I can assure you that 95% sell because panget ang tunog.... the remaining 5% sell because they really need the cash or have a duplicate of the what they are selling. Alam mo kasi, kung magandang tunog ng isang gitara talagang people hold onto it. And given that good/great sounding guitars are rare indeed, kaya maraming benta sa classifieds. Lets be honest with ourselves, if it was otherwise -- that 95% of the guitars being sold sa classifieds sound good -- then guitarists would be the dumbest lot of musicians for selling that many good sounding instruments.
Nah! 95% is too much. I'd have to say it's somewhere between 80-85%. Then again, some or most folks who sell their items here don't really think their gears are bad-sounding. Could be that they just found a much better sounding piece of gear or equipment that's why. Finding a much better equipment doesn't necessarily mean what you currently have is crap. Some things just work better for 'em.
Alex, kahit anong ganda at kamahal ng gamit mo, kung kapit ka na sa patalim at talagang kelangan mo ng pera for emergency and for whatever reason, bibitiwan mo din yan. Life is more important than holding on to tangible things you know you can replace or buy back someday.
I'm not sure if all of you guys are familiar with this story, but, when Michael Schenker was struck by a series of unfortunate events and misfortune, at the time when he was facing the hard economic reality in the early 2000, Michael was forced to sell $200,000 worth of his studio equipment just to ease his debt load. When that didn't do enough, the day he fears the most has finally come. He finds himself once again in the same predicament where he had no choice but to let go of something that's of golden value and something that has been very dear to him. This time, the sacrificial lambs were his three (3) black and white Gibson Flying Vs, the guitar, his partner(s) in crime so to speak, which he has forged his signature to the music and guitar world. Michael was so well-linked to those flying vs that he's the first person you think of when you see a flying v guitar. Mr. Schenker was homeless by 2002.
With God's grace and mercy, Michael is doin' great now. He's in a better life condition and he is once again playing music. He now has his life back. Now, I won't delve too much on that part of his life but now, you get the picture.
