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CITES rosewood price increases?


fretmeister
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I'll be honest, I can't see the prices going down.

I hated it when I worked in a shop and fender/Yamaha/Gibson implemented a price hike and a guitar which was £499 yesterday then had £539 on it the next.

I understood the "it affects orders etc" line. It just didn't sit well with me - actually got in trouble for selling at the "yesterday" price a few times.

If I'd worked in an independent shop I'm sure it wouldn't have mattered.

Fender etc will save money by reducing colour options and reducing models/ranges - but that won't get passed on to the shops nor customers...and the prices will creep.

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That will be down to the increased paperwork and administration related to the importing and exporting of Rosewood. I know even without any CITES woods in an instrument my paper work to send anywhere outside the EU has gone up considerable.

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i recently tried to buy a Bass on eBay from the USA with a rosewood board. Although it was offered under the 'no extra charges' deal they do, when I pressed the butto,n eBay blocked the sale.
i contacted the shop in the US who were not aware of CITES and I sent them a link to the website. Apparently regular sellers can register for $200 and send stuff fairly easily, one off sales cost $75 and are subject to an 8 week delay. The Seller did not want to get involved so I found another Bass in Germany, but not my choice of colour...

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Lakland prices have gone up nearly 50% in the last few years on GuitarGuitar. I wonder if this more recent change could be to blame

Now at £1450 for a 44-02, I remember them being £1250 a few weeks ago and under £1k a couple of years back.

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