You missed that entire thread, two Starfires sold:Sorry if someone already posted this but Mark Knopfler's '61 Starfire III sold for 40,320 British pounds at auction. That's $50,850.
Did anyone here buy it? : )
Ugh! Sorry guys. Not sure where I was that day!You missed that entire thread
Yeah we were debating why people would pay these prices, and it's definitely not for the guitar itself. No question Knopfler's provenance plays into it, but I think the charity aspect is probably even more a factor (as we were talking about there).Ugh! Sorry guys. Not sure where I was that day!
These sales make me wonder what the Dave Davies or Jerry Garcia Starfires would go for.
Yeah, I'm a huge Knopfler fan and I think this is a poor investment at that price.While I'm sure it's immaculately set up, I'm not inclined to pay an 'artist premium' for an instrument they're not really associated with.