Guitar Price Discussion Taboo

[M19]

Well, Ed, in a specific instance, I want to know what you paid for that GORGEOUS R. Taylor in maple. I bet it was a BAZILLION dollars, 'casue that's what it looks like!

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

I've never cared much for the pricing discussions but that is nothing compared to dealers trying to create business posting on the forum with their postings.  Its far more annoying when dealers are shilling to everyone that mentions interest in a guitar.

-Dave

I hate that too Dave.

In all seriousness, on another forum we had some great fun with threads I started having to do with custom runs I was planning. Folks felt they had some input, which they did, while others could vent about what they didn't like. All in all these threads were well received because people got to do what they come to forums like this for in the first place, talk about guitars.

I know there are some that would rather not have dealer involvement in a forum like this, but in my experience they are the minority. Good news for guys like you is not many dealers bother to participate so you will only have to put up with a couple of annoying dealers like me. 

[John429]

Ted,
I really appreciate the knowledge that you (and Jim too) bring to our forum. I know that both of you have helped me understand many interesting technical details about Taylor guitars that I would not easily have come across on my own. Thank you very much for participating here at the forum with us - you guys are a wonderful resource 

[cotten]

I know a guy who bought his first "step up" guitar, a nice Taylor. He was thrilled with it in every way. That is, until he went on a guitar forum and discovered that he'd paid more than he needed to. That soured him on the guitar, and he eventually sold it and went back to what he had been playing for years. Now he thinks most any guitar over about $800 is "overrated," and seems to have an aggressive bent to his opinion.

Had that forum not discussed guitar prices, he still may have discovered that he had paid more than necessary, but it would have taken longer at least. 

cotten

[michaelw]

I know a guy who bought his first "step up" guitar, a nice Taylor. He was thrilled with it in every way. That is, until he went on a guitar forum and discovered that he'd paid more than he needed to. That soured him on the guitar, and he eventually sold it and went back to what he had been playing for years. Now he thinks most any guitar over about $800 is "overrated," and seems to have an aggressive bent to his opinion.

Had that forum not discussed guitar prices, he still may have discovered that he had paid more than necessary, but it would have taken longer at least. 

cotten

sounds like, to me, that the guitar that he'd been playing for years was the right guitar for him & hopefully he's still playing & enjoying it

imho, there are many, many, many great guitars available for under 8 bills ... & some of them just might happen to be Taylors

[cotten]

Evidently, he agrees with you, Michael, that his old guitar is the one for him, though he is now very anti-Taylor. Oh well. Funny though. He loved his Taylor until he found that he had overpaid by a bit.

cotten

[e8n]

I hate that too Dave.

In all seriousness, on another forum we had some great fun with threads I started having to do with custom runs I was planning. Folks felt they had some input, which they did, while others could vent about what they didn't like. All in all these threads were well received because people got to do what they come to forums like this for in the first place, talk about guitars.

I know there are some that would rather not have dealer involvement in a forum like this, but in my experience they are the minority. Good news for guys like you is not many dealers bother to participate so you will only have to put up with a couple of annoying dealers like me. 

Members who are specing out their BTO don't want dealers jumping on threads to tell them about the one they just ordered for someone else, nor do they want dealers trying to sell them when they are just trying to get questions answered.

Would I prefer to have dealers on the forum, no okay,  maybe to answer general questions, "is this offered on a bto?" or "is the 700 series going away?" or "what's causing this buzzing sound?", then yes.  Do I personally want you or Jim or MFG answering questions with a bent on selling me something, no.   This would include even if the dealer is a sponsor.

I do not believe that I'm in the minority on this here based on the many private emails I've gotten here and on the other forum over the last year.  People grow weary of posting if they don't feel they can post without someone trying to sell them something and that takes away a great deal of enjoyment to the forum for many people.

For almost all of us here this is not a business, it is a hobby we love and want to talk about with others just like us.  We should be able to do so without the shill all the time.

-Dave

[michaelw]

"Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten". C. G. Campbell

if all that's remembered is the price, then perhaps the quality was forgotten

out of respect for our forum administrator & friend, i believe this one's run it's course -
thank you all for participating in this interesting & enlightening discussion