Post by gato on Jan 19, 2020 10:52:24 GMT -5
Dang! I let another one get away. Heritage Auctions was accepting bidding on a 1959 Gibson Les Paul (Sunburst) #9 1966.
My hand went up for the $218,000 figure, but someone else topped it by $750. I checked my wallet ... nope....just dead crickets... my wife emptied out her purse. All she found was that missing lint covered gumball, we had accused Fluffy of eating. (She had earlier won the bid on a shriveled bedtime chin strap worn by Martha Stewart in prison.)
While I can appreciate the thrill of owning a rolled up dollar bill, verifiably used by Stevie Nicks to snort coke before going onstage, I'd like to believe that at least SOME of the guitars that go for outrageous prices, actually wind up in the hands of someone who won't just stick them in a climate controlled display case.
www.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3189+790
My hand went up for the $218,000 figure, but someone else topped it by $750. I checked my wallet ... nope....just dead crickets... my wife emptied out her purse. All she found was that missing lint covered gumball, we had accused Fluffy of eating. (She had earlier won the bid on a shriveled bedtime chin strap worn by Martha Stewart in prison.)
While I can appreciate the thrill of owning a rolled up dollar bill, verifiably used by Stevie Nicks to snort coke before going onstage, I'd like to believe that at least SOME of the guitars that go for outrageous prices, actually wind up in the hands of someone who won't just stick them in a climate controlled display case.
www.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3189+790
