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When trading in items to Guitar center they will give 15% off an item during that transaction. I’ve taken cheap pedals before and traded them in to save 15% on a larger item like a synth or guitar. Has anyone tried to see what the cheapest item Guitar center will buy? Trying to figure out if I can scheme this correctly to get 15% off almost any gear.
I’m thinking about selling my SR305edx Chameleon Rose Gold bass, and moving to a LTD B-206. I really love my 5 string bass. But I only use it when I want more notes, and then am left wanting on the upper register. So I think I’d be better served with a 6 string. The options are pretty limited in the low cost 6 string bass world. I’ve played the LTD at my local GC a few times and liked it enough.
This morning I realized they’ll do a 10% discount on new gear with their trade in/trade up, and thought that might be a great way to go. Wanted to see others experience. If I could walk out the door with only spending a couple hundred dollars to make the exchange, I’d be pretty happy with that.
Alright, I'm not one to normally trade in gear I love. I've had a mahogany Taylor GS Mini for almost 4 years now, but I feel I've kinda outgrown it. The 1 11/16 neck is cramped and I wish it had a little more bass response.
Now, Martin just released the Dreadnaught Jr, and that thing is amazing. Great 1 3/4 neck, classic Martin sound.
Is a trade in at GC A ripoff? I'm thinking of trading in the GS mini and an old Mustang III amp that I haven't played in years for this Martin.
I always buy through Sweetwater nowadays, but I happened to play one of those new Epiphone "Inspired by Gibson" 335s at my local GC. Actually, I ended up playing all four of them they had on the shelf - but there was one that just really spoke to me. It was covered in fingerprints and the jack was loose, but I can't stop thinking about this cherry red guitar. I couldn't put it down.
If I walk in there with $500 cash, can I make a deal for this "new" guitar? It would normally be $650+ including tax ($599 MSRP).
Back in the day I used to haggle for "shelf-worn" gear at Sam Ash/GC all the time - is that still a thing...? Kinda on a budget here. Thanks!
I've been trying to sell a tube head for months through craigslist. I get tones of scam emails asking to send checks and have some pickup service, and only a single serious buyer who ended up backing out. Im curious if anyone has used GC's trade-in service and how good it is? I only ask because the closed GC is a couple hours away and my car gets bad mileage and has no A/C. If I'm going to take the time to do it, I want it to be worth the journey
The head went for like $700 new and ive been asking $250 for it. Any ideas how GC will calculate the value? Will they give you cash or just store credit? How selective are they for what they take? I did check their site but it really only says you'll get an extra 10% off if you put the credit towards something new, and that they do take power amps. If there's any GC employees that could give an estimate, its a B52 ST100A in decent condition with no bad tubes.
EDIT: if anyone knows of other good music-oriented classified sites besides craigslist, let me know!
I've done it before. It's an ok solution for getting rid of gear that you can't move on CL.
Here's the thing--you should get between 40-60% of new price for your gear IF it's fairly popular and they think they can sell it for a good price in a reasonable amount of time.
For instance, I traded in a like-new Peavey Valveking 100 head and got almost nothing for it. They already had 2 used ones in that store, and they hadn't moved them very quickly.
In contrast, I received $400 or so for a Phantom Guitarworks Teardrop guitar (which I paid $350 for used), because it was in great shape, well-built, and somewhat of a rarity.
Vintage gear tends to do ok too--you may have to wait a bit if you're on the East Coast and show up in the morning, because they need to check with their vintage appraisal team located in CA.
The problem with your B-52 is that it's not a particularly popular amp. They've had plenty of durability/QC issues in the past, and don't have a particularly good reputation. If I was to venture a guess, you'd likely get around $150 for it (possibly more, if they feel generous), based on what I'm seeing used ones priced at on the web (the appear to be going for around $230 or so).
From my experience, you'll always get super lowballed.
A few weeks ago, I saw that GC was selling a Tribute Asat Deluxe for $800. I happened to be selling one for $400ish. The market seems to hold around $400-500 for these used. So I brought it in to guitar center.
I paid $400 after shipping last year for it. Guitar center gave me $475.
So for everyone who has gotten rooked but needed the cash (and seeing their volume of nice used gear, there’s a lot) , rest assured knowing that one of us has finally won a round.