Members Tonally Anal Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 I just bought a Rivera 2x12 off of Ebay which i hate and want to trade in or get cash for. I'd rather not Ebay it cuz it's like 75 lbs and i don't wanna have to deal with the headache of packing and shipping and worrying if it gets to it's destination alright. How badly can i expect GC to rape me if i try to trade it in or get cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members branjispad Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 u have to rape them if u want any decent price for it. but if not dont expect to get but about 1/4 to 1/2 of what its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urban Ghandi Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 They'd give you approximately one half of what you'd get if you sold or bought on the Internet. Example: I have a relatively mint 2000 Mesa Dual Rectifer...I could probably get anywhere between $1,000 and $1,200 if I sold it on eBay...at Guitar Center they would give me $650.00. There you go, a real life example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megadeth7684 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 They offered me $300 for a dead mint VHT 4x12, only a few months old, I bought for $900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Hogester Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Megadeth7684 They offered me $300 for a dead mint VHT 4x12, only a few months old, I bought for $900. I would of give ya $310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperStrat Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 It seems they offer about 25% of new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bcfoxtransy Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 you'd be much better off fniding a instrument consignment shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urban Ghandi Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by SuperStrat It seems they offer about 25% of new. More like 50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Megadeth7684 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 50%, bull{censored}. No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperStrat Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Urban Ghandi More like 50%. You've been lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rgt320 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Yeah, in my experience, they typically offer you about half of what they can sell it for --- much better to go private sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sordid1 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by g0lp Yeah, in my experience, they typically offer you about half of what they can sell it for --- much better to go private sale. I really think it depends on what you are trading in and what you are getting since their margin on some stuff is a lot higher. My old bass player traded in a Hartke 3500 4x10 combo and they gave him $350 and turned around and sold it for $450 or $500 so in that case it's not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ConcreteVampire Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 I've had friends who managed guitar shops. The standard is 1/4 of retail. Variables apply, but since we know they dont know gear from a hole in the ground, 1/4 of retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urban Ghandi Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Megadeth7684 50%, bull{censored}. No way. No more coffee for Megadeth! Sorry, what I meant was 50% of what you could get off of eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rgt320 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Sordid1 I really think it depends on what you are trading in and what you are getting since their margin on some stuff is a lot higher. My old bass player traded in a Hartke 3500 4x10 combo and they gave him $350 and turned around and sold it for $450 or $500 so in that case it's not too bad. Good point --- also, I have noticed that they'll typically offer you more if you are trading in on another piece of gear, versus just cashing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonally Anal Posted August 30, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Thanks for the advice guys, no way i'm letting them screw me over that badly! Why are they so stingy, don't they care how much business they are losing to Ebay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VoodooChild24 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Take it this way: If you were a prisoner and Guitar Center was your cellmate, Your ass will be hella sore everyday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rgt320 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by VoodooChild24 Take it this way: If you were a prisoner and Guitar Center was your cellmate, Your ass will be hella sore everyday!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kowalski Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Roccaforte Amps They'll pull out a Blue Book, and offer you less than a pawn shop would. Don't do it. That's right -- they wanted to give me a total of $300 for a mint Peavey Classic 100 head, a peavey classic 412 slant, and a Peavey 410 bass cab. Now I didn't expect them to say -- "WOW a bunch of middle of the road Peavey gear -- here's $12,000" but I think $300 for all that stuff is a tad lower than what I can get on ebay (not accounting for shipping which is why I didn't sell it there). The moral of the story is that if you buy a $2000 Les Paul from them, wait beyond the 30 day period, and return it in mint condition you'll probably get way below $1000 for it from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caroway Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 They are in business to make money. Ebay is a much better way to sell your gear. Or just do it on here. I just shipped a 4x12 cab for a friend and shipping was neither a hassle or a pain. Use Fed-ex ground and package it yourself. Go to GC or any other music store and get old boxes from them. Get shipping supplies at Wal-mart. make buyer pay the shipping costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fxrs Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 I was told $.40 on the dollar retail by one of their employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caroway Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 They do that becuase they know that a lot of people are {censored}ing lazy and won't take the Ebay route if they can get the money right then and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SlaveofPain Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 I wouldn't consider selling anything to guitar center or any music store. The best way to go is a private sale or else you definitely get raped. A friend of mine was trying to sell them a mint Musicman Bongo 5 string bass he bought at GC just 3 months ago and they would only give him like $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Facing Failure Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 they pay 1/4 of what it will sell for new. With Almost NO exceptions. Even less most of the time if you bought it from them. However, if you're buying something from them they might try to work something out with you but usually that isn't any good either. So yeah, that's the cold hard facts from a former GC employee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveE9C6 Posted August 30, 2005 Members Share Posted August 30, 2005 jeez... a Rivera 2x12 you hate? I bought a Rivera M100 2x12 off ebay and just love it. I also have a Marshal DSL100, VHT, Vibrolux, Peavey Classic 50 212, Kendrick 118... and a few others.The Rivera more than holds it own. What don't you like about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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