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Need help selling an old Gon Bops bongo

Postby chappy50 » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:21 pm

Hi,
I'm about to eBay this set of Gon Bops bongos and would like to know how much I should ask for it. They are walnut and the only flaw is where a previous owner drilled a hole through the bridge - exactly through the GB label where the model # is shown. I can't tell the date it was made. From what I can see of the label the model number starts with the letter "I" and other than a few scratches the the drum is in great condition. The shells are in round and no cracks. I'll post some pics.
Thanks,
Chappy
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Re: Need help selling an old Gon Bops bongo

Postby bongosnotbombs » Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:15 pm

I'd let the market decide, usually yields the best result anyways.
High reserves scare people off.
They are probably only going to be worth the price of a new bongo to a collector.

My opinion, when it comes to vintage bongos, once they get to a certain price point, I feel
it's better to go new.

The exceptions are seriously collectable bongos.
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Re: Need help selling an old Gon Bops bongo

Postby Omelenko » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:03 pm

I have one like it, except my is 10 lugs and its in mint condition. Is a collectible set of bongos you have there.
My set is from 1972, so yours are from around the same time period. Here is a picture of mine.

Saludos,

Dario :D
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Re: Need help selling an old Gon Bops bongo

Postby Thebreeze » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:16 pm

If you get about 300 dollars for them I would say you did good. More and you did great.
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Re: Need help selling an old Gon Bops bongo

Postby chappy50 » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:15 am

Thank you all for the great advice! I know these will make someone very happy who appreciates Gon Bops drums. I listed them on eBay this evening:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=018
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