The second Martin was from the original owner, which I drove some three hours to examine/buy also dirty, old strings. (Months later, I notice the guitar is still being offered as "Near Mint" at the same price on his site.) In an honorable fashion, but it still leaves me in doubt as to his definition of Mint and near Mint. To his credit, said dealer was very personable, said he probably needed to have the guitar buffed, and immediately reversed the deal (After 30 odd years of guitar and piano playing, I've got a serious grip!) In that case, the guitar was far from clean, old strings, the pickguard was deeply scratched and surrounding spruce top were heavily scratched into but not through the clear finish, mild fret wear and a strap pin had been installed/driven in with such a long screw that no amount of serious torque would back it out again. Both wanted premium prices for a used guitar. Over the last six months I've examined several Martin guitars touted to be in "Near Mint" and "as close to Mint without being Mint.etc." and both were highly inaccurate one from a well respected web based dealer that many of us are familiar with. I don't need a perfect looking new guitar to make good music, but if the seller describes it as such, then that is what I expect to see. Anything less will be graded lower as "Execellent condition", "Very good condition", etc.
#Mint condition definition crack#
"mint condtion" guitar should be one strictly speaking unplayed (although hard to verify) and come with factory packaging.Īs for "near mint condition", it should be one ever played, no factory packaging, with original case but show NO sign of such usage that is no fret wear, no scratch mark (other than on pick guard), no ding, no crack or dent. When applied to the guitar context, my interpretation is :
"Near mint condition" refer to coin not in its original casing or seal but equally new without blemish comparable to mint condition. I believe the term "mint condition" is derived from coin collection, when the coin is in its original seal and untouched by hand. But actually is there any consensus on what it stands for?
I am sure many have come across the term "Near Mint Condition" being used on Ebay offers and used instrument dealer websites.
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