Early 90s American Tele

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:50 am

My friend James wants to sell his guitar, but he isn't sure how much it's worth. It's from the early 90s, American made, and in pretty great condition as you can see:

How much do we reckon he could get?

blane · Post by **blane** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:07 pm

maybe $500 probably less

strats and tele's (even american ones) have pretty poor resell values due to market saturation.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:09 pm

According to ebay completed listings for American Standard Telecasters you should be able to get around a maximum Â£500 if you get some decent photographs, and a well timed auction.

I would say it's most likely to go between Â£400-Â£500

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Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:10 pm

Cheers guys! I shall let James know.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:00 pm

Get him to mention itâ€™s like the one the guy from the Lostprophets plays and some sad emo will get his mummy and daddy to pay top dolla...

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:25 pm

1) Take Ryanair flight to Finland (Stansted - Tampere)
2) Sell guitar for 1200â‚¬ (maybe a little more, maybe a little less)
3) PROFIT!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:42 pm

Mentioned this to a mate of mine in Glasgow- he's never been the same since his '94 tele got nicked. Says he's interested...

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:24 am

Sounds promising, stewart. I'll mention your friend to James and see what he says.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:03 am

My best friend has an '88 tele. It's a great guitar. I see teles from that era sell for $700-$800.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:19 am

Viljami wrote:1) Take Ryanair flight to Finland (Stansted - Tampere)
2) Sell guitar for 1200â‚¬ (maybe a little more, maybe a little less)
3) PROFIT!

This is actually a great idea. If you fly at 8 am on a Tuesday, the Ryanair flight will prolly cost about 30 euro.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:27 pm

Plus you get my fixerservices for FREE!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:13 pm

my mate is a fussy bugger and is already grumbling about rosewood fingerboards being 'spongey', just to warn you.