Just for a bit of fun

[Deep Blue]

Recently saw a sales receipt from 1978

The item sold was a Guild D55, solid rosewood with Guild case.

so, how much do you think the receipt is for

I will let you know how much exactly in a few days

Free slice of chocolate cake to the nearest guesstimate

No interweb trawling and answer in £UK please

 

[Aahzz]

OK, coming back and editing since I missed the request to answer in £UK.

I'll go 700 £UK.

 

[Stuball48]

$777 is an easy number to post

 

[davidbeinct]

1500GBP

 

[Cougar]

The item sold was a Guild D55, solid rosewood with Guild case.

I'm not into dreadnoughts.
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Oh, OK, Um..... 2600 £UK

 

[Maguchi]

340£

 

[West R Lee]

$875 USD was list for a D55 back then (1978), but have no idea what the exchange rate was in '78.

West

 

[hansmoust]

Those were the days that guitars were not sold with huge discounts; maybe 10% if you were a good customer or at least that was the situation in the Netherlands!

Consequently the selling price for a new D-55 in the UK may have been somewhere around £UK 500 and the case would have been an additional £UK 50, but the list price on both would have been a little higher than that; and unfortunately there was the additional VAT.

Edit: I did make that trip to London several times, just to look at guitars that were not in stock in music stores over here in the Netherlands. I could not afford a new guitar at that time and I was already importing 'used' guitars from the U.S.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Wilmywood]

My 1972 G-37 was $375 USD out the door with Guild case in 1972

My guess is $750 USD

 

[GGJaguar]

£UK 580

 

[JohnW63]

In 1978 is was 2 pounds per 1 US dollar.

So, I'm going with 1100 Pounds.

 

[Heath]

I’m going with Hans, +/- 50 GBP

 

[Brad Little]

Don't know about the £, but I'd guess $575 in the US.

 

[West R Lee]

Well then, I'll go with 1750 pounds.

West

 

[Deep Blue]

Ok, the guitar was bought for £621.

Some really good answers, as I thought plenty of wisdom.

As to the cake, you can pick it up anytime -we’ll done GGJaguar

 

[GGJaguar]

As to the cake, you can pick it up anytime -we’ll done GGJaguar

Thanks, but I relinquish my title and prize to Hans since his expert knowledge and answer provided me with a starting point for my guess.

 

[West R Lee]

Ok, the guitar was bought for £621.

Some really good answers, as I thought plenty of wisdom.

As to the cake, you can pick it up anytime -we’ll done GGJaguar

Well if the exchange rate was 2 to 1 in '78, wouldn't that make list for a D55 back then around $1250? But you didn't say "list" did you, you asked for what was on the receipt. I cheated the other night and actually found a '78 Guild price list, and on that price list/catalog, list in '78 for a D55 was $875 USD. But it's ok, I can't eat cake anyway.

West

 

[Deep Blue]

Not sure what the exchange rate was back then, but hey I will send you a cookie

 

[West R Lee]

Not sure what the exchange rate was back then, but hey I will send you a cookie

Nah, I cheated. I don't deserve one. Can't eat them anyway.

https://www.gad.net/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Guild-1978-09-Price-List.pdf

West