Fender Holy Grail?

[rstites]

I was perusing Craig's list and came across an ad for a 1950 Fender Broadcaster. Discuss. I don't know enough to even say anything else. I'm not even a vintage kinda player.

 

[shane8]

$70k for a refin?

 

[rstites]

Yeah, I don't even know what would be a reasonable price for it, if it's real.

 

[Cream]

What's even funnier than asking $70,000 for a homebrew re-fin is a guy trying to complete a $70,000 transaction on Craigslist.

 

[RolandKorg]

That's a home-relic'd Squier. Don't be a fool! The seller's name is Frank Lee Bunko.....

 

[cutaway]

but it was refinished by his "now dead uncle"

the reason that's important is that it tells us his uncle wasn't dead when he worked on it

 

[pedalparty]

It looks good, Ill give it that. Best case scenario is that its real and refinished in which case $70k is still too high.

 

[PSLUAN]

I can understand players born before 1960s buying vintage guitars for the sake of nostalgia. Some of them are financially well-established - $70k isn't a big deal.
But I can never understand players born after 80s buying that stuff with over a year's salary. Technology, guitar making included, has advanced over these years, not backwards.

 

[sws1]

Here's an unrefinished one for $60k.

https://reverb.com/item/2930682-195...-strap?gclid=CJin7uOauNECFc6CswodJVMDZQ&pla=1

 

[T Dizz]

I'm waiting on my check from that Nigerian Prince.. then I'm totally gonna scoop this up!

 

[27sauce]

Looks more legit than not, from those crappy pics. Either way, that's a $5000 case, at least.

 

[jetydosa]

He'll never get that much on Craigslist! He should take it to Pawn Stars and see Rick, and get some real money.

 

[doctorx]

Methinks this guys zero key got stuck when he wrote the ad.

 

[27sauce]

What's it really worth if it's just a refin?

$15k-$20k?

 

[rstites]

I'll confess that I assumed this is a guitar that someone relicted themselves, but thought I'd post it anyway and let those more knowledgeable than me pick it apart. So far, it's fared better than expected.

The followup question is what is one really worth, if it's real and as described? It's purely academic. I'm not dropping $7k, let along $70k on a guitar!

 

[QuickDraw]

his uncle is now dead, he will not be refinishing any more guitars, that clearly adds value.