2bornot2bop
Junior Member
Having a strong desire to sample a Heritage Super Eagle I sold my X-500 on eBay two months ago for $2900. It was in excellent condition with no issues.
Since that time I've observed 2 X500's sell on eBay for $2100 and $2200. A week ago a X700 sold there for $2750.
Being an archtop guy I've rarely any need to go to GC, but being a piano player it's not uncommon for me to pay them a visit checking out the latest in keyboards.
I've attempted to trade in 2 guitars at GC over the years both of which were mint. GC has the typical USED car dealer policy with respect to trade in's....buy low, i.e., below wholesale value, or many times below known street value, and sell high, therefore I'd never ever consider trading anything in at GC.
I'm not even a fan of selling on eBay due to the double blind fees having to pay both eBay and paypal, both the same company in reality.
Not everyone has the patience to deal with craigslist types but if you're willing to be patient selling your used anything always rewards you whether its a car or a guitar. In the case of this X500 it's likely at minimum the trader gave away $500. The trader seems to be happy with his deal, so more power to him. But for $500 it would be worth my time to sell a X-500 myself for the simple reason they're an in demand archtop in spite of the fact it doesn't say ***son on the headstock. That's my .02
Since that time I've observed 2 X500's sell on eBay for $2100 and $2200. A week ago a X700 sold there for $2750.
Being an archtop guy I've rarely any need to go to GC, but being a piano player it's not uncommon for me to pay them a visit checking out the latest in keyboards.
I've attempted to trade in 2 guitars at GC over the years both of which were mint. GC has the typical USED car dealer policy with respect to trade in's....buy low, i.e., below wholesale value, or many times below known street value, and sell high, therefore I'd never ever consider trading anything in at GC.
I'm not even a fan of selling on eBay due to the double blind fees having to pay both eBay and paypal, both the same company in reality.
Not everyone has the patience to deal with craigslist types but if you're willing to be patient selling your used anything always rewards you whether its a car or a guitar. In the case of this X500 it's likely at minimum the trader gave away $500. The trader seems to be happy with his deal, so more power to him. But for $500 it would be worth my time to sell a X-500 myself for the simple reason they're an in demand archtop in spite of the fact it doesn't say ***son on the headstock. That's my .02
