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  • Need help valuing a Dinky Reverse Professional that was customized.

    I bought a PS4 performer about 6 months ago and I love that guitar. The neck is great and I had some parts laying around, so I added an original Floyd Rose and a set of DiMarzios. The better parts and 5 way switching have really made that guitar my go to for practice.
    I decided I wanted to try the Maple fretboard Professional of the same period (early-mid 90's), and was lucky enough to find one locally. The thing is, I don't like this one as much as the PS4. I already added a floyd (brand new) and some Dimarzios I had lying around, but this neck is thicker and I prefer the cheapo Performer. Now I've decided to sell and get something else, but I'm not sure if I should sell it with the high-end parts or set it back to stock to sell. Any opinions on that?
    It has a custom airbrushed graphic (previous owner, not me) that is fine but not really important to me one way or the other. Does that add or detract value?
    Pictures here:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26666571@N03/11429296955/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26666571@N03/11429321174/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26666571@N03/11429343016/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26666571@N03/11429342786/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26666571@N03/11429342466/

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    Hard to say. Without the graphic I'd got $300 to $400. The big selling point if the maple reverse headstock. That said, some people love/hate the offset dots, and some will love or hate the graphic. You could put it on ebay with around a $500 to $750 BIN, and an OBO option (be prepared to wheel and deal). Depending on how much you want to get for it, be prepared to wait a long time until the right buyer comes along.

    As for the high end parts, if you pull them, start looking at the lower end of the asking price range. I think they may help the price by $50 - $100 more than the original parts.

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    • #3
      Thanks. I already posted it to ebay around that price you mentioned. I am thinking the best thing would be to return to stock and sell the parts. That floyd was $200. I'll give it a few days and do that.

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      • #4
        Think of it the same way you think about selling a house.

        The pool. The new appliances. The extra this and extra that.
        It doesn't raise the price of the house, or maybe a minimal amount.
        But it does make one home sell quicker when compared to the same home for the same price without the niceties.


        Think about it. Your guitar is worth x. So is all of the production line guitars that get churned out by the dozen. Why would anyone buy yours over another when they're all the same? Yours has a real Floyd.

        Value isn't the same as price.

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        • #5
          By the way, the strings are attached to the tuning peg the wrong way Other than that very nice guitar I thing. I like the rosewood version too.

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          • #6
            If it were me I would put all the stock parts back on and save the good parts for another project.
            You could part it out too.
            Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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