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Hi all,

My dad asked me to sell his Fender Stratocaster from the seventies (see id on the backplate, it's 519714). Having no clue on what could be the reference price guide, I wanted to get your advice on this. As far as I know, the guitar had no modifications and is all genuine, and overall in very good condition as you can see in the pics (given its age).

I live in europe and contacted a pro dealer here who seemed to be specialized in vintage guitars, but I'd like to have multiple references to better grasp the value of this guitar. Would you have any suggestion or references on this ? Thanks in advance.

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[–] rugburn@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I understand it's what someone actually pays vs what it lists at, but less than a full page scroll nets one listed @$7999.99. Pass the pipe.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everybody is proud of their shit and they want to go as high as they can, but don't ever want to negotiate when the rubber hits the road.

It's a buyer's market right now.

[–] rugburn@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 1 month ago

This is agree on, OP can set any price they want and negotiate from there. The best we can do from thousands of miles away, with a few (actually quite good, by the way) pictures, is a quick guess. They asked for a guess, they were going to talk to someone locally who knew more about vintage instruments. I'm willing to bet that OP will find a middle ground they're willing to offer it for, and make decisions from there.