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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 6, 2015 at 4:28am

the first thing to establish is whether or not the signature is authentic.  This one looks good to me.  the rest of the questions really should be answered by the potential buyer, as it becomes a personal choice.

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Permalink Reply by simon parr on October 6, 2015 at 8:52am

It's simple Julien's don't authenticate items apparantly, you don't get a coa, so if you want a coa then maybe best buying from a company that supplies coa's automatic.

There again Juliens make millions a year so it wouldn't bother them if a forum of non buyers has a judgement on their items.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 6, 2015 at 11:54am

COA's are worth about as much as your opinions, S Parr.  Keep them to yourself.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 6, 2015 at 10:15am

The autograph looks good to me, it's got a COA from Tracks, who are up there with the best, and it's a neat item. It's something I'd love to have. I would not recommend doing business with Julien's, but I think you'd have a hard time going wrong here.

Ask for a condition report and images of all sides of the guitar, if they're not online.

Make sure you know all the commission and packaging and shipping costs to get to guitar to you. Ask them if they handle all the arrangements.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on October 6, 2015 at 10:47am

The signature looks good up me. Steve has given some good advice on the guitar's overall condition and extra costs of shipping, as this could add up to some serious extra costs.

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