https://serialnumberlookup.fender.com/product/0101400752 Serial # is DZ6037274 Made in USA, April 2006
That’s a real nice guitar. If it’s as unplayed as you say it is, it could fetch upwards of over $1500-$1600. That’s just based on a casual google search of similar models and colors.
It has a "60" tag on it, and I'm curious if that's the 60th anniversary commemoration? Pics I took are too large. It's pretty, no doubt. Reverb has it for $1500. I figure that's a pretty penny for something she got for free.
Yes that model was for the 60th anniversary so it has that badging. If you account for inflation, it essentially has lost no value. It’s potentially appreciated somewhat. That said, it’s basically on par for the current American standard as far as price is concerned. She may not get that price for it.
We are creating a form with excel that has drop down boxes to select items. I want to then have the Selected items automatically collated in a word box so it forms a sentence. Then we can add further detailed notes to this box if we want. What functions in excel can handle this? Visual Basic is not something any of us are experienced with. Thanks for any suggestions.
Do any board members crotchet? My MIL made our first one of those crotchet NICU octopuses. Today I found that octopus on the floor after the dog got a hold of it...in pieces. My MIL passed away unexpectedly last year and that octopus is very special to my wife. Is this fixable?
Does anyone have advice on buying a used camper? I am specifically looking for a popup camper. The idea is to use it for some camping, but mostly as a way to road trip it to visit family without having to spend a ton on sketchy flea motels. I have been looking around for a few months now to get an idea of the market. I found what I think is a fair deal on a good condition used camper. No idea of I'll get to the point of making an offer yet but I'm chewing on the thought. They say "everything works including heater." How do I check this? Any tools I should bring to check the status of anything? I'm hoping to start with a pretty basic pop up camper to limit the trouble we can get into, but I want to make sure I'm not overlooking obvious wear points or buying a total lemon.
Yes. Set it up, get in it, and have them hose it like it's pouring rain outside. That will tell you a lot about how weatherproof the camper is. Look for rips, tears, things that don't fit right... anything that is letting water into the camper.
Figure on having to replace the tires as a minimum. The campers sit for 10 years after having been used twice and the sidewalls are probably rotted out. Make sure you try out the heater and stove and refrigerator (if there is one) to be sure they are working. If you have your tow vehicle already, hook it up to it to make sure the lights all work. Nett has covered the rest.
Also, you might want to set it up and tear it down a few times to see if the popup mechanism works consistently and smoothly. Try to get a sense for any resistance or hitches in how it operates. Many years ago my mom bought two different popup campers whose popup mechanisms quit working and were very difficult to repair, and I have a friend more recently with a similar issue. These were all well-used campers that were bought cheaply so I won't go as far as to say that every camper is like this, but as something that can go wrong which renders the camper completely useless and is difficult to fix in the field... There's not much more frustrating than getting to a campsite after a long day, and cranking the popup mechanism only to hear some metallic pops and nothing happens. At least with a regular camper you will always have a place to crawl into and go to sleep. But I get the upside too - especially with >2 people, the popup saves a lot of space and some weight when it's collapsed.
And also some of those can sit for a while. Ask. And if it has sat for a while, plan on doing wheel bearings and seals.
On that note, if you do buy it, plan on stopping after a couple of miles drive towing it and feel the trailer wheel hubs. If they are hot to the touch (not just a bit warm), then that is a sign that the hubs need to be greased or repacked or replaced. Depending on how bad/hot they are, you may want to consider having the trailer fixed before going much farther. You know those trailers you see on the side of the road with someone working on the hubs? That's usually because they didn't do any maintenance on their trailer and waited for the grease to dry out, leak, or otherwise let the wheels seize up and stop turning. You could try jacking each wheel up and freehand spinning it, feeling for resistance and listening for noises. If you hear noises, that's usually not a good thing. Noise equates to friction which causes heat and failure at speed, generally.
Below is an example of what happens when bearings don't get maintained. Changing them on the side of the road is horrible. https://www.theidiotboard.com/threads/fuck-bob-vila-the-home-repair-thread.593/page-25#post-652755 You can also grab each side of the tire and shake it vigorously. If there is movement, in and out movement, or if you can twist the wheel and it feels like it isn't completely solid on the spindle, the bearings will need attention. This can be done with it on the ground.
@Binary the draw for us is how small and lightweight they are. We have pulled small trailers before but long trips are way more stressful that way. I figure for the 3-5 days of driving I am envisioning, a low lightweight camper trailer is a lot more likely to get used than something more cumbersome. The price point is something I am comfortable with as well. I am taking notes here on the rest. Tires and bearings, plus the pop up mechanism seem tobe the major pain points on a purchase like this. If anyone has more tips, bring it on.
Has anyone here ever done an estate sale of the contents of a house before using an estate planning company? Just having some basic questions about the process and what level of involvement there might be, costs/percentages retained, etc.