help me price my Martin OM-1

[tiger roach]

I want to sell my OM-1 to make room for a new acoustic. I bought it new in 2000 for the list price of $1100. It is in good shape, plays as well as it ever did. There are a few little surface dings if you look closely enough, and one tuner recently ejected a bushing so it should be replaced (it still works but stiffly).

The problem is I don't see any going on eBay or Reverb to give me a yardstick for what the asking price should be. Martin doesn't have an OM-1 on their web site any more, and the OMs they do have all look like higher-end or at least the higher side of mid-priced models.

Thoughts?

 

[Denverdave]

I thought Reverb had a feature where you can see how much that same model has sold for over the past few years.

 

[tiger roach]

I thought Reverb had a feature where you can see how much that same model has sold for over the past few years.

Does it? I will look for it.

 

[Denverdave]

Does it? I will look for it.

I think that you actually have to start the posting process of selling the equipment, then it shows up before you have to post the price.

 

[Lerxst]

Pics?
OHSC?

If it's in great shape, I'd take a stab at listing it around $750-850

 

[335clone]

https://reverb.com/item/35853000-ma...3sTWCJYvNSuh_5jyWWdpAkMAsWiw5inQaAuxrEALw_wcB

But you are not Esteban. Not sure how much a hand written note from Tiger Roach will help, but it's worth a shot.

 

[jp_nyc]

Does it? I will look for it.

https://reverb.com/price-guide

 

[tiger roach]

https://reverb.com/item/35853000-ma...3sTWCJYvNSuh_5jyWWdpAkMAsWiw5inQaAuxrEALw_wcB

But you are not Esteban. Not sure how much a hand written note from Tiger Roach will help, but it's worth a shot.

See I knew this would happen. Why didn't this come up when I searched on OM1?

thanks

 

[tiger roach]

Pics?
OHSC?

If it's in great shape, I'd take a stab at listing it around $750-850

Yes still has the case I bought it in. I'll be taking pics of it tonight or tomorrow and post 'em.

 

[MonkeyZero]

https://reverb.com/price-guide

I guess I buy weird guitars because 2 of mine don't show up using that.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

I would never sell a solid wood 20 yr old Martin in good playable condition for a dime less than I payed for it.
Just sayin.

 

[Lerxst]

I would never sell a solid wood 20 yr old Martin in good playable condition for a dime less than I payed for it.
Just sayin.

By that logic, at $1,100 it unlikely to sell...so the same result either way

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

By that logic, at $1,100 it unlikely to sell...so the same result either way

Exactly.
In other words keep it and enjoy.

 

[Lerxst]

Exactly.
In other words keep it and enjoy.

I get you're coming from your POV but in the case where some one doesn't want to keep it and isn't enjoying it, that's not really applicable.

 

[Denverdave]

I would never sell a solid wood 20 yr old Martin in good playable condition for a dime less than I payed for it.
Just sayin.

Depends on the model and how popular they are. Some lines/models never really caught on and do not hold their value as well. If we are talking D28? You are dead on. OM-1? Not sure how popular those were.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

I get you're coming from your POV but in the case where some one doesn't want to keep it and isn't enjoying it, that's not really applicable.

Sure, but I am of the opinion the OP should perhaps weigh his GAS for a new acoustic vs the reality of what he already has.

 

[tiger roach]

Exactly.
In other words keep it and enjoy.

Could happen. I'm still weighing options at this point.

I don't like selling stuff very much, so keeping it means I wouldn't have to deal with that crap.

Whether or not I buy the new one is another thing entirely.

 

[335clone]

See I knew this would happen. Why didn't this come up when I searched on OM1?

thanks

It didnt come up for me in Reverb either, so I googled OM-1 and clicked shopping and up it came

 

[tiger roach]

Here are a couple pics of the ol’ Martin.

Still waffling on whether to sell or not; looking at the pics makes me want to keep her.

 

[Lerxst]

Here are a couple pics of the ol’ Martin.

Still waffling on whether to sell or not; looking at the pics makes me want to keep her.

IMO the market value on these is pretty darn stable so I don't think it'll really matter if/when you decide.
There's not a bunch of them around and while it's not an in-demand model on the used market, they always sell because it's a martin.