How to Trade in a Guitar

How to trade in a guitar is all about getting rid of a used guitar and getting a new model. There are several ways to go about this, some with better results then others.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• account at Musicians Friend

1. 
   How to trade in a guitar

   Sell your guitar at a yard sale. No, this is not how to trade in a guitar, but this approach will net you the most money, the draw back is you have to wait until the right buyer comes along. And that could be many yard sales away, so a trade in on your guitar might still be the way to go.

2. Put your guitar up for sale on ebay. The draw back here is that you could get a very low bid - which would not be good. Plus you have to set up an ebay account, a paypal account, and deal with the buyer one on one after the bidding has concluded. And sometimes problems arise between the buyer and seller, so a trade in on that guitar still might be in your best interest..

3. 
   How to trade in a guitar

   Take your used guitar to a nearby music store and doma trade in. This is a good option, but only if the local dealer is in a buying mood. And many dealers want you to purchase a higher end guitar to get the best trade in deal, which may put such a trade in deal out of your price range. And cash will get you very little. Most dealers will be honest and tell you this. The trade in option for your guitar toward store credit will almost always produce a better deal.

4. Open an online account at a online guitar store that takes trade ins, such as Musician's friend, and trade your guitar toward a new guitar or simply trade in your guitar toward store credit. They will give you very little in cash, but will give you up to 30% to 35% of your guitar's value in trade in. That may not sound good, but that is the average amount you can expect to get from online trade ins. Plus many places like Musician's friend also pay the cost of you shipping your guitar to them, which adds a little more to the value of the trade in.

5. If that is your decision, go online and open an account at Musician's Friend, or any other site that does trade ins. They are out there, just type in Guitar trade in in a google search or check out online guitar stores.

6. Once you have an account, go to their front page, somewhere on the front page will be a link for trade ins, click onto it.

7. Fill out the online form discribing your gear, many places already have a set of questions in place to help you through this. Be honest with your answers, they get the guitar and look it over before you get your credit to make sure the trade in of your guitar is everything you have claimed it is.

8. Press the submit button and watch your email. You will recieve a notice that you submitted information to trade in some gear, and a quote of what they are willing to give you for your gear. If you accept, the credit is yours to use at their site any way you chose to. If you don't like the offer, simply don't reply back.

9. If all else fails, pick up the local paper and place an ad offering to sell for so much and/or trade for another guitar. You never know who will call and make what offer, just be prepared to say no if you don't like the deal.

Tips & Warnings

• Stay away from "Hold the guitar for me until I get the money" deals, they seldom ever come back with the money