Tales from Guitar Center (lots of pics)

[avj]

Cool stuff; however, they're clearly out of their fucking minds trying to kick that SF Champ for $549.

The reason you never see this stuff at Guitar Center is they pay you very little and try to resell it for too much. I scored an AVRI Jag on their used website last year for $700 because some one miss-marked it. That almost never happens. They usually want an almost new price for their used gear. Sometimes you will find bargains if you keep your eyes open.

I remember that score; you made out well. I've been on both ends, as I sold a nice-looking Jay Turser LP copy to them for $200 (more than what I paid), which I used toward the purchase of my '72 Tele Deluxe RI. I also managed to grab a nice Danelectro 59 DC '90s reissue for $99 ($74 after gift card), but a lot of their used stuff is definitely ridiculously priced. Hopefully it's for a bit of wiggle room with the price, but I've never managed to get them to budge on anything cool, despite my purchase record with them.