How much is a COA worth on a historic

[JLH]

As mentioned above, if its a typical top average guitar that's gonna get gigged, 200, 300 bucks
Smokin top that has collector value, priceless, or very great deal that would make worth it, half price, I would buy it (IMO)

 

[cryptozoo]

I don't care much about COAs. They're pretty cheap-looking and could be very easily forged with a home computer and halfway decent printer, if someone cared to take the time. Seems like they change them every other year, too, so it's hard to keep up with what they're supposed to look like year-to-year. One of my R8s has one (somewhere) and the other doesn't, but I bought 'em both to play, not horde away for resale. I think the guy who sold me the one without the COA factored that into the price, but that was all on him.

 

[ausmatt]

The new COA's are different, they come in a little black book, hand signed and numbered, not as easy to fake, I have two of each, agreed the old piece of paper would be easy to fake.

 

[lhrocker]

So getting a used R9 or R0 flametop with no COA for half the new price is good? That is if after careful inspection (markings, tenon, weight, authenticity) everything shows it is real.

 

[pinefd]

Hey, guys, do me a favor...if you ever find a killer guitar for sale, but decide to pass on it because it doesn't have a COA, please send it my way. Yes, it's nice to have a COA, but I've yet to pass up buying a great guitar for lack of a COA.

There are a few guitars I have, however, that absolutely need one because of very special features in the guitar that are spelled out in the COA. For these guitars, that piece of paper literally doubles the value of the guitar (if not more). But a normal COA...I don't think it adds (or detracts) much to (from) the value of a guitar.

 

[Mike60]

I just bought this...

no C.A.O....ratty case,no handle ...

 

[twinrider1]

I just bought this...

no C.A.O....ratty case,no handle ...

Ha! Noob buyer alert.

 

[SKATTERBRANE]

COA is a sales tool, I say the Guitar authenticates itself. It is a LOT easier to fake a COA than a Gibson!!

 

[blueheeler]

Hi all,
Personally for me it would be a deal breaker, no COA no buy, as far as i'm concerned I like all to be in order when purchasing something like that, it's alot of money for a guitar and should include everything that it left the CS with.
Thats just me.
Also though I think it goes some way into giving you an idea how the guitar was looked after, you know, if the person that had it couldn't even look after the COA that makes the guitar legit then thats pretty sad. And who wants to send it back for authentication.
Like I said thats just my opinion.

+1

 

[Lemonhead]

if the person that had it couldn't even look after the COA that makes the guitar legit then thats pretty sad.

 

[LPCollector]

I just bought this...

no C.A.O....ratty case,no handle ...

Yes, but a real '69!

 

[richlespaul]

Apparently the original owner never got a COA with my R8??? I’m in Australia and don’t fancy boxing it up and posting it back to Gibson!
Part of me doesn’t care as it’s a player but part of me would like to frame it and put it up on my study wall.
Any quality scans available?

 

[RCCola]

A lot of Historic's for certain years didn't come with COAs.

 

[richlespaul]

How about a 2003 R8 serial # 8 3509?