"EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:49 am
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Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:11 am
$1950.00... does Johnny's spirit inhabit the guitar?
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:21 am
Aw heck, a little superglue and it'll be good as new...
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:28 am
What a real shame.
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:04 am
Oh yeah, that's one of those guitars where they put the decimal point in the price in the wrong place. 
JimK
JimK
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:17 am
"Yes, but it's a DRY heat..."
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:46 am
Here's Elderly's description of Excellent Condition, as this guitar is described as. Maybe they consider the separated headstock a finish crack?
Excellent Condition : Very clean, might have some minor wear, dings, scratches, or finish cracks, but otherwise very close to new condition.
http://www.elderly.com/vintage/abbreviations.html
Excellent Condition : Very clean, might have some minor wear, dings, scratches, or finish cracks, but otherwise very close to new condition.
http://www.elderly.com/vintage/abbreviations.html
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:01 pm
Don't shoot the messenger. Personally I don't agree with their current condition standards.
Exceptions
We also often will give you the cosmetic rating and then qualify it by stating "except . . ." The exceptions may sound as if the rating should be in a lower category. Technically that may be correct...
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:22 pm
Those exceptions don't exactly cover this one, to continueken_j wrote:Don't shoot the messenger. Personally I don't agree with their current condition standards.Exceptions
We also often will give you the cosmetic rating and then qualify it by stating "except . . ." The exceptions may sound as if the rating should be in a lower category. Technically that may be correct...
Yeah, cosmetically, it's really nice, but not even close to perfect...Technically that may be correct, but we find that if, for example, we rate a beautifully clean guitar as "GC" because it has a 1" repaired side crack that is hard to see, it gives the incorrect impression of the guitar...
What we are saying is that cosmetically this is a really nice guitar but we want you to know that it is not absolutely perfect.
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:08 pm
So Elderly expects to get more money for it in broken condition than if they invested in some repairs? 
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:44 pm
Yeah, it's not like it was broken by Pete Townshend...scott_s wrote:So Elderly expects to get more money for it in broken condition than if they invested in some repairs?
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:19 pm
EC? 
What is their definition of VG condition?
What is their definition of VG condition?
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:41 pm
A little duct tape and she'll be good to go!
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:11 pm
So what would one of these go for if the headstock was actually attached to the rest of the guitar?
Re: "EC, EXCEPT NEEDS WORK..."
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:40 pm
I have a 2009 price guide that says $3400 in excellent condition...86kubicki wrote:So what would one of these go for if the headstock was actually attached to the rest of the guitar?