Wow! Universe MKRs are selling for around the same as ATDs!

crossjem · #1 10-27-2003, 06:22 PM

Well, I don't know why the other thread got closed, but I thought I'd start this one. My Universe MKR just sold for $2000!! I would say it is official. MKR's are worth around the same as ATDs. Rich sold one for over $2200; another sold a few weeks ago for around that; another sold recently for $2500 I heard; Rikk Beatty traded his for two Jems and a Reb Beach Model ($2000 value at least); and now mine sold for $2000! It just goes to support my statement: MKRs are cool.....

Oh, I sold mine to buy a Korg Triton LE and another 7 string guitar, not because I didn't like it anymore.

Jason

Rich · #2 10-27-2003, 06:24 PM

I can sell a killer ATD for way more than a killer MKR

**jemsite** · #3 10-27-2003, 06:29 PM

given the same condition, the atd UV77MC will probably fetch more $$$ 9 out of 10 times (if not more).

to debate otherwise is quite foolhardy

...glen

caprile · #4 10-27-2003, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

I can sell a killer ATD for way more than a killer MKR

I'd say you can sell a REGULAR ATD for way more than a THE BEST MKR

Crossjem: congrats!!! IMHO you goy lucky.

Rich · #5 10-27-2003, 06:40 PM

Only speaking of "good" swirls to begin with of course. Butt ugly ones are tough to sell no matter who swirled it

vaijem777 · #6 10-27-2003, 10:30 PM

I don't know about that...my first ATD UVMC was fugly, but I still got waaay more out of it than I had invested. It's been a year or so, but I think I got about $2100 for it. It was so icky that Rich wouldn't even touch it (even though it was minty fresh!)

There's no accounting for taste. One person's "ugly" (or several persons ugly) is another man's "gorgeous". Some people who don't know any better jump at the chance to have a UVMC simply because they aren't aware of the difference.

Rich · #7 10-27-2003, 10:37 PM

Darrel Drachenberg was the buyer? [my memory isn't as good as it used to be!]

vaijem777 · #8 10-27-2003, 10:41 PM

Of my last one? It was some guy in Chicago...that name doesn't sound right though

Rich · #9 10-27-2003, 10:44 PM

No, the fugly one, Maryland.

vaijem777 · #10 10-27-2003, 10:46 PM

I was pretty sure the fugly one went to Illinois, but...I have no memory. It's on my work PC- I'll find it tomorrow. You're probably right

The lizardy one went to Houston though

Rich · #11 10-27-2003, 10:48 PM

I just remember he had one of those fugly ATD's that looked familiar

Mikey buy the last one?

vaijem777 · #12 10-27-2003, 11:04 PM

Nah...some guy named Paul.

vaijem777 · #13 10-28-2003, 11:09 AM

My fugly ATD UVMC went to a guy in Illinois named Carl

mercjoe · #14 10-29-2003, 12:58 AM

Hey...............I traded two Jems and a RBM1 for an MKR, are you guys saying I got ripped off? LOL!

It is depending on if you like the swirl, I really liked Rikk's swirl..........I do miss my SK though......thanks Rikk! (his MKR was minty fresh too)

vaijem777 · #15 10-29-2003, 01:09 AM

When you take into consideration the money that you could have made from selling the JEMS & RBM outright, it probably wasn't a very wise deal financially. But...if it makes ya happy, that's all that matters in the end