Mr. Fixit, where are you...?

[Bill Ashton]

Sorry if this has already been posted...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... SS:US:1123

 

[Default]

Sorry if this has already been posted...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... SS:US:1123

"Easy project if you buy all the parts I stripped off it - see my other items!"

Oops, sold those already! :wink:

 

[dklsplace]

On my watch list, but probably won't stay in range.

 

[twocorgis]

You like at the seller's other items, and they're like a guitar chop shop. :roll:

 

[coastie99]

On my watch list, but probably won't stay in range.

Tempted here too. It's time I took a shot at something like this.

 

[Walter Broes]

You like at the seller's other items, and they're like a guitar chop shop. :roll:

Exactly, another guy who parts out guitars. Not exactly a punish-able crime, but I still don't like it.

 

[twocorgis]

You like at the seller's other items, and they're like a guitar chop shop. :roll:

Exactly, another guy who parts out guitars. Not exactly a punish-able crime, but I still don't like it.

Agreed. Nor do I, Walter. Like a classic car, a guitar can only be original once.

 

[Fixit]

Shame it's been striped, I didn't see the parts for sale in his store? I'm seeing $500.00 or better in parts to put it back together with correct parts. That plus labor, it will need to stay under $200.00 to even begin to peek my interest. Other than that, it looks like a do-able project.
I doubt it will go anywhere near that low.

 

[SFIV1967]

Now this hankeroo guy starts to post the parts of the Starfire IV:
The pickguard:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GUILD-P ... 25689e7569
Only one humbucker:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUILD-HUMBUCKIN ... 27bf730c63
The bridge: Amazing he did not sell that one in pieces as well...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-GUILD-T ... 2568ab05c7
The 4 knobs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUILD-KNOBS-196 ... 27bf730dc9
The wiring harness (without the switch, also don't see the output jack):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0625314137

Sad to see people taking guitars apart just to maximize their profit. I mean, give me a break, he even sells the most smallest pieceparts and takes the original wireing harnesses apart:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIBSON-KNOB-POI ... 25689e5995

Ralf

 

[Ravon]

I mean how much more profit can one really make stripping and selling parts from a guitar? Are they trying to do this for a living? Maybe some things or instances obviously, but you have to physically take the parts off, take the time to list them, answer questions, packing, shipping and fees. Unless you had a warehouse full of hard to find and/or vintage parts it just wouldn't seem worth my time, not to mention the mortal sin aspects to it :twisted: .

 

[dklsplace]

It definitely stinks, but the truth of the matter is that he's likely to double his profit this way. :?

 

[planetguy]

stripping vintage gtrs down to sell off parts....i've gotta say "pah-shaw". (and i don't say that often)

 

[SFIV1967]

The guitar body went for $406.
The pickguard is at $71 currently.
All other parts are "not longer available".

Ralf

 

[AlohaJoe]

stripping vintage gtrs down to sell off parts....i've gotta say "pah-shaw". (and i don't say that often)

:lol: :lol: :lol: