Unfortunately, these days, "worth" and "value" are words that have had all the meaning mashed out of them.  Over and over, you'll see an ad that says "appraised at $2000, sell for $1000", or "easily worth $1000, sell for $500."  What I want to know is - how much money would someone give me for this thing?  The "appraisal" or "worth" or "value" numbers don't seem to represent that figure.

I'm not an appraiser.  I do have some knowledge of what people pay for these instruments when they appear on eBay.  (In the vast majority of cases, it's between $20 and $80.)

I can only respond to "worth" questions if you'd like to know a range of eBay sale prices, and if you send pictures taken from the following angles:

• top
• back
• each of the sides

Drop me a line.

Go back to the Guitar-Zither Clearinghouse, or home.

Last update - 11 May 03