Members campfirehero Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have a buddy who's looking at some Gibson acoustics. I only know about Martins and their MAP pricing. If he wanted a Martin I'd send him to maury's, so does anyone have any places online to check prices for the Gibson's? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hmm, I would just call up the online places and ask them their best price on a particular item. It will usually be lower than the MAP price (let us know what you find). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I sometimes also wonder if these certified dealers of Gibson sell on Ebay in disguise to get around their contracts with Gibson not to advertise prices below a certain price point etc. You might have to give up the warranty because it's a sale under the table...but it might save you several hundreds. These Gibson dealers have to move a lot of inventory to keep their deal with Gibson going...and in a tough economy it's hard to sell guitars for $2,000 that are questionably "better" than $500 Asian imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members choffman41 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 When I was shopping for my Taylor, I found a guy on ebay who was selling it for $100 less than MF. I contacted him and he said he was not an authorized dealer so there was no warranty. So, is that worth $100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 When I was shopping for my Taylor, I found a guy on ebay who was selling it for $100 less than MF. I contacted him and he said he was not an authorized dealer so there was no warranty. So, is that worth $100?You often see used guitars (no warranty) selling for 50% (or less, depending on manufacturer) of what a new guitar might sell for. So, I would say no. If you aren't interested in a warranty, by used, and save $1000 instead of $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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