Insulted while trying to sell my ESP M-307.....

[forum member]

So I thought I'd go down to my local pawn shop to just see how much they'd offer me for my ESP M-307. I pull out 5the guitar and set it on the padded counter top and the emplyee of the shop says in a smart ass tone of voice "Hahaha, do people still even play these things anymore?" I looked at one of the guitars they had on a rack and saw an ESP MH-250
and thought "no of course not, people don't play ESP's anymore dumb-ass duoche bag!" Then owner of the pawn shop and his employee were looking online and after about 10 minutes or so the owner comes over to me and says "I know how much these sell for so I'm only going to give you 200 bucks," and then he says "you gotta leave some money on the table for me to make a profit." I thought to myself "hmm yeah like a 300-450 dollar profit" So of course I still have the ESP. I thought the amount was an insult and have to add that this is the very same pawn shop that sold me a vintage Ibanez TS9 Tubesceamer in great condition for $30.

 

[JJ Rodriguez]

$200 seems right for a pawn shop. With a bit of negotiation you might be able to get $250, maybe $275 if you're really good, and those go for $450-500 in mint shape, and you have to leave room for them to negotiate with people who come in and haggle with them.

 

[forum member]

Not trying to argue, but GC offered me $400.

 

[ibznorange]

But GC will also try to get 900 bucks for it

 

[eegor]

Their loss, his gain.

 

[forum member]

But GC will also try to get 900 bucks for it

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Not trying to argue, but GC offered me $400.

Well forum member...

 

[Shannon]

$200 not enough? Ok, I'll give you $250.

 

[Shawn]

Pawn shops suck. I never go there, unless of course, to buy stuff. They don't give shit for anything.

 

[Lee]

Pawn shops suck. I never go there, unless of course, to buy stuff. They don't give shit for anything.

You're barking up the wrong tree if you go into there looking to sell you stuff and actually get somewhere near what it's worth.

 

[forum member]

$200 not enough? Ok, I'll give you $250.

Ahh shoot, if you offered me $250.01 that would've sold me,but that offer just expired.

Well forum member...

Well what?

 

[Shannon]

Ahh shoot, if you offered me $250.01 that would've sold me,but that offer just expired.

Ok, $250.01 it is.

 

[Adamame]

I once came across a black and green universe at a local pawn shop for $900. That means some poor schmuck got about $400 for a $2k guitar. NEVER sell to a pawn shop!

Oh yeah, I really miss my M-307.

 

[Mindcrime1204]

Back in 2004 or so I walked into a pawn shop here in San Antonio and bought a Ibanez UV77GR for 450 bucks. Best short story/find ever in my life.

 

[Adamame]

I bought my UV777blk for $500.

 

[XeoFLCL]

Back in 2004 or so I walked into a pawn shop here in San Antonio and bought a Ibanez UV77GR for 450 bucks. Best short story/find ever in my life.

I bought my UV777blk for $500.

 

[budda]

now you know why people usually don't sell things to pawn shops unless they are desperate for the cash

 

[Adamame]

now you know why people usually don't sell things to pawn shops unless they are desperate for the cash

Yeah, how else would my Dad have bought a '68 Telecaster in excellent condition w/OHSC for $200? BTW, If anyone wants to buy it, He's asking $6k for it.

 

[Hollowway]

Yeah, my dad used to tell me that back in the day you'd see these ads in the classified sections of the paper for really nice stuff going for very little, because it was a mom or wife or something that was selling something that they had no idea what the real value was. Now, with the internet, anyone can look up the actual value, and probably won't underprice something. Pawn shops are the last bastion of a good deal, if you can slog through all of the crap. But yeah, I won't sell anything to a pawn shop - unless I develop a crack habit.

 

[Xaios]

Now you know why people usually don't sell things to pawn shops unless they stole it or have a meth addiction to feed. Likely both.

Fixed.