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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:42 pm
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We sometimes hear "buying an American Fender is an investment". Is it still true? I mean, with the nowadays mass production of those instruments, added to the introduction of the "Custom Shop" (better quality, less availibility, higher price), do the regulars american made fenders are still what they once were in terms of "futur value" ? I know it will never be like what it was in tre early years, but compared to the 70s, 80, and 90s.

What do you think about it?


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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:15 pm
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You bring up an interesting point. Part of the reason why baseball old baseball cards are expensive sometimes has nothing to do with the players careere or stats, its the fact that not many of the old cards exist. Starting around the 70's people started realizing that baseball cards can be worth a lot of money, so they started treating them differently. Now there are an abundance of old baseball cards out there in good condition, so while there is still a bit of a vintage market out there, its probably not as big as it probably was before people realized that old baseball cards would bring in lots of money. Now most of the people who buy cards know they may be worth something someday and take care of them differently than the people who bought them way back when and didn't realize they would be worth something some day. So while 80's and 90s Fenders may be worth something in 2020, its probably not going to be worth as much as an original 50's Tele was or will be at any point in the recent past or future...due to the smaller numbers of production in the 50s versus production numbers from the 80s or 90s. Though this is just a guess since Fender kind of Area 51s the info regarding yearly production totals.

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falcan44 wrote:
what :?:


Sorry for my poor english, it's my second language.


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I saw a Strat from the 60`s on Ebay for $75,000. Nothing special, just a vintage Strat. I would say yes, if you take care of them and keep them in good condition they go up in value with age.


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What do you think about it?


I still think Fender gear is a good investment.

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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:28 am
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HarmonicaJim wrote:
falcan44 wrote:
what :?:


Sorry for my poor english, it's my second language.


Nothing particularly wrong with your english. Don't worry. I haven't a clue why falcan44 didn't understand your post... :)

[sneaky edit! got names mixed up hehe]


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Strats are not at all rare anymore and will not appreciate in value. In 10 years, you'll be lucky to get 75% of MSRP.


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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:11 pm
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I think that anything regards a musical instrument that costs significant money (and that's a relative thing depending on one's budget) is an investment, and not just in terms of monetary return. There are a lot of non-players out there that would say that it's a waste of money no matter how much was spent. I wonder how often that subject comes up in marriage counseling?

I myself wouldn't buy a new or recent guitar with investment potential as the only condition, and it's actually low on my list-though I would be concerned if I couldn't get a fair price for it if I had to 'downsize'. If I like it, use it often and enjoy it, that's more important.


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I think there are certain models that would probalby be good investments. And vintage Fenders are always going to be scarce. The demand will rise but there are only so many around and as more of them end up in collectors hands they will be harder to find. A guitar that has a limited run of a few hundred or however many might be a good investment but probably won't go up in value a significant amount right away.


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