Another e-bay classic

jwargowski · Post by **jwargowski** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:19 pm

I've been interested in old L series Gibson archtops lately and I came across this today. E-bay sellers never cease to crack me up. Check out this "near mint" !?! beauty ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-L-5O-ARCHTOP ... ?pt=Guitar

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:46 pm

Yes, I'm glad the seller's terminology is now crystal clear:

"Near Mint" equals
"vintage character play wear" equals
"some signs of cosmetic wear" equals
"no serious divets (sic) or wear spots "
and "the highest degree of excellence"

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:50 pm

Maybe he means it's location is near the U.S. Mint... but I don't remember one being in WV...

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:57 pm

cjj wrote:Maybe he means it's location is near the U.S. Mint... but I don't remember one being in WV...

Good news! All my guitars are near mint, by that definition.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:21 pm

I saw a reflection of Wrigley's Spearmint in one of the closeups....

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:11 am

It's near Mint, WV.

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