RARE!

[SpiderWars]

I was looking thru local craigslist and saw an ad that said the item was rare. It then occured to me that the word 'rare' made me less interested.

If it is something that I've been looking long and hard for, I should already know its rare. You don't have to tell me. If I'm not familiar enough to know its rare, all you're doing is telling me you want top dollar. It might be rare or it might not but you have told me you have a reason to charge more. You haven't made it a more appealing product to me by saying you think it's 'rare'. It just raises a red flag that didn't need to be raised. IMO.

 

[Dopethrone]

Yeah but the ? emoji gets me everytime tho!

 

[Donnie B.]

Come on man, everyone knows adjectives help sell shit!

 

[scottosan]

I was looking thru local craigslist and saw an ad that said the item was rare. It then occured to me that the word 'rare' made me less interested.

If it is something that I've been looking long and hard for, I should already know its rare. You don't have to tell me. If I'm not familiar enough to know its rare, all you're doing is telling me you want top dollar. It might be rare or it might not but you have told me you have a reason to charge more. You haven't made it a more appealing product to me by saying you think it's 'rare'. It just raises a red flag that didn't need to be raised. IMO.

More often than not, things are rare because they sucked or were unpopular and companies bailed on the product.

Just like priced reduced really means “I was asking too much”

I also like the mint except the headstock break.

 

[thegame]

Agreed. Rare usually translates to no one else wants it. I also love "WARNING, final price drop!". Gee, and to think I was biting my nails to the stubs just waiting for your final price drop.

 

[Spaceboy]

If you list something as "rare", I'm not interested. It's a dumb tag-phrase that sellers use to justify inflating their asking price. If the seller thinks something is rare enough that they put it in the listing, then it usually means they are going to be difficult to work with and not worth the hassle, even if it's something I've been wanting.

 

[Donnie B.]

When I get around to listing the Mark III Red with the R2 mod would 'rare' be appropriate then?

I don't know how many reds were made total but they certainly don't come up for sale often.

 

[japetus]

There is a guy on my local CL that lists everything as "RARE" and "you won't find one in this condition" and also "Priced at Reverb price"....and his infamous "Price is extremely firm". He never sells anything and all he has is low end $200 shit guitars. To make matters worse, on nicer guitars he rips out the pickups (even if they are Duncans) and replaced them with guitar madness pickups (which I am assuming he got a bunch on wholesale) so he can further maximize his tiny profit. He is literally a joke around here among the gear flippers.

 

[japetus]

When I get around to listing the Mark III Red with the R2 mod would 'rare' be appropriate then?

I don't know how many reds were made total but they certainly don't come up for sale often.

No, because the person that is going to buy something like that has no need for some catchy qualifier words.

 

[Donnie B.]

No, because the person that is going to buy something like that has no need for some catchy qualifier words.

Great point.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Bogner Ecstasy 101B white chassis mid-1990s with ‘speaker cabinet switching’ option…
That’s a rare one that Reinhold (quickly) stopped producing because sonically, it sucked the tone from the amplifier,
…but yes, very rare!?
My cousin owned one of these and sent it back to Bogner within one week. By far, the worst sounding Bogner Ecstasy I have ever played or heard.

 

[Donnie B.]

LOL - Ya, sometimes it's rare for a reason.

 

[311boogieman]

I was looking thru local craigslist and saw an ad that said the item was rare. It then occured to me that the word 'rare' made me less interested.

If it is something that I've been looking long and hard for, I should already know its rare. You don't have to tell me. If I'm not familiar enough to know its rare, all you're doing is telling me you want top dollar. It might be rare or it might not but you have told me you have a reason to charge more. You haven't made it a more appealing product to me by saying you think it's 'rare'. It just raises a red flag that didn't need to be raised. IMO.

What was it exactly?

 

[SpiderWars]

What was it exactly?

There are several but this was the last one that made me think that. Probably a cool amp for the right person.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/d/atlanta-rare-divided-by-13-ftr-amp-head/7363960357.html

 

[Donnie B.]

People that have D/13 amps swear by them in a similar way as Morgan owners do.
They're suppose to have that 'magic' edge of breakup thing nailed.

Never played either but would love too.

 

[scottosan]

There are several but this was the last one that made me think that. Probably a cool amp for the right person.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/d/atlanta-rare-divided-by-13-ftr-amp-head/7363960357.html

So rare that I could only find 30 or so completed sales at half the price.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/msg/d/desoto-rare-egnater-renegade/7375854828.html

 

[SpiderWars]

This one gets it. I don't even play piano but I still kind of want this widowmaker.

https://macon.craigslist.org/msg/d/eastman-piano/7372944851.html

 

[Donnie B.]

This one gets it. I don't even play piano but I still kind of want this widowmaker.

https://macon.craigslist.org/msg/d/eastman-piano/7372944851.html

If I was within 50 miles and had a pickup I'd nail that in a heartbeat!

Swear to god every damn house I spent significant time in as a kid had a piano like that in it.
Could be center of attention in the living room or collecting dust in the cellar. They were
everywhere.

 

[Dopethrone]

Haha some listings on FB I post I just out and say :

cash
Location

"Google it yaself"

Best ad I can do, always gets the most messages for gear, and nooooo00000 within a day or two (before post approval, now they just yank it!
It always gets pulled! ?

Thereby despite my attempts to be short and witty, Im forced to hashtag, use ridiculous catch phrases, emojis and act like this isnt the worldwide electronic fleamarket of feelings

Instead of the anarchy the internet needs to be and once was ?

 

[scottosan]

This stuff is getting out of control. These people can’t be serious

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4441465219273526/