Exploiter 6 string guitar in Seattle.

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Author Message svlilioukalani Member Username: svlilioukalani Post Number: 82 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 - 1:47 am:    There is an Exploiter 6 string guitar with a whammy bar hanging on the wall at Guitarville, 206-363-8188. It is in nice shape. And it must be very sad there; cause it is on the wall next to a bunch of Squires and cheep Dean Guitars. It is not on there web sight. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2523 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 - 9:56 am:    does it have a price tag? Tell them that if they put it on their website and the price is reasonable, it will probably sell in a week or less. briant Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 538 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 6:01 pm:    I just spoke with them. It's an '82 and it's a consignment. Apparently in "great" condition. They know nothing about the woods it is made from. They're asking $2500. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4741 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 7:36 pm:    I believe it's on ebay right now. Bill, tgo jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2852 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 4:41 am:    here's the link graeme bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2531 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 6:09 am:    Looks like an Electrum in flat-sawn zebra wood over mahogany. Pretty guitar! svlilioukalani Member Username: svlilioukalani Post Number: 87 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 9:47 am:    That's the same ax. Had an 1,800 price tag on it a month ago. They don't understand Alembic. Or quality for that matter; there Fender and Gibson boys. briant Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 546 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 11:25 am:    Currently sitting at $2000 and reserve has not been met. Don't these instruments generally go for ~$1500? I'm actually very curious since the guitard player in one of my bands might be interested in the future. elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1186 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 12:34 pm:    This might be a guitar I bought in 2002 for $900 and sold in seattle a few years later, I agree briant, 1500 sounds more like current market value...maybe the economy is picking up? bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2538 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 - 12:55 pm:    You're kidding, right? Good luck finding any Alembic guitar under $2K these days. In the bass world, the Exploiter body shape adds significant value. That's especially true at the lower end of the scale. A Spoiler / Exploiter could get $2000-2500 when a stock Spoiler was more like $1200-1500. I don't think it was ever as significant on the guitar side, but there are probably a lot fewer of them to make a market. I'm not a big fan of profiteering. If you offer it for a price, you should honor it. Of course, if no one buys it, feel free to change the offer. That seems to be happening here, and I wouldn't be surprised if this passed $2500 before it's done. Kind of greedy to push the reserve past the old asking price, but it's not against any laws I am familiar with. It's a consignment deal, so it's not necessarily the shop that's setting the price and reserve.