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Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #11468] Tue, 28 July 2009 23:38   samclark Messages: 2 Registered: July 2009 Junior Member I am hoping to get some idea of what one might expect to pay for a 1968 Kustom K200B guitar. There is one at a local pawn shop and they are asking $700 for it. This seems high to me, but perhaps that is what a good-condition K200B goes for? Any opinions are much appreciated. I have found several good sites regarding these guitars, and am interested in buying this particular one, which is the "Zebra" model. Thanks for any feedback. Some sites I came across with good info on these guitars in case anyone else is looking for some history or more details: http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/kustom6.htm http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Ku stom/K200B+Guitar/10/1 --------- Sam Clark Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #11469 is a reply to message #11468] Wed, 29 July 2009 05:49   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Get on line with Vintage guitar magazine and order their 2009 vintage price guide for 24.95, its well worth it. Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #11470 is a reply to message #11468] Wed, 29 July 2009 06:45   pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi Senior Member I have a proto-type custom color green sparkle sunburst K200A guitar and rectangular case for sale on craigslist. The owner I bought it from worked at Kustom and said they only did two in that color. Bud verified it when I showed it to him last June. I also have a post on the Comment Board listed in the Kustom Guitar Pickups post that shows a lot of differences in the guitars from start to finish. Don Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #11471 is a reply to message #11468] Wed, 29 July 2009 12:34 chicagobill Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003 Senior Member Welcome to the board Sam! Pricing on any item will always be based upon condition, location, rarity, demand and most importantly economy. In a bad economy, just like your house, every collectible loses value. Kustom guitars were not made in the kind of quantities that the major guitar companies ran, so they are somewhat rare. That being said, there is nowhere near as much demand for Kustom guitars as there is for Gibson and Fender guitars. Maybe if Slash or one of the Jonas brothers began playing vintage Kustom guitars the demand would skyrocket. Condition is always a factor in value. How original the piece is and what the overall condition is will greatly effect the overall value. And sometimes specific models will be valued differently based upon features or finishes. Original case and any "case candy" will also add to the value of the guitar. Geographic location always plays a part in "the going rate" of things. In the larger cities prices tend to be higher than in rural small towns. A few years ago, $600-$700 was probably going rate on a good, clean 200B. Today it seems a little high, depending upon the condition. etc. Just my 2 cents. Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #11485 is a reply to message #11468] Fri, 31 July 2009 00:00   samclark Messages: 2 Registered: July 2009 Junior Member Thanks for the replies all. I am going to go look at the guitar again tomorrow, so now I have at least some feel for what it is worth. The guitar was in very good shape, and if I recall correctly, the case was original and also in good shape. Thanks again for the replies, much appreciated. --------- Sam Clark Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #13258 is a reply to message #11470] Thu, 25 March 2010 16:12 Truetone6 Messages: 14 Registered: March 2010 Location: Midwest Junior Member pleat wrote on Wed, 29 July 2009 06:45 I have a proto-type custom color green sparkle sunburst K200A guitar and rectangular case for sale on craigslist. The owner I bought it from worked at Kustom and said they only did two in that color. Bud verified it when I showed it to him last June. I also have a post on the Comment Board listed in the Kustom Guitar Pickups post that shows a lot of differences in the guitars from start to finish. Don What ever happened to Your Green Sparkle K200A Don? Do you have a picture of it? I'd love to see it. Report message to a moderator

Re: Price for 1968 Kustom K200B Guitar? [message #13265 is a reply to message #13258] Fri, 26 March 2010 22:47   pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi Senior Member I have photo's of the green sparkle K200A guitar. I do have a problem with Rich Stephens who has been using my uncredited photo on the Broadway Music site for years of the Natural K200A guitar and red Bass. He has used my photo and refused to add credits after several attempts to contact him. So until that is resolved, I'm not interested in posting any photo's so he can steal another copywrited photo. Don Report message to a moderator

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