63 lefty jag. Advice needed

[timbo86]

Hi guys,

Was wondering if anyone would be able to offer some advice on what would be a good price for this guitar?

It seems that a lot of it isn't original;

Guard
Tuners
Wiring Harness
Upper plate and volume and tone controls
Bridge.

They are asking £10k+ which i think is pretty high, id guess that around £4/5k is closer?

Any advice or comments are welcome!

Cheers!

[sal paradise]

£5k sounds about right. But lefty Jags are super rare so prices are impossible to predict. An all original ‘67 Mustang sold in days for £5k not long ago. But then I picked up a ‘76 Mustang with no case & non-original pickups for £1400 a few months back.

If it had an original guard I’d be tempted to say £6k & be ready to pay another £500 on top.

[ainm]

Hopefully some Cobain nut doesn’t buy it, route it for humbuckers and hang it on their wall. I’ve seen a couple 60’s Jags given that treatment lately and this one’s a lefthander.

[timbo86]

£5k sounds about right. But lefty Jags are super rare so prices are impossible to predict. An all original ‘67 Mustang sold in days for £5k not long ago. But then I picked up a ‘76 Mustang with no case & non-original pickups for £1400 a few months back.

If it had an original guard I’d be tempted to say £6k & be ready to pay another £500 on top.

Agreed RE rarity but $13,000 is way too high for something that is 50% non original. I did offer 5/6k for it but was turned down sadly as they wanted closer to 10k for it.

Will just have to keep waiting. One day i'll find one

[timbo86]

Hopefully some Cobain nut doesn’t buy it, route it for humbuckers and hang it on their wall. I’ve seen a couple 60’s Jags given that treatment lately and this one’s a lefthander.

Yep its a major problem, the person who buys it will either be a Cobain fan, which I am, but not enough to butcher a 60s lefty, or someone like me who is a lefty and plays/collects vintage fender.

I think I saw the jag you are thinking of online recently, 60s one which has a couple of dimarzios dropped into it, didn't look good.

[clintburgess]

I saw this listed recently as well. While a lefty 60s jaguar is indeed a rarity, it's sad that an instrument like this will probably languish on the "listed 2 years ago" pile because a seller is waiting for the 1-million buyer to come along and a player will not be able to swing the asking price. It is what it is but hopefully a better fit of a vintage lefty jag will come along your way.

[timbo86]

I saw this listed recently as well. While a lefty 60s jaguar is indeed a rarity, it's sad that an instrument like this will probably languish on the "listed 2 years ago" pile because a seller is waiting for the 1-million buyer to come along and a player will not be able to swing the asking price. It is what it is but hopefully a better fit of a vintage lefty jag will come along your way.

Yeah thats it, its not being aimed at a player at all. I don't think offering 4/5k is a lowball or offensive price for this. Thank you for the positive thoughts us leftys have a tough time out here, especially in the vintage market.

[clintburgess]

Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...

https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc

[timbo86]

Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...

https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc

Thanks for sharing this! That one went with the quickness, I wonder how much for....

[clintburgess]

Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...

https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc

Thanks for sharing this! That one went with the quickness, I wonder how much for....

Oh man, it was gone within an hour of listing. As I said, even at that price, someone probably paid asking and they are planning on "flipping" for a reasonable $16,500...

[timbo86]

I'm not a huge fan of this "flipping" culture. I get people need to earn a living etc but its a bit crazy with guitars, and especially lefties.

I saw a Cobain LPB mustang on ebay for ages. Ended up going for £750/800ish and then got re listed after being cleaned by someone else on reverb for £1750+

[JVG]

Agree 100% on the flipping, particularly of lefty stuff.

Sure it’s legal, but occupational flippers get no respect from me. I view them as parasites.

[timbo86]

Agreed. Just this morning a 2012 KC mustang has been listed on ebay for $6999 and the reasoning behind it is that Kurts actual mustang is being sold at auction. Not sure how the two are linked but it has gone crazy.