Vintage ES-335

yvon · Post by **yvon** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:09 pm

Someone in my area is selling an all original, with orginal case, not modified, very very clean 1959 ES-335.

With original factory installed Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.

Original Gibson PAF PUs.

$3500

Looks like a good deal to me... I wonder what is the market price for those???

ECWeagles · Post by **ECWeagles** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:36 pm

animapersa · Post by **animapersa** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:36 pm

why are you waiting? go buy it!!

Finulanu · Post by **Finulanu** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:45 pm

Wow, I don't think you realize how lucky you are.
An original Es-335 from '58-'60 is worth a
HUGE amount of money.
I don't think I'm supposed to sate prices, right??

JXG · Post by **JXG** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:51 pm

If it's kosher that's an unreal low price - 59 reissue maybe? If not, I would have to tell a private seller he's selling way too cheap (add a zero would be closer). If it was from a business I'd buy it in a heartbeat. That's just me though

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:55 pm

Are you kidding me, if it's the real deal, jump all over it!

yvon · Post by **yvon** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:06 pm

I'm looking into it and sent a mail so the seller. BUT, I think it's B.S.

I understand market price for those would be 10X the price he is asking for.

yvon · Post by **yvon** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:15 pm

This is fraud... here is the link. The person is said to be here in Montreal.
http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-acheter-et- ... dZ46213726

Here is a similar description I found in the UK !
http://help-us-to-help-each-other.vstor ... 4de028acab

JXG · Post by **JXG** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:50 pm

Hmm, yes it certainly looks dodgy to me. For those prices I'll take the 63 strat, 59 LP special and 61 LP/SG custom they've got too.

yvon · Post by **yvon** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:37 am

The seller just responded. He is in the UK and would ship for free after receiving payment. Such a transaction should be done via eBay for added security. Otherwise, it's really really risky. Not a chance I would ever but that.

JXG · Post by **JXG** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:39 am

Even then, you wouldn't be covered for that much $. Did he say where in the UK he was?

JXG · Post by **JXG** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:43 am

Ad removed from first link, can't see a way to contact the seller from the second one

ESBlonde · Post by **ESBlonde** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:20 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by yvon
 Someone in my area is selling an all original, with orginal case, not modified, very very clean 1959 ES-335.

With original factory installed Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.

Original Gibson PAF PUs.

$3500

Looks like a good deal to me... I wonder what is the market price for those???
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Original and authenticated PAF sticker Pickups will fetch more than that each (like a lot more)!

This is a joke, a hoax or someone doesn't know what they are selling. If they don't know what they are selling, how come it says PAF's and Bigsby and all original....

It smells a funny colour to me.

People who buy vintage 50's Gibsons pay experts to authenticate the instruments because the values are huge and you don't fool around with those sort of investments. Now there are still guitars found under the beds of people who don't know what they have and leave them to the grandchildren etc, but that is rare and they wouldn't describe the great features of the guitar in an advert.

You can always go have a look! But never buy expensive guitars without having them in your hands first.

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