Why do I keep listing and then at the end of the day I unlist my Gibson Les Paul?

[Hamsterean]

I want to use the 2k for SPY options trading but then I unlist it. It’s a nice guitar but 1. The inlay needs to be repaired and 2. I want a Gibson soft case so I can carry it on my back. (And less weight) That rounds up to $300 more than the initial $2000 that I paid for the Les Paul. I’m poor btw. I realize that it’s not as expensive as a PRS custom or a vintage violin, but compared to my Ibanez AZ it’s twice as expensive.

 

[gball]

Just gonna guess here, but maybe you don't really want to part with it and you are maybe a little worried that if you do and regret it you won't be able to easily replace it.

Every time I have sold a Les Paul I was 100% sure. The ones that I wasn't sure about are sitting in the other room right now.

 

[Hamsterean]

Just gonna guess here, but maybe you don't really want to part with it and you are maybe a little worried that if you do and regret it you won't be able to easily replace it.

Every time I have sold a Les Paul I was 100% sure. The ones that I wasn't sure about are sitting in the other room right now.

I just wanna stop thinking about buying and selling guitars. This is rare, but my GAS is relieved with my current guitars. I am afraid that I might be pushed into buying a Gibson Les Paul Tribute with PAF pickups if I sell my Les Paul Traditional. I vote that different Les Pauls have different tones. This Les Paul sounds clear and aggressive in tone.

P.S. I just remembered that I went through three fucking Les Paul’s before settling with this one. I returned a Les Paul Tribute 2017, and then I bought a Les Paul Traditional 2017, sold it for this one. And before that I had an LPJ 2014 Chocolate burst and I regret selling it. My current Les Paul is almost as good my past LPJ.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I would keep it. As @gball said , you don’t want to regret selling it later.

Trade your case here on the MLP Classifieds and buy one of the soft Gibson cases or a similar Gator case. If you aren’t touring the world or traveling by plane the soft cases are more than the average person needs to protect their guitar.

Good luck in your decision.

She’s a beauty.

 

[Nick-O]

perhaps you pull the listing cause you know the market might tank or you might invest poorly and loose a guitar you really liked and have zilch
save some cash and invest it. put the LP away for a while and forget about it.
after you get finished loosing your money on stocks, you can dig out the LP and play some heartfelt blues on it.

.02¢

 

[dc007]

Have you talked to a psychiatrist

 

[redcoats1976]

you seem normal to me.going to the orlando guitar show with my 2016 trad HP tomorrow but the 2017 GT tribute is staying home.might come back with something else.or maybe money and buy a zach meyer PRS SE or might just keep it.ok,we both need to seek help.

 

[1allspub]

perhaps you pull the listing cause you know the market might tank or you might invest poorly and loose a guitar you really liked and have zilch
save some cash and invest it. put the LP away for a while and forget about it.
after you get finished loosing your money on stocks, you can dig out the LP and play some heartfelt blues on it.

.02¢

This^

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

Is your "Stock Trading" a long term "investment" or "Stock Trading" à la "gambling"?

It's quite a nice guitar.
As I often say:
Money comes, money goes but a beautiful/good to you guitar is hard to find.
Ultimately you're the only one who can tell what's best for you.
Ultimately you're the only one to deal with your Stock Trading talents.
If it's more of a crap shoot, keep the guitar.

 

[01GT Eibach]

Just figure it out and keep it... It sounds like you have a killer Les Paul that you will only be trying to replace after it leaves, which ends almost always being the most expensive path around the bend. And (1) what is wrong with the inlays that needs a repair?, and (2) soft cases are cheap. Just like someone said above, you could easily sell its legit Gibson HSC to pay for these two things.

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

I wouldn't sell the original HSC.
If ever you sell, the original case is most often than not a must.
It has added value.

Get a soft case eventually.

 

[Leee]

It sounds like you have a killer Les Paul that you will only be trying to replace after it leaves, which ends almost always being the most expensive path around the bend.

Best way to feel good about selling a good Les Paul?

Don’t do it until you’ve bought another Les Paul and played them side by side for a period of time.

At some point, if a clear favorite emerges, then you can let the other one go.

Another tip comparing stocks to a good Les Paul?
A Les Paul will never be worth ZERO.

 

[mjross]

Best way to feel good about selling a good Les Paul?

Don’t do it until you’ve bought another Les Paul and played them side by side for a period of time.

At some point, if a clear favorite emerges, then you can let the other one go.

Another tip comparing stocks to a good Les Paul?
A Les Paul will never be worth ZERO.

With me they are all “clear favorites”, it always ends up that way…lol!

 

[Blues scale]

Are you trying to make a quick buck by punting on a stock you’ve read about on Wall Street Bets/Tik Tok etc?

If so, the chances are that you’ll lose the money and the guitar.

No offence, but logically, if you say you’re poor, it suggests you don’t know much about trading.

 

[Blues scale]

Just to add to my post above, as it was a bit blunt.

I spent a few hours today agonising over whether to buy a stock on my watchlist that had fallen 17% since open (and 85% over 6 months). I decided not to because there were still some things I couldn’t get comfortable with in its financials, so I’d prefer to spend more time researching. It bounced 10% by the closing bell, and will probably rip a bit more next week.

*However* I don’t regret it at all because there is *always* another opportunity to make money in the stock market.

But there is *never* an opportunity to buy back a guitar you regret selling.

 

[Blues scale]

Using puts and options in this way is basically gambling.

The market is very volatile right now because literally no one knows how to call it. You have absolutely no edge whatsoever. Even if you’re right about the trend, you can be margin called and wiped out. If you make money, it will be pure luck. But basic probability says you won’t.

If you don’t care about losing $2k and the guitar, then go for it.

Just trying to make clear that there’s no such thing as a once in a lifetime opportunity in markets. There’s always another one. So don’t let fomo make you do anything stupid, and make sure you’re comfortable with the idea of losing the entire amount if/when it goes wrong.

And if you get it right, don’t mistake luck for skill.

 

[Blues scale]

I’d understand more if you were just going to buy the ETF btw. Not a YOLO, but at least it will eventually be worth more than you bought it for.

Anyway, it’s bedtime where I am. Sorry if that wasn’t what you wanted to hear. Good luck!

 

[mgenet]

Ham, can I call you Ham? Thank you.

Ham, it appears you have a True Relationship with that LP.

Nothing funny about that. It is a serious matter and a life
changing event.

All of that is understandable and...well...let me help you start to
sort it out with some advice.

First, you need to see where you are coming from...look deep
inside and decide how you feel you will deal with the separation.

Good luck and I, and some of the others will check in on you to see
if you are okay and maybe need a hug to a visit to Mal's Island.
(No batteries or cake are included in this promotion)

Good luck Ham.

 

[Hamsterean]

Just figure it out and keep it... It sounds like you have a killer Les Paul that you will only be trying to replace after it leaves, which ends almost always being the most expensive path around the bend. And (1) what is wrong with the inlays that needs a repair?, and (2) soft cases are cheap. Just like someone said above, you could easily sell its legit Gibson HSC to pay for these two things.

Just one inlay is popping out so it needs to be glued back in

 

[Mahoot]

Keep the guitar and get funded by a prop firm for trading. You will only get funded if you can trade successfully.

Good luck.