff, magic cards, computer parts. It’s crazy.
maybe but prices have been stable and not rising here for at least a decade ...... there was always gonna be a time when prices would rise ..... it's now
CrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:00 pm
The price of just about everything is higher. Music stuff, magic cards, computer parts. It’s crazy.
maybe but prices have been stable and not rising here for at least a decade ...... there was always gonna be a time when prices would rise ..... it's now
Yep, the pure logistics of static labour and static supply chains will dictate that. I have seen costs for basic consumables for guitar building and pup winding rise by around 30% this year. No sign of that dropping although it has tailed off. Luckily I can absorb a lot of it by being more frugal than I used to be but it has hit my margins at a time when demand is pretty low in our sector.
