I sold my guitar. Its a bitter sweet day. Well, to be honest, I did not actually sell the guitar. I sold the pick with a free guitar. Let me explain...

I put my beautiful Ibanez Artwood guitar on CraigsList a few weeks ago and no one called, no one emailed. NO ONE... it was a thousand dollar guitar that I was selling for about four hundred bucks. I was including all kinds of crap with it too. But no one cared, no one even looked.

So, having been schooled in marketing I thought, "What the hell is wrong with me, I cannot even get someone to take a look at a beautiful Ibanez guitar?" So, I decided to sell a four hundred dollar generic guitar pick instead. I talked about where the pick had been. What kind of music it had played. The people it helped make music with. And at the end, I threw in that I was giving a free guitar with the pick, because all great picks need a great guitar.

The next day, I was swamped with calls and emails from people wanting to buy my guitar, and of course the pick. It just goes to show what good copy will do for a generic guitar pick.

Next I am selling my baby grand piano... I should just cut to the chase scene and sell a twelve thousand dollar generic metronome instead and give away the piano free with it.

Edit: Here is my ad on craigslist

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Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
-If you can read this, you're over educated.


(My new favorite latin phrase)