

We list the MSRP's of all of our current instruments on our website, at. A good first step would be to check with your local Yamaha dealer to find out what they are getting for a similar used products.Īlso, you may want to see the suggested retail price of a comparable guitar. So you will need to research the market in which you are selling. In other words, the price you get for a guitar in Dallas today may be dramatically different than the price in San Francisco tomorrow. You should know that the used guitar market can vary locally.

Yamaha does not provide estimates of value on vintage instruments, but we want to help in any way that we can. Reach out via phone, text or email if you need such an appraisal.Yamaha guitars hold their value extremely well, and in fact may appreciate over time, if they are properly cared for. The cost of an official appraisal with documentation for insurance purposes is $59. I can officially appraise your instrument, and provide professional documentation that will satisfy an insurance company's requirements. You can't put a price on your collection of vintage instruments or on an heirloom guitar, but insurance companies demand an accurate appraisal backed by facts and figures when you go to insure your instruments. as well as international customers who speak English, French or Spanish.įor International Customers: Contact me via Whatsapp. All I ask in return is that you tell your friends about me and leave me a Google review online if your technological skills permit you to do so.Ĭall or Text me at (602) 900-6635 (7 days a week, 7am-10pm MST) or email You can also click the "Contact Me" button on the bottom right of your screen. For that reason, I offer free appraisals to anyone willing to email or text me photos of their instrument(s). It often only takes me a few minutes to determine an instruments current market value. Lucky for you, I've been through the years of research and the trial & error associated with buying and selling Gibson, Fender, Martin, Epiphone, Guild and other. Just take a look at the high priced vintage guitars listed by most dealers online, they have often been listed for years without selling! You may end up selling a $30,000 guitar for $10,000, or you may end up listing your guitar at an unrealistically high price point and wasting your time. A Google, Ebay, or Reverb search is simply not an effective way to find out what your guitar is worth in most cases. Which price is correct?" The answer? Usually neither one! Ascertaining the value of a vintage instrument is something that is learned over years of research and often through painful trial and error. I've heard it a million times when people come in for vintage guitar appraisals: "There are guitars just like mine listed online from $300 to $3000.
