July 5, 2008
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Martin flat-tops are among the most collectible guitars, due to their sound quality and craftmanship — especially pre-WW2 guitars like the ‘D’ (dreadnought) models from the 1930s. The company was founded in 1833 by Christian Friedrich Martin, a German immigrant. Martin guitars from after 1898 are easy to date, as each instrument has an individual serial number.
Baby boomers have driven the popularity (and prices) of guitar collecting recently. Famous names like Martin, Fender and Gibson get alot of attention, but there’s a wide range of highly collectible (and still playable) guitars on the market. Collectors tend to value acoustic guitars based on their craftsmanship and sound quality, and electric guitars based on their rarity.
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1935 Martin F 9 Rare 1 Of 72 Made !!!$6,300.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
2008 Martin Ltd Ed 000-42mec Eric Clapton Signature$5,301.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1926 Martin 00-21 0021 Fwd X Braced Braz Adir 100%$3,558.00 Ends in 9 hours 16 bids
Martin 000-28ge Limited Edition 1996 Mint Condition!$3,500.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1998 Martin Om-42 Acoustic Guitar Excellent Condition$2,930.00 Ends in 7 hours 11 bids
Martin Omc-28 Laurence Juber Madagascar Om$2,555.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
1988 Martin D-42 Le, Limited Edition, 38/75, Dead Mint!$2,285.00 Ends Tuesday 11 bids
Martin Hd 28 Lsv Adirondack Top Xlnt$2,199.99 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Martin Omjm - John Mayer Special Edition$2,099.90 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
1998 Martin Hd-28 Vr With Pick-up And Hard Shell Case$1,699.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
2006 Martin Om-42 Koa Acoustic-mint Condition$1,580.55 Ends Tuesday 16 bids
Martin & Co." Acoustic Guitar Vintage Series # Om-28v$1,525.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Martin 000-40qgn Graham Nash Signature Acoustic Guitar$1,501.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
Martin Acoustic Guitar , Eric Clapton Signature Model$1,281.00 Ends Monday 4 bids
2006 Martin Hd-28 W/case -mint Cond!$1,225.00 Ends Tuesday 8 bids
Martin Hd28 Acoustic Guitar W/ Ivory Hd-28$1,225.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
Vintage 74 Martin D-18 S D-18s Slothead Acoustic Guitar$1,225.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids
2005 Martin D45 With *gold Engraved* Waverly Tuners$1,225.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Martin D35 D-35 2003 Mint With Stand And Hard Case$1,175.00 Ends in 1 hour 8 bids
Martin 000c-16rgte****excellent Condition***no Reserve*$1,136.00 Ends Sunday 17 bids
Martin Hd28 Acoustic Guitar Hd 28 Very Nice..$1,125.00 Ends Thursday 10 bids
Martin 1986 D-35 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar No Reserve$1,080.00 Ends Sunday 24 bids
Rare & Special Martin Figured Walnut Dreadnought Nr Bin$1,026.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
1972 Martin D-28 W/ Original Hard Case Nice Shape $2000$1,025.00 Ends Tuesday 14 bids
Martin 000c 16rgte Aura Acoustic Electric Guitar $1,000.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Martin J-40 Acoustic Guitar '94 V. Nice Cond & Ohsc$1,000.00 Ends in 4 hours 8 bids
Vintage Martin D-12-35 12 String Guitar 1970$999.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1973 Martin D35 - Original Owner - Incredible Condition$886.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
Hd 28v Martin Custom Slope Shoulder Guitar Adirondack$885.00 Ends Monday 5 bids
Martin Acoustic Guitar Om-21 Om21 Like Om 28 Om28$820.00 Ends Monday 3 bids
Martin D2r D-2r,like D28 D-28 With Fishman Prefix $799.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Cf Martin 00028ec Eric Clapton Model Please Read!!$749.98 Ends Friday 2 bids
Martin Electric Acoustic Model D-6732 Shenandoah Nice!!$700.00 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
Martin D-16 Rgt With Hsc Spotless,n/r$645.00 Ends Tuesday 25 bids
Martin Dc-15e Acoustic Electric Guitar Excellent Tone !$600.00 Ends in 23 hours 20 bids
Deluxe Calton Acoustic "d" Size Case Fits Martin Guitar$590.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Martin 000c-16rgte Acoustic/electric Guitar W/warrenty$560.00 Ends Saturday 5 bids
Martin 0015 00-15 Mahogany Steel String Guitar!!!$535.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids
Martin Spd-16r Special Ed. Rosewood With Hardshell Case$515.29 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids
Martin & Co. Dc-15e Acoustic Electric Guitar$510.00 Ends Thursday 18 bids
2004 Martin Hd-28v Acoustic-great Player!$510.00 Ends Friday 10 bids
Cf Martin D-15 Mahogany Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar$460.00 Ends Tuesday 10 bids
Martin Acoustic Model D-15 Solid Mahohgany Case Nice!!$460.00 Ends Wednesday 10 bids
Martin Dc-16rgte Custom Acoustic-electricguitar 1of 250$459.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Vintage 1939 Martin 2-15 2 15 215 Mandolin With Ohsc!!!$405.00 Ends Wednesday 7 bids
Martin Acoustic Electric Guitar With Custom Set Up$405.00 Ends in 20 mins 18 bids
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