Gibson f9 price range?

[clarksavage]

I may finally be in the market to pick up an f-hole mando (I've had oval holes for many years...), I am beginning to like the chop and bark I hear from those mandolins. I wonder what is a good price range for a used Gibson F9? (Heck, what do they cost new on basic discount?)

Thanks for any info.

Clark

[Joel Spaulding]

Several have been in the classifieds lately.
Try searching f9 and f-9 I pulled up three. $2249, $2350, $2500.

$2500 will buy a really nice A-style w/ f holes if you can live without the scroll. But that wasn't your question http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

First Quality Music (cafe sponsor) NFI - has one for about $3K HERE (http://www.firstqualitymusic.com/itemdetail.asp?item=BGF9VBNH1&catid={707F1761-49B7-42F0-9AB6-7CB5DD65B34C})

[morristownmando]

I would not give no more than 2k for one because the closer you get to 3k theres the f5g then 4k the f5l and so on and so forth.

[lespaul_79]

I've seen them as low as $1800ish, I think.... However, I think my MT could stand up to an F9 and it;s cheaper. (not that I still dont have scroll envy,....)

[birdman98]

Bought a 2003 f-9 in March for just under $2k. Showed up with the little headstock scroll snapped off, though http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
It's a nice mandolin.

The new ones seem to be going for 3k...I love the looks of the newer (sunburst) models.

[bradeinhorn]

the cheapest i ever saw was apprx 1800 on a sunburst one on ebay. i have seen them sell for as much as 2400 used as well.

[MikeEdgerton]

For those that can't answer the OP's question but want to chime in please take a look at this (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=13;t=52414;hl=f9) thread and read Allen Hopkins message about ham sandwiches.

[Mikey G]

A buddy of mine has an F-9, and he likes it pretty well. It sounds good, and I was with him when he bought it new at Guitar Center a few years ago. I think he paid $1800 for it.