So I am new to this Craigslist thing.

[33db]

And I have to say it's been odd, for example I posted a Les Paul on and almost instantly got offers and sold it for close to what wanted.Then I tried another ad with a Strat, do me a favor and look this ad and explain to me why no one has bothered msg me about for several days now.
What did I do wrong on this one that I didn't on the other?

2017 AmPro Stratocaster Olympic White - musical instruments - by...

Excellent condition, comes with hardshell case, this guitar has been pleked by Sweetwater (I have receipt) $1200 OBO

sacramento.craigslist.org

 

[Philo426]

Seems like a nice guitar,perhaps the potential buyers feel the price might be on the high side.

 

[33db]

Seems like a nice guitar,perhaps the potential buyers feel the price might be on the high side.

I thought that too but I always add more than I expect to get, I am planning on them, haggling.

 

[Bob the builder]

1st o the month
Rents due
Wait a week

 

[monte merrick]

i dont think its you, it's just the vagueries of the marketplace.. your ad looks fine... i mean more pics are always nice, but nothing scares me away.

 

[33db]

Thanks for the input, I would have guessed the Strat would go before the Paul.

 

[33db]

LOL I can not for the life of me sign up for Facebook, it keeps locking the account, then I had to upload a photo etc, and it's under review.
Strange how hard it is to sign up just so I can look at their market place.

 

[Philo426]

Perhaps patience is in order,Tax Return time is just around the corner so it may sell in a week or two.

 

[Triple Jim]

Perhaps patience is in order,Tax Return time is just around the corner so it may sell in a week or two.

True. I notice that a lot in my business. Customer money gets tight in the weeks before April 15th, but frees up shortly after.

 

[rcole_sooner]

I think it may be priced a little high for quick sale. A quick google shows lots of them in the $1,200 range. For quick sale I'd think one would need to undershoot the competition.

 

[crawdaddy]

I think you might be optimistic in your pricing.....much smaller market when you sell local so you really can't expect the same return as Ebay or Reverb...plus the web sites offer financing...etc....

Here are a couple of recent completed sales from ebay...

Sold for $950...seller probably received a little less than $900 after fees...

Fender American Professional Stratocaster 6 String Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar - Natural for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Fender American Professional Stratocaster 6 String Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar - Natural at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Sold for $885....

2017 Fender American Professional Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">2017 Fender American Professional Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker. Rosewood F.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Rarely used. What can I say, I prefer acoustics but this is one badass guitar. Beautiful and in mint condition...

www.ebay.com

Sold for $1023...

Fender American Professional Stratocaster Olympic White Maple Fingerboard 2017 | eBay

Case is lightly scratched on top.

www.ebay.com

I would think in a local cash sale...between $900 and $1000 would be a great selling price...

Best of luck....

 

[nickmsmith]

I also think it’s the price. Everybody’s looking for a bargain. Ideal resale prices just don’t move things very quickly, locally. Unless the item is rare.

This is an excellent example of a Strat with a nice case. But to the unwashed masses, it’s just a Strat over 1,000 bucks.

My local craigslist is awful. A ghost town since the “career” gear flippers stopped posting.

 

[stratosurf]

Definitely price as a main factor. But also I think you need a couple more pics. There's two body pics, and because of the lighting one looks a bit yellower than the other. So the buyer isn't really sure which one is more accurate. Am I getting a more yellow guitar, or a more white one? You either need them to be more similar, or you need a third to kind of "break the tie" between them and give the buyer an idea of the actual color. IMHO!

 

[33db]

Definitely price as a main factor. But also I think you need a couple more pics. There's two body pics, and because of the lighting one looks a bit yellower than the other. So the buyer isn't really sure which one is more accurate. Am I getting a more yellow guitar, or a more white one? You either need them to be more similar, or you need a third to kind of "break the tie" between them and give the buyer an idea of the actual color. IMHO!

Thats not a bad idea, I took them in the sunlight so the pics would be bright, I think that's why is more yellow than the other, the white back is the actual color.

 

[stratosurf]

Thats not a bad idea, I took them in the sunlight so the pics would be bright, I think that's why is more yellow than the other, the white back is the actual color.

Yeah, get rid of the yellow one. Make it look more like the color of the back pic, imo.

 

[Morf2540]

I use CL all the time. Sometimes things sell right away, sometimes they take FOREVER. Sometimes you get your asking price, other times it is just crazy lowballers. It just depends on the coincidence of somebody who's interested in your specific item happening to see your ad. There's a huge random factor at play. I find that stuff sells much quicker and for much more money on Reverb, but you have to pay their 10% commission, plus deal with the pack/ship hassle. There's no clearcut best way to do it. Some people are happy to trade their stuff in to guitar Center and accept half what it's worth.

 

[33db]

I use CL all the time. Sometimes things sell right away, sometimes they take FOREVER. Sometimes you get your asking price, other times it is just crazy lowballers. It just depends on the coincidence of somebody who's interested in your specific item happening to see your ad. There's a huge random factor at play. I find that stuff sells much quicker and for much more money on Reverb, but you have to pay their 10% commission, plus deal with the pack/ship hassle. There's no clearcut best way to do it. Some people are happy to trade their stuff in to guitar Center and accept half what it's worth.

So you think GC would give half of what that strat cost? I don't want more gear I want cash and some how I don't see GC doing that... maybe I'm wrong.

 

[FrieAsABird]

I’ve been a regular seller and buyer on the German equivalent of CL for about 8 years now. Sold over 200 different things, mainly guitars, Amps, basses, and other music stuff with the odd piece of furniture in between. My experience has been that the market is unpredictable… Even more now than ever before! I have been trying to sell my VM Squier for months without any luck, but a Harley Benton I put on there sold within a day. It’s just supply and demand I think

 

[Morf2540]

So you think GC would give half of what that strat cost? I don't want more gear I want cash and some how I don't see GC doing that... maybe I'm wrong.

GC won't give you half of the new cost. They'll give you half (maybe 60%) of the USED value, meaning what they will sell it for. For a guitar that sells new for $1,000, they'll give you $350.

 

[33db]

GC won't give you half of the new cost. They'll give you half (maybe 60%) of the USED value, meaning what they will sell it for. For a guitar that sells new for $1,000, they'll give you $350.

Yeah I figured, add that to my dislike of GC and it's a no.