We haven't ragged on eBay auctions lately...

[jackthehack]

My picks of the week:


What a bargain!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1957-Fender-Stratocaster-Original-Black-case-/220633978770?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item335ecf5792

A better deal is Yngwie's:

http://cgi.ebay.com/YNGWIE-MALMSTEENS-PERSONAL-1955-STRATOCASTER-Appraised-/200490812995?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar&hash=item2eae2f0643

 

[AGWAN]

that first one....

looks to have a new Pickguard...

and  I cant tell what else.

 

[GoDrex]

he put new tuners on the thing - come on man, that bumps it down to at most 1 mil :laughing7:

 

[Superlizard]

If Fender can attempt to sell a homely piece of 100-year-old pine for $6,000, then this dude surely can attempt
his millions-asking-price.

I make no guarantees on it being sold, however.

 

[m4rk0]

that 1st one is ridiculous!! yeah yeah I know he has a sad story. but it is still not going to sell for $5M!!

Someone may pay 20K for the yngwie one.
What cracks me up is that it looks like that movie was filmed at the Seller's house, and he is still dressed up the same as he is on stage.
It wouldn't surprise me if he goes out to the supermarket with all the jewelry, hairy chest and 80s sunglasses!!!! and of course the leather pants!

having said that, I like Yngwie.. but I think it is time for him to look like he lives in the 00's (or is it 10's ?) He is slowly turning into a caricature of himself!

 

[line6man]

After seeing a Picasso painting (That looked like a blind 4 year old drew with crayons) sell for way over 100 million dollars, I told my wife it’s time to let her go.

ROTFL! I bet he's gonna be gettin' some angry emails from art lovers. Pretty uneducated and ignorant thing to say. :tard:

Is it original: Yes, every pickup, switch, knob and hardware are all original except I had Schaller tuners and a brass nut put on the neck.

Wait, what?
I think modern tuners and a brass nut knock the resale value on '57 Strats down a few dollars, might want to shave off a few million.  :sad:

I don’t need the money and don’t give a damn if I ever sell her.

Well that's nice, because you never will sell her.

 

[djf67]

I like the obvious sanding around the date mark on the neck heel o the 'Yngwie' guitar....

 

[dmraco]

I do not know about the guitars but somebody needs to give Yngwie an EXTREME FASHON MAKEOVER!!!  I love the 80s as much as the next guy...but come on...

 

[JaySwear]

i think i'd route it for a floyd, get a nice black pickguard for it, and maybe throw on a few obscure band stickers. whats not worth $5 mil about that?

EDIT: scrap the black pickguard, i'll just spray paint it white and keep the original pickguard. it'll need a humbucker or three though.

 

[stubhead]

A few things are profoundly WRONG with that first auction.

Starting bid: US $5,000,000.00

Ships to: Local pick-up only

OK, why oh why do we have to Paypal you  five million dollars, and then go pick it up - after you're paid? A kinda customary way to sell the Most Valuable Guitar in the World would be to consign it with Gruhn, or Sotheby's etc. Pictures of the solder joints/pots/caps/ aren't just optional, jesus on a stick w/chocolate sauce, dude -

after 28 years in her case without ever being touched she was  still in perfect tune.

We have now irrefutably established that you are a fuckin' liar. Hmm, about that quadraplegic stuff, about the li'l granchillun's education, hmmm. About that wide, crappy neither quarter-nor-flatsawn grain on the end of the neck, and the lacquer that ambered perfectly evenly all over, even though the neck has been attached for 28 years.... gee how do you get so much scratching on a neck plate, with NO belt buckle wear on the actual guitar? Why go on...

I will only use a small portion of the money for myself (to make my house handicapped assessable.) The rest will go into a trust fund for them.

+ - PLUS! - +

I don’t need the money and don’t give a damn if I ever sell her.

These are quite incompatible statements?

Starting bid: US $5,000,000.00
I don’t need the money and don’t give a damn if I ever sell her.

But, WTF, there's a sucker born every nano-second. :blob7:

 

[kboman]

I love how Yngwie pronounces Halkan's name in English! Oy vey...

 

[elfro89]

im gonna be selling 2 necks soon! a jackson with MOP and abalone inlayed chinese dragon. AMAZING neck, and an ibanez prestige neck from a RG2550E Plus 7 pickups a mxr zakk wylde overdrive and a Wylde Wah.

 

[line6man]

Have you guys noticed the images in the auction are titled:
http://www.simonvideo.net/images/5mil-strat-X.jpg

 

[Panthur]

1st one :
In addition to all the absurdity already pointed out. If he's played it every day for a number of years, why is the wear so inconsistent. Pickups aged (although quite why they've gone that colour I don't know), scratchplate like new. Also, the neck is the same colour at the heel as the rest, my guitar is only 10 years old and there is a considerable difference where the neck isn't exposed. Also, knock another million off, because the ashtray is missing. Knock another mill off because that backplate is not original (it's not even white).... if I can knock another couple of million off somewhere I'm probably ready to make an offer.

2nd one :
Looks pretty sweet to me. I've got a feeling it was manufactured around the same time Yngwie last washed his hair.

 

[bigguspickus]

Color is black, which I understand must have been custom ordered, since standard was sun burst.

This guy should write a book on vintage Fenders!

 

[Bob Rayne]

And Fender wasn't doing repairs in 1982 and they probably would have just slapped on a new neck if they did.

 

[Panthur]

So shall we start asking questions on the listing or what ?  :laughing7:

 

[kboman]

So shall we start asking questions on the listing or what ?  :laughing7:

That would be hilarious! :toothy12:

 

[stubhead]

I'd actually kind of like to see a picture of the guy in his wheelchair - NOT! It's amazing that he's been a qudraplegic since 1982, and he just now noticed that his house wasn't handicapped-"assessable".... :icon_scratch: Hey, I'd probably be ready to go outside too, after 28 years.  :laughing11: It's a wonder that only one of his five li'l granchilluns is autistic, cause if I had to grow up around an boom-boom like that, I woulda shut my yap too. His main line of business seems to be selling cheap TV's with a fish video loaded on it. (?)  Lucky thing there was a valuable guitar under grandma's bed, huh?

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Digital-Picture-Frame-Aquarium-Freshwater-Aquarium-/220633002554?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335ec0723a

 

[JaySwear]

[quote author=eBay Listing]"I don't need to sell this picture frame for 2 million, so if you're questioning my pricing please don't suggest otherwise! My mustang just got here and I need to send it to Rouche for handicap accessibility modifications."
[/quote]

:dontknow:  :icon_biggrin:

at least thats how i expected that picture frame listing to go...