Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

For guitars of the straight waisted variety (or reverse offset).
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Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by prospect » Wed May 23, 2018 8:17 am

There are a couple of rare guitars that I'm always on the lookout for.
I realize this is a rudimentary question but worthy of asking.

What are some good places online to find used guitars?

My usual go-to's are:
Reverb, eBay, G-Base, Guitar Center used store, and Music Go Round.

And less frequently: Craigslist, Facebook Classifieds

What else is out there?

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Re: Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by DrQuasar » Wed May 23, 2018 10:53 am

I check Dave's and Wildwood's used sections from time to time, but I think they list on Reverb as well. Fun for browsing though because they have consistently nice photography.

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Re: Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by Pepe Silvia » Wed May 23, 2018 12:05 pm

I find the best deals on Craigslist and FB classifieds. I snagged a Tweedy SG for $1450, saw an Inca silver AVRI Jag for $1000, lost out on a Telecaster Plus for $800...

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Re: Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Wed May 23, 2018 12:11 pm

Apparently...

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Re: Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by PJazzmaster » Wed May 23, 2018 2:21 pm

weirdest story ever: google picture search (!!!). A search for a certain guitar (which once was for sale locally) came up with a picture of a different guitar (but same model). I don't even know why I clicked on the picture since it was not the one I was searching for but I followed the url of the picture host which led me to an auction announcement site of a European neighbor country (weird enough). The auction date was in the past but after double-checking the main auction site (no idea why I did that) it turned out the auction got postponed to a date that was only 1 week in the future. A couple ofphonecalls and nervous days later - with the help of a friend who went there - I was holding a mint vintage guitar in my hands.
Sounds like a Web 1.0 story from 10 or 20 years ago. Yes! But it happened 2 or 3 years ago :derp:

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What else: I know 1 or 2 people who told me they have found and bought used guitars basically via instagram.
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Re: Where to find used guitars online besides eBay/Reverb?

Post by TeenageShutdown! » Fri May 25, 2018 4:37 pm

FB Marketplace, OfferUp, Letgo.

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