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I would hold their opinions up to the best however I would never give them grief over something I did taking there opinion. However there are folks on this forum that I value as supreme in level of expertise. I have nothing involved in the situation and my advice is really worth nothin or very little. They are not paying me to be their consultant so if someone does something, or buys something based on what I say it still is their decision. When people post things about guitars and situations asking for opinions, that is what they get and opinion. Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit 03-03-2022 at 03:42 PM. To me, no discount could offset the potential for trouble. It was barely palpable, but the gap was quite visible. It remained stable until I sold it years later, but it irritated me every time I looked at it. They told me it was “normal wear and tear”. About 3 years later, the neck binding started to loosen from the nut down to the 3rd fret.
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I noticed a similar series of craze lines on the treble side about 2 years later and took it to the dealer for warranty repair. I bought a new LP custom in the early ‘70s. The reward of a lower price and potential future profit (in money, joy, or whatever else the buyer finds rewarding) has to balance the risk of a costly disaster. This is no different from buying stocks or investing in a business opportunity. So the real question is how much it’s worth to accept the risk. The likelihood of hidden damage and future problems is hard to estimate, but it’s clearly higher than baseline. Good luck !It’s all a matter of probability. Sometimes it comes from believing that everything will be alright. I think it'll give some real life perspective or on the other hand if it stays intact, you'll have a perfectly good guitar with some little marks in the finish. I'd say buy it and if it opens up, post photos here on the forum. If you're one of the ones that are not so fortunate, well you know, shit happens. If you're one of the ones for whom nothing happens, it's nothing. All were grain splits roughly along the glue line, all of which required major work to put back. I've also had a Gibson Les Paul (nitro), an epi Les Paul (poly), a Gibson 339 and a poly 335 that opened up and split months after the discovery of the check. I've seen many instruments that were fine, all of which sported this telltale scar.
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