At a loss

[John4021]

If you’re in Cleveland, maybe reach out to gutiar riot, they’re good dudes and might be able to do consignment or point you in the right direction.
I don’t need gear right now but I’d buy stuff from you just to spite GC lowballing people.

Police Station is going to be in that Arts building Guitar Riot's in. They moved yet/soon?

 

[Chubbs]

Police Station is going to be in that Arts building Guitar Riot's in. They moved yet/soon?

Not sure yet, I’m down south so I only really get there once a year but it looks like based off their posts they are getting pretty close.

 

[p1lch3r_Buttafukk0]

Somehow over the last few years I seem to have completely lost my G.A.S. More to the point, whenever I look at the pile of gear I've accumulated it just kind of bums me out because I just don't have time to really do anything with it. I'm sitting on a dozen nice guitars, a similar amount of quality amps, and lots of pedals, and they are kind of just collecting dust.

For some background, I'm primarily a guitar player/singer for the last 30 years, and I'm in multiple bands, but only one is active and I play bass in that. All of the stuff in the gear pile is guitar stuff that I've picked up over the years.

I'm trying to figure out what the best way to get these all back into circulation is so they actually get used, while minimizing hassle and selling at a loss. I've put some stuff up on marketplace and craigslist but they've just sat there. I don't want to get rid of everything, and if some of it goes I may feel less urge to purge but anymore this stuff I lusted after for so long seems like kind of an albatross.

On the amp stand point, the irony is they are all Mesa, and I bought them all during that wonderful period about 5-10 years ago when no one seemed to want them, so I could sell below market and still make back at least what I paid, but the shipping is so prohibitive I don't know if it even makes sense to offer it.

How badly would I get hosed rolling up to guitar center or making the trip to sweetwater with everything and letting it go?

FWIW, I'm in the Cleveland OH area if anyone has any ideas of somewhere local, or wants to see what's available.

If you have anything on sale, I'd like to find out if there's a list of items.

 

[the recluse]

Not sure yet, I’m down south so I only really get there once a year but it looks like based off their posts they are getting pretty close.

They are in a temp space not far from the original (E25th and St Clair). Construction on the new space in Ohio City is underway and I think they are shooting to open later this Fall. New spot is on Lorain west of W25th.

 

[Bardagh]

My area is weird. Many people still asking 95-120% of new, and GC offers are more based on desirability and may just turn you down altogether. If you put almost anything up for sale at say 80-90% of reverb used prices it will be gone in an hour only to be reposted an hour later for 120% and reposted for months or even years. There are also a few people near me who have posted the same $10-20 items numerous times a week for years. I would just throw it in the trash or donate at that point.

I met up with this one guy who had a case I wanted for an older Gibson that I bought. He was one of those same people who continued to repost over and over again. I saw the case up for probably around two years, and when I bought the guitar I hit him up to buy it. It was full of mold and the tolex had been destroyed and was nothing at all like in the condition it was in the pictures still. I wasn't interested and he got mad and said that I was wasting his time. Crazy. Anyways, if I were to firesale my gear I could do it just as fast for more money than GC would give.

This is kind of how the Atlanta metropolitan used gear market has been. I have seen some better deals start to pop up in recent months but overall there are lots of people clinging to the hope of selling bullshit for stupid prices. Lots of korean guitars that would have been purchased years ago for $500 new trying to be sold for $800 etc.

 

[Detroit1973]

Sadly i feel the same way. My Wife & i Take care of/live with her Mom(she has Alzheimer's) i just can't find the time to do anything for myself other than shower & go to work. i'm on the verge of selling everything just cause i could use the money.....taking care of my MIL has completely destroyed us financially, i will be working until i'm at least 75 to recover. My MIL had no end of Life Plan. She would always say " Oh my Daughter will take care of me"

 

[alan67]

There's a guitar show coming up near me towards the end of the month. Hopefully I'll be able to move some pieces along at reasonable prices.