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Just sell your house and you're all set!

Duke, missed your post here and the other place on this, saw John's. That's a pretty awesome collection, particularly with those amps.

Hope he's just deciding to turn a profit and not in any serious health challenges...

no bids yet. Great collection.... but is it really worth it? I may be off base here, bont you think the individual items could be collected for a lot less?

Good question! Ron is a friend of mine and I think he has an added value because of the complete collection. Would anyone like to take a shot at the value by breaking it down? That could be fun....

I think it'd be hard to guess, but I've seen pretty consistent speculation that the 325 alone is probably worth at least half the auction total.


Bill

It's all wrong to me. Bass is right handed and the 325 has F holes. Laaame!

That's a bit callow, Nate...but your avatar gives me nightmares.

mgauction wrote:Good question! Ron is a friend of mine and I think he has an added value because of the complete collection. Would anyone like to take a shot at the value by breaking it down? That could be fun....

That could be fun
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Prices will vary according to Vintage or Re-Issue, refin vs original, condition , rarity /production totals & Beatle type specifications (color /parts right , tuners so forth).
Kind of like: the value of X divided by Y ..to the factor of 1964...LOL
Values * Note: Rons amps excluded..also excluded:
Hidden costs may include:
~Blood Sweat & Tears factor
~Beatles Gear factor
~Travelling expenses
~Vintage show costs
~Trips to Europe (Before Ebay was around)
~Cartage/Storage costs (Upkeep over time, Luthiers etc)
~Auction house Beatle buys along the way, any other Fees, Taxes, Sleeping Bags ..lol
Lest we forget the most important cost factor:
~The buying of the Wifes gifts along the way. New Kitchen maybe? The compensatiary factor (is that a word?) -

Sorry if I forgot any extra Beatle Collection upkeep costs, I use to be one (collector) too.
Studio, House costs (Power) Total: 50K-100K ++.. easy
So..to each his own , Or her.
Plug into ALL OF THIS now (below) "your own" pricepoints .
Ask me tonite.tomorrow, all these prices ( I guessed at) will vary tremendously.
Starting to look like a deal imho.
Note: Cannot forget the ** Find another Factor , hard (near impossible) to globetrot the world/the net, and find other pieces quality/condition as nice as Rons gear ***
Here's a breakdown of 56 Beatle Guitars . Some may disagree with my list ..thats ok too.
Enjoy ..
Johns
1.1957 Gallotone Champion
2.1958 Rickenbacker MG 325 *Rons: FHole JG325 50K+ **
3.1959 Höfner Club 40
4.1962 Gibson J-160E
5.1964 Gibson J-160E
6.1964 Rickenbacker 325 *Rons: 1966 7-10K+**
7.1964 Rickenbacker 325/12
8.1964 Ramirez A-1 Segovia
9.1964 RM Rickenbacker 1996
10.1964 Framus Hootenanny 12
11.1965 Gretsch 6120 Nashville
12.1965 Russian Guitar
13.1961 Fender Stratocaster
14.1965 Epiphone Casino
15.1966 Guild Starfire XII
16.1966 Vox Kensington
17.1965 Martin D-28
18.1968 Fender Bass VI
19.1967Höfner Hawaiian Standard Lap Steel Guitar

Georges
20.1956 Egmond Acoustic
21.1957 Grazioso......... * Rons: 59 3-4K**
22.1957 Gibson Les Paul
23.1957 Gretsch Duo Jet
24.1958 Höfner President
25.1959 Höfner Club 40
26.1962 Gibson J-160E *Rons: 1959 4-5-5K++**
27.1962 Rickenbacker 425
28.1962 Gretsch Country Gentleman
29.1963 Maton Mastersound MS-500
30.1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird
31.1962 Gretsch Country Gentleman *Rons: 7K+++**
32.1963 Ramirez Guitarra de Estudio
33.1963 Gretsch Tennessean
34.1963 Rickenbacker 360/12
35.1964 Gretsch George Harrison Model 12
36.1961 Fender Stratocaster
37.1965 Rickenbacker 360/12 (64?)
38.1968 Gibson ES-345
39.1965 Epiphone Casino
40.1964 Gibson SG
41.1966 Burns Nu-Sonic Bass
42.1968 Gibson J-200
43.1968 Fender Jazz Bass
44.1968 Fender Telecaster

Pauls
45.1956 Zenith Model 17
46.Unknown Classical Guitar
47.1959 Rosetti Solid 7
48.1961 Höfner 500/1
49.1963 Höfner 500/1 *Rons: 6-8k+**
50.1964 Epiphone Texan
51.1962 Epiphone Casino
52.1964 Rickenbacker 4001S
53.1964 Fender Esquire
54.1965 Martin D-28
55.1966 Fender Jazz Bass
Stu
56.Hofner 333 Bass

** Find another one
My 2 ¢
***Any of Rons collection would look great, prolly do well, in a Heritage or Christies Auction
Further on down the road chilluns!!

Edit #28
^1963 Gretsch Country Gentlemen

jingle_jangle wrote:That's a bit callow, Nate...but your avatar gives me nightmares.

Then my work here is done! I'd change it to something else, but none of my pics fit the size limit of the forum.

Yeah, I admit it, but I'm stingy about Beatles stuff. If I were to ever get a 4001c64 or c64s I'd have ta get it left handed. Then it'd be wall art, but it'd be correct. I had a right handed holfner style bass (not sure what it was, the name fell off the headstock) but it was right handed and RED. Still a nice bass, got that sound right on. Sold it a couple years back because it wasn't correct... oh yeah, and my 4001 sounds better.

brammy wrote:no bids yet. Great collection.... but is it really worth it? I may be off base here, bont you think the individual items could be collected for a lot less?

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Depends who you want to ask.
Adding up all the factors (listed above).

fwiw..
There "are no" Rick basses in this horse race.
Ya want to see a lefty Hofner ? They are out there.

Did all "what work" nate? Collecting is work , labor of love.

Giving people nightmares!