erikbojerik Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Holy Cow! Anyone brave enough to get into the bidding on this one? $apele for $ale Nice wood, but....worth that much?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemleggat Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Check the sellers other items too. Im sure gilmer woods had a batch of that. Looks beautiful. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 looks nice, but i really dont like the way people bid ebay, jumping from 190 to 425 is that really necessary when your outbidding yourself or your just raising your own bid ok im done ranting MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 looks nice, but i really dont like the way people bid ebay, jumping from 190 to 425 is that really necessary when your outbidding yourself or your just raising your own bid ok im done ranting MzI Nice rant! I fully agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Yes, agreed. And to think, I had that on my watch list! I was OK with it when the bidding was around $100...but now its rediculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Wow, That dollar amount seems way too high, but I guess it's worth what someone is willing to pay. That could yield 2 full acoustic sets @500+ each without machining. Gilmer has similar(obviously not an exact match, but what I would conscider top notch figure and very compairable) blocks. They are selling 1 piece for backs and 1 for sides 2"+ (4 full acoustic sets min. cost per set @$75 without machining) for $300 total. Maybe its for a VERY special project. Peace, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I cannot beleive someone is going to pay $1000USD+ for that. Sure its very nice... but ONE THOUSAND dollars!?! its madness! Thats like 2/3 of what I am paying for my custom ormsby... 10 hours and 21 minutes... should be heaps of time for the guy to come up with a good enough excuse to hopefully stop his wife beating him with a baseball bat - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Check out his other wins, he has ecclectic tastes and money to burn on things like crocodile skins and dried skulls, so he can definitely afford it without wincing. I agree tho, too much money, ...wonder what he's gonna make with it, a bar top mebbe? He seems to have a hankering for things from Africa...isn't Sapele from Africa also? It seems to maybe be part of a larger 'theme' for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opencan Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 he will make toothpicks out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Sapele grows in Africa, and is similar to African Mahogany, though they are different species (different genus too apparently). Sapele facts African Mahogany facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 (edited) Eesh. I mean, it's a big-ass board, but why not head straight to Gilmerwoods and get one similar for (probably) a good bit less. This being said, the stuff, cut up as acoustic back/side sets, is going for crazy!high prices. Just check LMI's website. I've got 4 sets of the stuff, for acoustics, and lets just say I paid less for all of them combined (and they are all at least equivalent to their top grade sets) for quite a bit less than one set would set me back there. It's wild, gorgeous stuff though, that's for sure. If this guy feels like marketing to the people who buy those sets at those prices, he can recoup his money and then some. Also, Sapele's a lovely wood for necks and such. Bit heavier than Honduran and Khaya or Sipo (the other 'African Mahoganies'), generally plain/ribbon figured, but there's really naught wrong with it. Besides, it can be had for very little cash if it's 'boring' looking. Edited August 1, 2005 by mattia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 What makes you think the buyer has anything guitar-related in mind, because I don't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Did you guys look at his other wins? He buys a lot of figured wood. Someone should shoot him an email and ask him what he does with it, just for kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 I am buying one of the smaller pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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