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PunkKitty

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New Gibson Victory prototype day!

Stumbled upon this today at a stupidly reasonable price today. It's a prototype Gibson Victory MVII CM. These went up for sale in 1981, so this had to be made in 79 or 80 at the Kalamazoo plant. All original except for the mini toggle coil split. I had to replace it. I probably won't keep it, but I have no idea what to price it at.

Stock pickups are oddballs too. The neck pickup is a Gibson Velvet Brick. The bridge pickup is a Gibson Magna II. Both are Tim Shaw designs.

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I tend to doubt the value is going to be terribly high - it's an oddball and even rare oddballs don't command a lot of demand in the used market (trust me - I've learned this to my detriment over decades!!!) However, it's still an interesting, weird find, albeit ugly as a mud fence!
 
bsman said:
I tend to doubt the value is going to be terribly high - it's an oddball and even rare oddballs don't command a lot of demand in the used market (trust me - I've learned this to my detriment over decades!!!) However, it's still an interesting, weird find, albeit ugly as a mud fence!
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Machinegunner said:
Kind of like Mosrite meets PRS. The Trogly guy on YouTube is into offbeat Gibson prototypes and the like, he’d probably know what it’s worth.

https://troglysguitarshow.com/
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I'm thinking to get top dollar for it, you need to reach out to Gibson. It's value is, this guitar is evidence. If Gibson wants to sue other makers for copying their designs, it's not good to have this floating around out there.
 
bsman said:
I tend to doubt the value is going to be terribly high - it's an oddball and even rare oddballs don't command a lot of demand in the used market (trust me - I've learned this to my detriment over decades!!!) However, it's still an interesting, weird find, albeit ugly as a mud fence!
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Bob411 said:
I'm thinking to get top dollar for it, you need to reach out to Gibson. It's value is, this guitar is evidence. If Gibson wants to sue other makers for copying their designs, it's not good to have this floating around out there.
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I’m thinking along these lines, too.

It’s valuable to the right person or organisation.

My frame of reference for rare but odd things jumps right to Dodge Chargers with Slant 6 engines.
Uber rare, but not many want them.
They were very low production to begin with, and most were subject engine swaps early in their existence.
So, only a handful still exist. Yet, they are not rolling across the big car auction stages commanding big bucks.

I know this is different but the net of it is similar. Find the right person and you’ll do well (if you’re intention is to sell).


Also, your finds make me excited for you but angry that I’m not stumbling across these things. LOL!
To be honest, though, I’m doing the leg work to deserve it.
 
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