I Found a Legit 1958 Gibson Les Paul at Goodwill | Guitar Hunting With Trogly

[@Trog]

I would've never expected to find a 50s Les Paul at Goodwill! Just goes to show you that golden era guitars are still out there with people that don't know their true value 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/item/35597271?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly 💰New to Reverb? Get $10 on Me ➡️ reverb.grsm.io/earn10 ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ 🎸New Guitar Day Program: troglysguitarshow.com/ngd/ 👕 Merch: teespring.com/basic-logo-4245?pid=211

[@bebopganymede]

As soon as I saw this listed, (I check a lot.) I had a feeling you'd be making a video on it haha.

[@thomaskafafian2871]

I emailed you about this! Sweet

[@DJPLAYNICE]

Trog, Please do not rally behind taking advantage of individuals or agencies who have unwitting possession of a valuable item. "Kicking themselves" - Not cool. I don't look up the values of things I donate. To suggest someone would regret their donation based on what they would have been able to sell something for is riddic-bo-bic. It misses the point almost completely. Give. 'Ha-ha, I underpaid for this axe and I flipped it for a great profit. I just love shorting social service agencies. Don't ask, don't tell, we'll make ours and they'll get theirs. Not 'fair' Austin. P.S. Five years ago this was a good place for bargains. The influx of profiteers erased that. The social experiment fails if you don't give and receive equally. Do Not mess with the marginalized and socially dependent members of our society. Just Don't! DON'T.

[@hkguitar1984]

The Trogly's Guitar Show, Is it possible the Buyer could write-off the cost of this guitar on their Taxes because it was purchased from Goodwill? Interesting episode, thank you.

[@nicholasmanupella3475]

HOW MUCH FOR FJESTADS BLUE BOOK OF GUITAR VALUES

[@parkerb9010]

And thanks to Matt for buying it and presenting the rustic beauty and story.

[@88pynogrl]

I think I watched the episode, and it actually still played.

[@zackattack635]

Over a million views, it paid for itself.

[@parkerb9010]

@george spear awesome will do, I didn't see the notification. Thanks brother.

[@RATsnak3]

@@zackattack635 lmao i doubt that

[@zackattack635]

@@RATsnak3 a million views is 6-8k.

[@yram7687]

I think Matthew Scott bought that Les Paul. Check out his channel.

[@paolo4002]

Yes he did... I just watched the vid.. Sounds fantastic !!

[@spacebaby1174]

i saw that also,,just randomly came across vid,,then just found this,,pretty cool find imo

[@LGuitarB]

Yes! Just saw that video yesterday :-D

[@ferox965]

Just watched that vid. Thing plays like a beauty.

[@rogeliorodriguez8915]

Yes Matthew is a lucky guy, hes buy a great guitar and restored the guitar now the guitar sounds really good, is incredible

[@ggullett3966]

I'm pretty sure youtuber Matthew Scott bought this very guitar. He has a video detailing it. Check it out.

[@foldersfromthecuriouscitiz503]

That is the exact model.

[@foldersfromthecuriouscitiz503]

Just watched his video a day ago

[@APfishing_guitar_statistics]

Yep he bought it. I watched the video too

[@PickWithZ]

im here because of his video lol

[@paulschauerman2052]

Hi. Yeah, I think you need to check it out Trogly.

[@dawsonfradin9071]

Dedicated series for goodwill called goodwill hunting. Bad joke, yes, but I feel it needs to be done.

[@hondacivic7793]

You've got my full support!

[@LucasFerreira-cq8qz]

It's literally on the thumbnail...

[@joermnyc]

Bad joke, but it’s not your fault.

[@ryanarevalo7143]

How do you like them hunting? Lol.

[@Neil_SM]

He already called the last video that

[@teslapete4461]

never clicked so fast...

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Me too

[@dmars1223]

Me too

[@TimdogQ]

Yup lol

[@sc12100]

YUP!

[@eyeless_gaming9074]

Same bruv

[@scotttracey3748]

Matthew Scott is the proud owner of this goodwill 58 Les Paul there some videos on what they had to repair on the guitar now it's in good hands,Plus Matt has short demo video on how the guitar sounds.

[@WW-1995]

The whole 2min I was like "It really looks like Matthew Scott's vintage Les Paul guitar from goodwill" then after seeing the front this confirms it is actually the same guitar. He made a series of videos about it that is really interesting to watch.

[@alabamahebrew]

Back in the mid 90's I was attending a local college program and one of the parts of the program was to work for a non-profit organization and I took the Goodwill assignment. I honestly did not know that much about Goodwill prior to the 6 weeks I worked there. Here is what I came away with as a now first hand knowledge and experienced opinion of the organization, If you recall those videos showing Gibson destroying those guitars you will now understand why I was not surprised or even angered by it. At Good will. a lot of good stuff gets destroyed!! One time we had a set of touch lamps get donated, these were not cheap ones!! They were very nice and very beautiful looking, but on one of the lamps the cord had been cut about 3 inches before the plug. I was told to take both lamps out to the big dumpster and throw them in, literally THROW them in!! I had to make sure to throw them against the steel sides of the dumpster so as to break the multi-pieced glass shades and damage the metal as much as possible. If an electrical product came in with a wiring issue it was to be destroyed immediately! Brand new cast iron cooking pans were to be destroyed as best as we could, because those don't sell very well and are usually heavy and take up shelf space. Many times old computer gaming systems would come in and they would actually separate the machines, the controllers and any discs that were included and put them in different places around the store and sell them individually. There was one old system that came in and the ONLY way to use it was with the included 5 inch floppy disk (shows you how old it was lol) we were told to separate the disks, I told the manager that without those disks the system was no good, oh well, too bad do it anyway. One time an old chest came in with some really nice dishes in it. I was told to take the chest out back to the dumpster, throw the dishes into the dumpster smashing them all and then bring the chest back in because it appeared to be an old one. As it turns out the chest was appraised to be valued at about $900!! I talked to the appraiser about the set of dishes and told them the brand name, the appraiser said those dishes would have been worth around $500!! So, while there are a lot of good buys at Goodwill, I feel that they disrespect a lot of people who make donations to them. So if you are ever feeling generous and charitable and want to donate stuff to Goodwill, PLEASE talk to the store manager and if possible show them your items. Tell the manager you are aware that they destroy/dispose of a lot of items and to please let you know if any of your items would be treated as such. This way maybe you could find someone or somewhere else to donate your "grannies old dishes" gift where it would be more appreciated. Personally I would donate to a local Salvation Army store before I would to a Goodwill. Salvation Army feeds and clothes the poor, whereas Goodwill is just about employing sometimes otherwise unemployable people, criminals etc. Also, check out how much Goodwill pays it's CEO's and other such people, that is where most of it's money actually goes!

[@shanemarcotte2062]

Wealth of information! Thank you Ron!

[@renegade2556]

Gadzooks! Thank you ! I was just about to donate my 50 year old 12 pound collection of Filmed and documented hairy Dry nose pickings to Charity That I have religously accumulated inside every orifice my 1958 les paul! These crooks do not deserve my nose pickings!

[@alabamahebrew]

@@renegade2556 Nor your Les Paul ! Lol. GIVE it to me instead lol.

[@renegade2556]

@@alabamahebrew I flick Boogers in your general direction! It is nice to be appreciated!

[@alabamahebrew]

@@renegade2556 umm well uhh alrighty then... Carry on

[@Metalbass10000]

Maybe they donated it to Goodwill specifically because it was valuable. There are people who do actually want to help others, especially help people who haven't had the good fortune they have had.

[@bubu89136]

That's a very wise way of looking at it. Everybody else just assumes, including myself, that nobody would want to contribute something valuable. Nice perspective.

[@patrickbrown8540]

This is true! Some people do not care about money, and some people have so much money stuff like this is pocket change. Some are also more generous than others as well.

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Well when you just inherited dads HOUSE, be nice.👍 (They probably kept the shiny 1982 Hondo. lol)

[@thewhitemustang]

The comment 4 up from this one tells the dark truth about goodwill.

[@BeantownToBigD]

More of the money would have gone to helping people in need if it was sold elsewhere and 100% of the money donated to a food bank or Salvation Army. Goodwill is a for profit business that sells discounted used clothes etc..

[@blackdogsheep5631]

Ahhh the Goodwill story. I had the grace of finding a 90's Fernandez Jazz Bass in the store. I found it buried under a stack of Rock Band controllers. It had no strings, one bridge saddle (bent), the G-string tuner was frozen, pickup foam was rotted out and the electronics needed cleaning. Along with a good setup it was the best $35 dollars that I spent there.

[@terrypussypower]

Aren't they spelt "Fernandes" with an "s"? Or is Fernandez a different brand?

[@blackdogsheep5631]

@@terrypussypower Yeah, just mis-typed it.

[@terrypussypower]

@@blackdogsheep5631 Yeah, I thought so.

[@macgibbon]

Normans Rare Guitars verdict: player grade, really plays well

[@p6x2]

Its not only Goodwill; I am currently in the market for an item on Ebay, and I followed several auctions to get an idea of what a typical used price would be. I have seen listing selling for about 50 bucks less than the price of new! and then you have to add shipping while the new ships out for free... I don't understand who would purchase a used item, several years old, and pay more than the price new....

[@marcofigino7620]

Matthew Scott, the youtuber bought it

[@docc7571]

I recently acquired a free 1966 fender blackface deluxe reverb from my uncle as he was renovating an abandoned plumbing supply warehouse. Looks to be all original and still worked.

[@RoadhouseMTmma]

Hey trogly, love your channel. I actually won that Corvus last week and I think your video prevented a lot of people from bidding that guitar up to astronomical levels. I ended up getting it for just over 900 and with shipping it was under 950.00. I've always dug that body shape and am pretty excited to play around with it, and luckily I have a friend who has those same tuners on hand. Keep the great videos coming.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

"Fender Bullet strings" I used those when I was a teen, mostly because they were the only thing I could afford. My fingertips start aching when I recall how fast those strings started to rust, that really nasty skin cutting black oxidation.

[@bipbipletucha]

The California Series is sort of the ancestor of the American Special/Performer line. They had the same mix of vintage and modern specs, and were made from USA parts in the Mexico factory to cut down the cost. That's the main thing that makes them unique. They also have their own serial number prefix (which is super uncommon, mostly just limited edition and reissue stuff gets that).

[@fretted]

Goodwill owner is a millionaire. Imagine having a store where everyone just gives you your inventory.

[@MattSyversonthePaperbackRocker]

But they give people jobs. Minimum wage jobs. And lots of Goodwills get their labor from people on probation working public servie hours.

[@yournamehere7182]

He's a Willionaire 😁

[@justinrayguitars6024]

What most people don't realize is Goodwill is a for profit company.

[@zacklance7798]

Matt Syverson the Paperback Rocker goodwill abuses handicapped workers

[@Metalbass10000]

Being a millionaire is not in itself a horrible thing. There are plenty of millionaires who are doing far worse things in the world than operating a chain of stores like Goodwill.

[@dezmoduo]

For a young pup who knows so much, the Trog misses the mark on occasion. That LP Special was played, manhandled, sweated over, ridden hard and put up wet for years before Trog was potty trained. Since Trog is a "non-performer" there might be some gut/emotional connection to instruments that he won't experience. Troggy has learned the technical fine points of the collector/$$$ driven side of the guitar world. At the same time he has missed the highs and lows of the performance gauntlet. Of having to find a screw to secure the jackplate from dads workbench, just enough to hold it together for a couple of gigs.. I had the chance to play that model , very similar vintage, in primo condition 8/10, side by side with a 57 or 58 LP Std. Also in collectible condition. You would expect either of those guitars to be exceptional and yield a special experience. The Les Paul Std did exactly that. Hit all the right marks and put a smile on my mug. The LP Special also brought the happy's BUT for me, that day, I felt I had played a special mojo guitar. Same riffs I always play, same amp, same room, but there was something extra that couldn't be denied. It's kind of why I had to comment, the memory of that rehearsal is strong. That was 5-6 years ago and the owner/trader had it at a $10K price point. Trog keeps covering the same ground, making deals, unscrewing pickups, flipping through the pickup settings, and setting forth subjective commentary that sometimes falls short of the mark, for me of course. On the flip side, I'm not a trader/collector (except that I do tend to collect guitars for my personal GAS). Fancy ones and plain ones they have all been taken out to gigs. It's possible someone could have paid an additional $1k for this Special and cherished every screw hole, cracked finish, and splinter for the pleasure of playing that road worn dog.

[@georgerobinson9275]

I am pretty sure the original owner did not give it away freely but someone else "Got Rid Of It" who did not know a thing about guitars.......

[@leightnite3056]

Had my T60 for nearly 20 yrs, and they are GREAT American made guitars, still the best axe this pro has ever played!

[@blood_red_sinnamon_official]

Whenever i see a new video pop up i just immediately click them i love this channel

[@lord_beethoven1169]

To me: the wear and tear on that guitar tells a wonderful story. 😯

[@boyscoutguitarist3921]

Is this the guitar that Mathew Scott just had semi restored?

[@leonarddaneman810]

I found an Aria A553 on Goodwill for $171 + shipping. Now, this is a 1970 ultra-fine wood classical with flame Maple sides and back and a solid cedar or spruce top. I missed the sale by 5 months . . . Now, you may not be impressed, but if you ever played one of these it ranks up there with fine concert level classicals costing over $1000. What the Maple does to the sound!!!! I can't say enough about the tone, the volume, and sustain. This one looked in perfect condition . . . the one I found at a flea market for $190 last year required the soundboard refinished (taught myself French Polishing just so the work was an upgrade) . . . so, yes, you can find awesome guitars on Goodwill.

[@seanriffle6324]

I've seen many guitars sell for thousands on Goodwill. Both acoustics and electrics. If you watch the website every day you'd be surprised what you see. I've bought several guitars that have turned out to be very good deals. My favorite is a 1964 Silvertone(Sears & Roebuck), made in Japan acoustic that is in excellent condition and sounds unbelievable. I've had a couple friends offer me a nice profit on the $40 I paid for it.

[@danielpayne2360]

I got a Gibson 56'GA60 amp from Goodwill back in 1975 as I sat at a stoplight and looked at their window saw a small tweed amp and freaked the thing was $100 and needed a bit of TLC but the thing sounded like Link Wray blown speaker and all, we dont need no stinking fuzz box! and I still have it but it sounds more adapted to its original intent

[@renegade2556]

If People born before Snowflakes had to add input all you would hear would be silenced pistols and rifles at close range! Hark!

[@teslapete4461]

i would fix the bass side tuners, and make sure the set-up was good, and rip! lol, this is a beauty.

[@christopherwood9596]

2 weeks ago at a goodwill I had a similar experience! I was looking for some shorts when the person stocking the store (who knew me from the last time I was there and bought a bunch of crappy toy instruments) called me over and was like "Hey music man, check this out! You think this is worth anything?" It was a Harmony H75. She wanted 15 dollars for it. Never closed a deal that fuckin fast in my life. It's got a busted trussrod and one of the pickups is shot. But dam, I'll never get that lucky again in my LIFE.

[@p6x2]

I absolutely love that guitar.... this clearly bears the mark of life, and that makes it so much more valuable. A few repairs here and there, and you have a time traveler....

[@muchomusiclibre]

Austin, it's not just guitars that sell for more than their worth on Goodwill, it's everything. Vinyl records, audio equipment, comic books...literally everything. I think the reason is that people treat bidding as a game, and get a rush of adrenaline by winning the game. The same thing used to occur on eBay, before they had a ton of sellers, in the early 2000's. It's great for the seller, horrible for the guy who knows the proper retail prices, and is looking for a below retail bargain.

[@greghenderson4582]

It’s a 4000 guitar but more power to them!!

[@renegade2556]

it is just a Guitar! not worth jack!

[@TheChadPad]

Renegade "It's just a Ferrari, not worth jack!"

[@musicismyreligion5213]

Aint worth the price of a set of strings to me.

[@thornmatthew8395]

Amazing find

[@championvinnie9375]

Matthew Scott just bought this on his KZbin channel

[@bPcrazydave]

My wife is an avid Goodwill hunter, and a few weeks ago she brought me back a 1958 Goya classical guitar in its original case. There was also a vintage Cordova strap in the case, just like the one Johnny Cash wore in the famous finger picture. She used a 20% coupon and only paid $24. I wish she found an electric or a steel string acoustic at least, but this guitar has all that vintage vibe, sounds amazing, and has helped me understand the appeal of a vintage guitars.

[@renegade2556]

Did either of you try to tune the guitar and see if it actually holds a tune? I think you missed the obvious and got rooooked! Do either of you Play Guitar!? Greed is not a good motivator! Unless you actually play guitar all that shit means absolutely nothing! Vintage Vibe? Do I look Stupid? Tune the fucker and play it ! oh vintage vibe means you bought a piece of crap you paid too much for that you want money for! Not really feeling any vibe but the greedy unload this crap on somebody stupid vibe!

[@renegade2556]

If it holds the first chord right on the the money to any Johnny cash song well it is the same type guitar

[@renegade2556]

This Guitar was carved By Vlaimir Putin with a Clam shell during the Reagan Administration,Right?1

[@Andrew_182]

Without the musician there wouldn’t be the guitars - true. Without the speculators there wouldn’t be the guitar market - false. Without speculators, there would still be a guitar market for the people who want to buy a guitar to actually play it and prices would likely be more reasonable for a lot of things. Not saying anyone’s doing anything wrong or anything, but the market would still exist without speculators.

[@ruslanhouk]

Damn the title got me hyped for this one

[@DougE.phresh]

3:25 this is what I ask myself every time I get on the expressway

[@anonymousguitarperson2063]

Lol

[@grahamwerner8386]

Matthew Scott bought this very guitar, boy were you wrong. All original baby! Besides the tuners and pick guard

[@aaabeverages7152]

YOU ARE SO AWESOME. Former soundboard and guitar 🎸 tech. -Gonzo.

[@zakkoehler6820]

Donuts to dollars you see that exact Les Paul on Reverb, either fully restored or as is.

[@kiezersosay49]

I just bought one of the better epiphone SGs for 40! Im on my way now to get a barely used 57/66 EMG set for 50! got it all on my local offerup baby!

[@DeCalchisiSonicLab]

without musicians there wouldn't be guitars, without speculators there wouldn't be a guitar market......truly true !!!

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

I got a 1969 Gibson SG for free. Granted it was just the neck and body both me and the owner did not know what it was. He gave it to me as a tip for doing some repairs on his other guitars. Once I discovered what it was I have been finding good deals on the rest of the parts to finish it. The headstock was never cracked but the body itself was where the neck mounts and someone already did the repair. I just have to set the neck, assemble and re-fin.

[@shauncarter924]

Those Peavey guitars are vastly underrated, IMO.

[@stevenpape2021]

As a player, a good neck repair is stronger than the original so that is something to actually look for.

[@renegade2556]

Once the neck has broke I cannot play it anymore no matter how well the repair!It is done! time for a new guitar! Almost like playing catch with a beloved dog that has died!

[@ambienteterrazas]

Back in the golden days before ebay, american pickers and reverb i used to get so many deals on awesome instruments, i bought fenders, gibsons, moogs, tube amps, synths, high end audio equipment, guitars, bass (a Peavy T-40, the twin brother to the T-60 in the video), etc. It slowly died to the point where it got ridiculous, second hand stores would jump on ebay and ask more than the asking price on the internet then i found out employees would keep the good stuff for them selfs to re-sell. I still hunt the second hand stores near my house and find good deals now and then but its rare when i find something good and its usually overpriced..

[@davehebert3403]

I did the same in the 70's and 80's. Made great cash, especially during college, when it was really needed. I was going to school and making better money than my Mother, Father, and Sister combined, who were all out of school and working. Needless to say, I had no student loans and tons of time to study as well. Those days are long gone.

[@dommadonia9207]

Now we need a garage sale series.

[@user-kc2ru5xo4k]

The Fender Talon was Fender's attempt at the 'Super strat' concept that hit the scene in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. I remember seeing advertisements for them in guitar magazines back around that period.

[@guitarsANDcars39]

Damn.. I want that P90s Gibson Les Paul

[@garrettstimson2859]

Nice!🎸

[@mondusser]

earlier this month a fella posted a video having bought this guitar he seems to be happy. I hope you check it out...enjoy your channel.

[@indyvin]

The Fender Heartfield was Fender's attempt at making an Ibanez RG which were very popular in the '89 to '92 period. I bought my Heartfield Talon new in 1991. The Fenders were made in the same factory in Japan as the RG. I have both and there is very little difference between the two.

[@lizarrrdbeth]

GR8 video as always!!

[@scottclark7592]

great guitar for re topping and making a standard out of- for personal use of course!

[@Wolf_K]

“Re”? It never had a top on it so there’s no “re”.

[@scottclark7592]

@@Wolf_K true-but most people know whats up!

[@aarondavis4341]

Good find Trog! I tell my son all the time that I'm going to find a 1964 jazz bass in someones garbage , been saying it for two years now,hasn't happened yet but it will ,lol

[@JamesKruseArtist]

Well I guess I can now take the ZW epi and the yellow Strat off my watch list. Thanks for letting everyone know

[@ronaldgraham4587]

Nice find. Our Good Will is clothes an some furniture. Enjoyed your show always. Ron in Newburgh NY

[@richardweinberger2756]

I buy a fair amount of Goodwill stuff at "higher than Craigslist" prices because if you hit the high bid you can get that semi-rare item shipped from 2,000 miles away without leaving your couch. Shipping is fairly good, some better than others, I had an old violin badly damaged in shipping, they refunded the full cost no problem. The other thing I like is most of this stuff is sitting in someone's closet or garage or basement for years, and they finally get rid of it to Goodwill.Most things I buy (old electronics, musical instruments, tools) have not been modded or repairs attempted and failed, unlike what you find on Ebay.I believe I have a better chance to make it work this way. I did buy a pretty nice MIJ acoustic guitar that had a neck relief issue visable from the auction photos. It turned out that some dunderhead put the strings in the wrong locations and had the truss rod adjusted all wrong. That one was fixed in 20 minutes and it plays great. And yes, I'm happy that Goodwill makes out on all of us :)

[@EllisJonesDeath]

Wonder if it could have been Johnny Thunders that he used with the NEW YORK DOLLS. I was thinking it then you showed the little Johnny signature near the toggle switch

[@scottfischer7636]

You can still get deals on Shopgoodwill, but it is much harder since you started talking about it! (But i get it! LOL.) I've been out bid many times since your last video, lol. But I've pulled a number of guitars off it. Best deal recently was a 1982 Sam Dimas era DiMarzio branded strat (Neck/body) that was NOS. (Dimarzio had Charvel and Esp and others make fantastic guitar parts in the 80's, sorta like Warmoth today.) Got it for about 1/2 of what some people sell a beat up DiMarzio neck alone for. And this was nos. Never even had a pickguard screwed to it. Pulled a stickered up no-brand 70's japanese strat for cheap a month or so ago that had 70's USA fender parts on it and a vintage Dimarzio SDS-1. The tremolo alone is worth more than I paid for the guitar. But the deals are on the off track stuff. Or in the parts. Not your Fenders and Gibsons, but like the Univox bass you passed over last time. Use to be the real deals were on the super expensive guitars. As people didn't seem to have the cash or want to spend $1000 at goodwill, even if the guitar was worth $2000. But they were happy to pay- or more often, overpay, on the mid range stuff. Many times I was like, "Doh! If I had the money I could have double or tripled it on that one!" But that is no longer the case it seems.

[@nathanduff2728]

The only reason why I go on the goodwill's website is because I use to have a 2005 cobra blue Fender strat. That I got in 2009 for $300.00 and it was stolen and I've been looking for a cheap one and I been also looking for my old guitar for a long time but to no a Vail

[@jondough76]

I emailed you the link for this one.. So awesome to see you made a video about it!

[@mattlillis6152]

I read that Billy Gibbons bought his 59 Les Paul from a farmer on a ranch in West Texas for $1000

[@Scottuz]

this same guitar was bought by another youtube channel, and he's done a video Authenticating the guitar where he takes a deep dive into it's parts and specs

[@IrvingCh]

Great!

[@codysuicidalcuck7046]

that guitar was draged by the headstock ontop of rough concreate, i would recognize that anywhere lol

[@grberendzenproductions312]

Yes, Matt bought it and the pickup bobbins are disintegrating. His friend, a vintage guitar restoration expert is unwinding, and rewinding the pickups with new bobbins, using all possible original parts. I wonder how much it's costing him? It's still really beat up, with a headstock break (that was poorly repaired with a screw and no glue, so at least it was easy to repair correctly now). So, It will be a 58 LP that is close to original and should play decent, but it'll never be as nice as those 10- 15 K ones .

[@gregoryhall3156]

Goodwill auctions have been a crazy thing and not just for musical instruments. Never and I mean never underestimate the stupidity or lack of knowledge or sheer laziness of donors to not research or look up values of old things that they are donating to Goodwill. True story-I used to frequently search Goodwill online auction site for antique pocket watches and military antique items-and about 9-10 years ago I was doing so one day when I discovered an old tintype photograph that the Nashville TN Goodwill operation had posted up for sale ny auction. The listing was titled “Antique Civil War tintype photograph of officer in uniform.” And apparently the photo was found by Goodwill worker in a box of various stuff dropped off for donation. Now I have over the years found and purchased a few tintype photos of civil war soldiers-common infantry soldiers and a few civilians--and can tell you that if soldier is holding a weapon (firearm or knife) and especially if wearing a recognizeable uniform particularly if identifiable to a certain branch of military (calvary or artillery or infantry) it is worth more than a civilian photo-if Comfederate soldier in uniform-worth more too because there were fewer of them done-so typical uniformed civil war soldier tintype in good condition would potentially be worth a few hundred dollars max. Now if the photo is an officer in uniform-price goes up some-bump that up some more if person is identifiable by some writing on back of photo or case holding it, as the soldier’s history of service can be traceable by records from the war-if photo is recognized well known officer-price goes up substantially (say an officer who performed famous feat of bravery or was part of or leader of a famous regiment or a lesser general who commanded a brigade-now you can get into few $ thousand dollar price range. So I eagerly opened the listing on the Goodwill auction and what to I see-a small tintype photo in a case that looks to be period correct to civil war-and it is indeed a civil war officer in uniform-bust view-with 3 stars on his collar decoration on his uniform coat-and it’s General Robert E. Lee !!!! In that confederate general’s uniform. I was amazed/stupified that the Goodwill employee who posted the listing apparently did not recognize the subject in the photo-tells you the state of learning of history in our public schools. And by the way I am an avid history buff especially of Civil War and have probably 500 or more books on it in my personal library and have read countless more-and this particular tintype image of Lee is one that I have never seem before in any format (book or documentary etc) Tintype photos were very delicate and often done as one of photos-and were more costly and difficult to reproduce than paper printed photos which were starting to replace the older tintype photos in 1850s-1860. So there is real possibility that this was a one of photo of Gen Lee or at least one produced in very limited numbers-and if so how many survived-as I said I have never seen this particular image of Lee. Paper photos of Lee and other famous Civil War era people including Presidents-are out there in reasonable $ figures-I myself own one of General Stonewall Jackson that I paid a few hundred dollars for-they arent really that rare and were in fact mass produced by photography studios for sale to public. But tintype photos if famous folks, not so much. So on first day bidding reached up to about $1500

[@gregoryhall3156]

Sorry I accidentally posted this before finishing the story...so at end of first day’s bidding-bid was up to about $1500. Then when I checked it again the next day, the auction (which was supposed to run for 7 days) had been taken down by Goodwill-with note posted that it would be reposted soon. I am certain some folks who saw the auction likely emailed the Nashville manager and asked questions about the authenticity of the item and informed them who the subject of the tintype photo was suggesting to them that they re-list the photo with proper description to attract more bidders and achieve highest price. So a day or so later the photo is reposted on Goodwill auction site with more images of the tintype and a listing title of Rare Civil War Tintype photograph of General Robert E Lee-and when auction closed one week later the final winning bid price was about $29k. As much as that sounds like a big win for the Nashville Goodwill store-I personally think that they might have gotten an even higher price by sending it off to be authenticated and auctioned by a major auction house that handles such valuable historical antiques-like Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX or Christie’s in NYC.

[@87BruceH]

I bought a few guitars off the goodwill website, but guitars tend to get the price raised quickly... and they exaggerate the shipping weight sometimes 10 times over to have you pay more for shipping. All in all, you can find some cool stuff, just expect to pay extra. A few years ago, it wasn’t this much of a hassle...

[@thornmatthew8395]

Could it be too that people think the money is going to a good cause.

[@thesorrows4325]

How is that. You think GW is a charity? Your local Target gives more to your local schools and is not considered a charity. 98% of income to operations cost is a scam for everybody else but GW.

[@foppsly]

TheSorrows goodwill hires many people who would have a hard time finding employment elsewhere. Thats only part of their charity but the fact that they are giving job opportunities is a lot more effective for eliminating poverty/hardship than simply donating stuff to schools.

[@thornmatthew8395]

TheSorrows hey dude I didn’t say I agree or disagree. I’m just stating it’s a possibility people don’t mind over paying because they feel it’s a two birds scenario. Money goes to a good cause and the buyer get something he or she desires.

[@isaacjinn4721]

Now why cant i have luck like this?

[@bubu89136]

Well, you obviously have a computer, can read and write, so you went to school, you probably have a guitar, and I'm guessing you have food. Think of all the people around the world who would kill to be in your shoes. Luck is all in your perspective on things.

[@lptomtom]

@@bubu89136 Ouch, you stopped his "first world problems" whining dead in its tracks

[@garrothTV]

YOU WHAT

[@rsturba]

That’s the exact type of vintage guitar I want, I’d change the tuners, output jack etc sort the crack and play the hell out of it with no fear

[@Metalbass10000]

Like a BC Rich guitar? You know that there's a lot of people do like those guitars, and they've sold more instruments than most companies could ever dream of selling.

[@ErickC]

Nice "Nickelback is a good band because they sell lots of records" fallacy. :P

[@allstopblue5717]

Exactly. BC Rich was THE brand in the late 70s and 80s. I’m talking mega, mega popular brand. Played by the best of the best.

[@allstopblue5717]

ErickC no, nothing like that comparison....at all....

[@ErickC]

@@allstopblue5717 : it's literally the exact same thing. It's the fallacy of "this thing is good not because of any intrinsic property, but because a lot of people bought it." The question dates back to the time of Socrates. Is it god-loved because of some basic property that is worthy of the love of the gods, or is it god-loved simply because the gods love it? You just choose not to see it that way because you're being a fanboi about it. Either way, BC Rich guitars are ridiculous, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Most of Rick Nielsen's guitars are also ridiculous, for example. It fits a certain aesthetic. The joy of heavy metal is that it is, to an extent, completely silly. That's what makes it fun in the first place.

[@The.Adam.D]

You can't let high action scare you off from these listings, like you said most people that donate, dont know anything about guitar maintenance. Its most likely just a truss adjustment

[@melihspots7939]

I would love to see you review the Fender heartfield rr9. Its a really wierd guitar but really love playing it!

[@daveduffy2823]

Some people buy to play through the years, and others just collect to hopefully earn a profit. This was someone’s companion.

[@andrebenoit404]

That guitar looks loved

[@minus9us677]

i paid 40bucks for a 1950 gibson es125 at goodwill. sold it on ebay to california, and pretty sure jerry cantrell used it on "your descision" video. it was sweet.

[@renegade2556]

You are a Genious Dude! I want an es 335 Gibson for 25 Bucks! Step up! or shut up!

[@renegade2556]

it aint gonna happen

[@minus9us677]

@@renegade2556 it was an es125. and it did happen.

[@hartburg356]

The wear on top of the headstock is normal from rattling around in the case.

[@tompurvis1261]

There is a guy in Oklahoma who bought and restored this and is now playing it.

[@usmcyounggun6879]

Or another option, which is what I think happens a lot. Is that if people are bidding on goodwill auctions they know it’s going to a good cause so people are more okay with paying more than something is worth because anything more than it’s worth is just basically a donation. And especially if you have the money to spare I can definitely see people paying more than market value for items if the money is going to charity as opposed to if the money is going to Sweetwater or guitar center.

[@jimsuber6784]

You can get a Heritage example for 1800.00. If you are a player, this guitar is worth less than a Squire. Junk is junk. A 60 cycle hum is also "vintage." If you want an old guitar, buy one and play it for 30 years. A side benefit may be that after that all time the two of you, you and the guitar, may be worth hearing. Good video.

[@IrishBog]

Just got a nice 56. This was definitely too high. You can get a really nice condition one with just a headstock break for about 5000. I would pay maybe 2500 for this assuming original electronics and pickups

[@shaunw9270]

Yes this was overpriced , but people do donate to charities. Here in England it's not unknown for really old monied people to snuff it and leave a fortune to the Cat rescue or dog shelter etc.

[@paulhammersley4562]

@@shaunw9270,, which is a good thing for the animal rescue center's, i'm leaving some money to them when i've popped me clog's,

[@shaunw9270]

@@paulhammersley4562 Yeah why not 👌

[@thestrum71]

I once bought a winered LP Standard from '96. For about 200 dollar. Had been kept in a closet for years with a broken headstock. Was a 'clean' break. Had it fixed for 60 dollar.... People around me went mad for it.....

[@lordofthechord7412]

I saw an Ibanez Jem get listed 3x on Goodwill. Either was getting bid up by employees or two people had buyers remorse because it was missing inlays on the fretboard(looked like it got wet). It was bid for more then it was worth. The third time it was listed they added to the description saying it was taken to Guitar Center and that they thought the body was real(but not sure) but the neck was fake!

[@gatormcklusky5850]

you and everybody else. the guitar world has their fingers on the pulse of every possible sale sight

[@Mr.Monster1313]

Change tuners and clean up alittle..id play that right now...awesome.

[@JENDALL714]

The only guitar I ever found at the Goodwill is an old Harmony acoustic guitar. Harmony was at one time the worlds largest manufacture of guitars, not that their guitars are worth anything, but still, I regret not buying it, just to say I have an American Made Harmony Guitar.

[@ryanpetrak]

interesting, around 2:30 you can notice what clothing brands they keep an eye out for

[@Jeepjones85]

I went to Goodwill today but didn’t find the Gibson section lol

[@CreatedbyLC]

Matthew Scott bought this guitar!

[@chrissullins3]

Good point on people paying for the "I found it at Goodwill" story.

[@EvilHomer1973]

Fender Hearfields were a collaboration with IBANEZ built in the IBANEZ factories. Thats why they look like IBANEZ.

[@d-mack7053]

Being a guitar player and gear head I've never seen this and associated guitars with Goodwill. SUPRISED ME!!! But I get it. An item donated is an item donated.

[@maxcohen9639]

I've been looking at this guitar for the past 4 days and had the same reaction.

[@ohhFox]

i love guitars that the nastier they look, the more beautiful they become.

[@alanwebbguitar]

That’s what they say about your mama LOL

[@notdeadkev.4307]

Those Fenders from the 80's made in Japan the market has been going up on those they actually made a lot of good stuff in Japan from that time frame 😁😁😁😁

[@deborahmontagna9467]

Hi, I found an old El Degas guitar at Goodwill. I paid $80 for it. It was worth around $250-300. Where do you get the money for buying all these guitars