Auction Block Will Ray's eBay Strategies: Auction Item: 1982 Gibson Moderne Winning Bid: $510

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This is one of the strangest guitars I ever purebased on strangest It's an early '80s Gibson reissue of the Moderne--a model originally designed hi tim 1950s by Ted McCarty's team at Gibson who also brought us the Flying V, Explorer, and Firebird. Legend has it that the original Gibson Moderne prototype (reportedly worth between $100,000 and $500,000) is still floating around somewhere like a ghost, occasionally, surfacing to excite collectors worldwide

As I'm fascinated by the Moderne's futuristic shape--which is a cross between a Flying V and a great white shark--I've always wanted to own one. Most reissue Modernes on e Bay go for $1,400 to $2,000, depending on the …