When you buy a guitar, do you ever consider the resale value?

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Just wondering...

Are your guitar's forever guitars or guitars you like for now but will flip later. And you flip, do you consider the resale value of your guitar when it is time to sell?

I do sometimes. Harder to flip certain brands of instruments.
 
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I sometimes find guitars at bargain prices that I buy specifically to flip. So yes, I consider the resale value.
 
No. I buy guitars if they are something I need. I also tend to buy decent instruments that will retain some value, though.
 
Nope. Except for a very few specific ones, I either still have or have given away/traded all the guitars I've bought .
 
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I've only sold maybe 4-5 guitars over the last 30 years, so I don't worry about it at all.
 
I buy guitars to keep. I almost never sell. But, I'm not going to live forever. I'd like one day to decide I'm done and get more than my money back. I don't want to buy a guitar for $3000 and sell it some day for $900. I want to buy that guitar for $900 and someday sell it for $2000. The idea is to buy super bargains, enjoy them for 20 or 30 years and sell at a profit. 401k I can enjoy.
 
The only time I consider resale value on anything is if it is "too good a deal to pass up" and I don't really plan on keeping said item.

Since I still own 90% of the guitars and amps I've bought since 1992, it's not much of a factor in my decision to purchase something.
 
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The only time I consider resale value on anything is if it is "too good a deal to pass up" and I don't really plan on keeping said item.

Since I still own 90% of the guitars and amps I've bought since 1992, it's not much of a factor in my decision to purchase something.
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Like that VHT that will someday be mine. :embarrassed:
 
I never buy with resale value in mind, because I don't buy high end guitars that I expect to appreciate in value. The best that I might for is to break even, but then I'm on a journey of discovery with both my guitar playing, and my drumming. I just want to see how good I can become, recognizing the constraints of a job that demands a lot of time - being available 24/7, in addition to the everyday demands of the job. I simply want to use what I have to help me grow. It's kind of how I approach life in general.
 
I don't consider resale. I consider mod-ability. Solid structure wood type, and dirt cheap price. I will low-ball you to death.
 
Not on anything I actually end up buying. If I'm already considering resale value, I'm already thinking of potential scenarios where I no longer want the guitar, and I should reconsider whether I really need the guitar in the first place.
 
I don't consider it. I never plan on selling something I buy even if I end up doing it later.
 
I consider resale value whenever I buy a guitar. I've learned over time to stay away from certain guitars unless I can get them at a steal. Epiphone is a perfect example. I have bought and sold a number of electrics and am always lucky to get back what I paid for them. Not that they're not good guitars, but because most folks still think of them as the Squiers of the Gibson line. There are certain brands you will only rarely lose money on.
 
I rarely buy new gear, and I generally only buy used gear when it’s cheap. So I don’t think too much about what I could resell something for. I do consider how long it would take to sell a guitar. For example, I never buy anything with a repaired neck break. I know from years of watching Craigslist that it can take months to sell a repaired guitar unless you take half or less of normal used value. The same goes for guitars with weird pant jobs or refinished guitars.
 
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