Gun for guitar?

[AlvisX]

I'd probably get arrested if I tried to rob a pawnshop.

Nah, I left 'em the gun

 

[xguitardevilx]

To anyone saying he got ripped off for the gun trade, you gotta see it from a retail standpoint, which nobody on this forum does. If you are thinking from a standpoint where the trade would be from person to person, yes he got ripped off, but it was traded to a business where in reality, you're gonna only get half of what it's gonna sell for retail. If it didn't work like that, there would be no businesses to buy from. Get real people. If you want more than half for your items your gonna have to try CL or ebay. Which is what the sellers at those pawnshops should have been doing in the first place. Unless they wanted a loan.

 

[LedZepRulz]

About 18 years ago, I bought a little crate practice amp from the local mom and pop music store that a strict "no refunds" policy for $110. Later that same day, I remembered I needed the cash for something else, so I took the amp to the local pawnshop with the tags still on it, and they offered me $15 for it. That was the first and last time I ever even thought about selling something to a pawn shop.

 

[Alden]

I thought the guy with the coach gun got reamed too until I thought about the fact that he percieved the value of the gun (that he never used) to be a few hundred dollars and he walks out with his dream guitar, which he is probably jamming on at home right now. (Maybe he will join this forum!) He was happy with the guitar and the pawn guy was happy to get the gun. In situations like this the fact that both guys are satisfied with thier end of the deal is what matters. Something is worth what a real person is willing to pay/trade you for it, today.

They show that LP in the opening sement of each show.

BTW, "coachgunpawnstarsguy," chime in if you are reading this.

 

[Bing17]

that gun was an incredible and rare coach-gun and was valued slightly higher than the guitar.

The gun was valued at $8000-$10000. Yeah, slightly more than a '78 Les Paul, to say the least.

People who go to pawn shops to sell things are either desperate or lazy. Myself, I would have put the gun up for auction.

 

[Bing17]

To anyone saying he got ripped off for the gun trade, you gotta see it from a retail standpoint, which nobody on this forum does. If you are thinking from a standpoint where the trade would be from person to person, yes he got ripped off, but it was traded to a business where in reality, you're gonna only get half of what it's gonna sell for retail. If it didn't work like that, there would be no businesses to buy from. Get real people. If you want more than half for your items your gonna have to try CL or ebay. Which is what the sellers at those pawnshops should have been doing in the first place. Unless they wanted a loan.

You're from Seattle, no? There are pawn shops using our local craigslist to sell items everyday. I'm sure it;s the same nation wide.

And yes, the guy did get ripped off but only because he wanted something there and then, so I feel no sympathy for him.

 

[Boleskinehouse]

It would be cool if the guy that made the trade joined here and told the story. Assuming it's real of course.

 

[specflec]

It would be cool if the guy that made the trade joined here and told the story. Assuming it's real of course.

Even if it's not.

There's got to be a way to connect with the guy to give him an invite.

 

[CARNAGE222]

Sure he got ripped of money wise. He could have gotten a lot for that gun. I'm not much of a gun guy, but I've never seen one like that. I'm sure it is a very rare item. Having said that, he had the gun that was just laying around and now he has a pretty sweet guitar that he can use everyday. Not the route I would have gone, but in his mind I'm sure he thinks he made out with very little time and effort invested.

 

[frankencat]

he got ripped off

I thought so too, the dude selling the gun that is.

 

[xguitardevilx]

Sure he got ripped of money wise. He could have gotten a lot for that gun. I'm not much of a gun guy, but I've never seen one like that. I'm sure it is a very rare item. Having said that, he had the gun that was just laying around and now he has a pretty sweet guitar that he can use everyday. Not the route I would have gone, but in his mind I'm sure he thinks he made out with very little time and effort invested.

He also said that he had to sell the gun because his woman was nagging him to. So I'm sure a Norlin and a no longer bitching woman was well worth it to the guy.

 

[GuN'R]

A pawn shop sold me a busted car amp giving me a deal but with the proviso that I couldn't bring it back. When I opened it up at home there were parts missing and blown output transformers. I wanted to throw it through his window. I was so mad. Anyway it was a lesson learned.

Unless you have a loved one in dire need of a kidney transplant, heart surgery etc.....pawn shops should be avoided at all costs. They are in the business of buying some sucker's junk for dirt cheap and trying to make a fortune on it off of some other sucker buying it. Not creating happiness. Pure and simple. I don't feel sorry for anyone bringing a prized or valuable possesion into a pawn shop and getting ripped off.

 

[rick13]

Sounds like he should have pawned the wife.
Rick

 

[jmg257]

For years I bought lots of guns. Then a couple years ago I got into guitars, started playing and stopped shooting. I usually made the mistake of buying a guitar 1st, then trying to dump a gun or 2 to pay for it...not the best way to get the most return on an item. Anyway it is almost always better to sell your item personally. That said, especially with guns, listing and shipping can be a PITA - and forget b/s pistols here in NY, so I am willing to take a little bit less by going to a gun shop...feels good to bring a bag full of unused handguns to a store and walk out with a wad of cash when ya need some money (and its easy enough to say 'no thanks'). Either that or giving a buddy or 2 here at work a good 'layaway' deal.

Guns for guitars? About 8x for me, though the M1s and '03s ain't going nowhere.

 

[AlvisX]

I love pawn shoppin ,even now ,with ebay ,TV and all the other Bulls..t that ruins the pawnshop experience
I get a LOT of gear from pawn shoppin .This is not something I do to flip gear & make money .You know. one man's trash .......
And yeah, you're usually buying someone else's misery

It's a really great way to use one's spare time while travelin on the road ,much better than smack,drinkin,whores or fightin

Traded a guy a rifle last week for a Sovtek Mig 50, he's happy ,Im happy

 

[guitarcarl]

As noted above-yes he got ripped. I think he even got a free appraisel, so the onus was on him-he had guitar fever. He should have gotten the guitar and some change. He probably could have taken it to a gun show (I'm sure they have those in Vegas!)-I want to jump into the screen and shake some of these folks sometimes-Walk away, no Run away-some of the smart ones do. I can see a business needing to make money to keep going, but making thousands on things like this is just silly. When Rick gets that "look" during the deal, you know its a RIP.
The show I really hate is that American Pickers, they seem to prey on the elderly alot from mid-america who may not be internet or cable tv savvy. They act all friendly, then lick their chops, giggle and rub their hands as they drive away with the loot-only to sell it for a big profit-it is really pathetic. They would get a nice door slam if they drove up to my house.

 

[AlvisX]

The show I really hate is that American Pickers, they seem to prey on the elderly alot from mid-america who may not be internet or cable tv savvy. They act all friendly, then lick their chops, giggle and rub their hands as they drive away with the loot-only to sell it for a big profit-it is really pathetic. They would get a nice door slam if they drove up to my house.

+1 on that . I dont dig those guys' approach either

 

[your idol]

Unless you have a loved one in dire need of a kidney transplant, heart surgery etc.....pawn shops should be avoided at all costs. They are in the business of buying some sucker's junk for dirt cheap and trying to make a fortune on it off of some other sucker buying it. Not creating happiness. Pure and simple. I don't feel sorry for anyone bringing a prized or valuable possesion into a pawn shop and getting ripped off.

...but Donald Trump does it on a larger scale and we call him a Mogul! Ah the American dream!

 

[GcS]

I kind of get the feeling that a lot of that stuff is staged, like the guy who sold a genuine aluminum Shelby Cobra Roadster body he got for nothing for a song. Unless you live in a cave and being in Vegas where they routinely have those exotic car auctions you would have to know a real Shelby authenticated body was worth a hell of a lot of money and more than those two shysters gave him for it and not at least ask around maybe a little???

As I recall they gave him $30K for a rolling Cobra chasis. What they didn't say was that while it was a CSX numbered chasis, I really doubt it was an original '60s Cobra. It was almost certainly one of the continuation "kit" models that Shelby started selling to the kit car crowd a number of years ago. Don't know if Shelby's business is still there, but they were located just out of Vegas near the speedway when I visited ten years or so ago and I seem to recall the retail on those kits at the time as being $40-60K depending on model and whether you went with an aluminum or fiberglass body...

 

[Ace1432]

i remember one segment on the show that made me KNOW it was all staged. some guy came in with an old les paul HSC and set it on the table claiming to have a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. When he opened it up, it was an old black beat up 70's Les paul Custom. The dead giveaway to me was that the guy said he had been playing for decades and this was his main guitar. They even called in an expert and he pulled it out of the case showing the telltale pancake joint and neck volute...