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Thread: Martin Style C Mando - what do they go for?

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    I've seen numerous A or B styles for sale, but only once or twice a C style. Any idea what the going price is for one in good shape?


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    Andy

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    I've seen very few- 2
    Elderly had one for $1800- I think- it looked very nice

    One was advertised in the classifieds for $1100- no pictures, described as excellent, and I wanted it, but could not reach the seller.

    Style Bs seem to be around $1500
    Style As seem to be $700-900

    Then there's the Style B that the Guitar Center has been running on ebay for about 4 months with no bidders

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    The Style C's can differ from one another a fair bit, based on years. For some years (especially when the very rare Style D was in production), the abalone trim on the C was limited to the soundhole. In other years, when not competing with the D, the style C had the entire top rimmed in a band of abalone purfling. This should influence price. Somewhere in the $1500 - 2000 range sounds about right to me, depending on condition and amount of abalone trim.
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