Recently have been trying to simplify my life, in various ways including stripping out unneeded possessions. Sometimes this can prove drastic, other times simple. But trying to apply the basic maxim of “use it or lose it” has been the basic tenet behind the decisions to sell, give away or donate some of the stuff that I possess.
I think most of us that are privileged enough to have computers and internet access probably own more clutter and unnecessary things than we would like to admit to. Sure, many people are happy with that, and some positively like to collect (or to hoard!) as many things as take their interest. But I’ve changed from that, so many things are going “out” and if some make a bit of money in the process, then win all the way around. As long as I do not immediately rush out and spend the money on more things which are going to end up on the same merry-go-round in the future. 
That requires more self-discipline!
So I have an old guitar. A rather nice old guitar, being a vintage Fender Bullet from the early 1980′s and in excellent condition. And there are not a lot of them around, especially genuine USA made versions. Many copies, and “Frankenguitars” cobbled together from parts, exist, but the genuine item? Well, even on US Ebay, you’d be lucky to get 5 or 6 listed. So with that in mind, I did a bit of research, and established the market value at about $450-600USD. Originally I was using a lower value, converted it by mistake from GBP, and ended up with the figure of RM2000. Optimistic, I thought, but worth a punt, and any decent lower offer would still make my day.
I should point out that although owning guitars for the last 30 years, I cannot play! I noodle, I make annoying noises, I amuse myself and disturb others, but actual playing? Not in my repertoire of skills. So, this guitar is well and truly redundant to me. (I’ve been annoying people with a bass guitar for the last few years anyway, but that’s a different story )
Anyway, waffle over. I’ve never used Mudah.com before, but heard good things, so on a whim I fired up the browser, and placed an advert, with a couple of decent pictures, and waited to see what transpired. Well, what transpired was an inundation of emails, SMSes, and then calls from as far away as Langkawi and JB, asking questions, making offers, until it totally took up my day dealing with all the queries. I was overwhelmed.
One guy wanted to reserve it and was prepared to drive up from Melaka that evening to view and buy. So I put it on hold – for that day only – and he arrived, rather later than optimal for testing guitars after 11:00pm that evening. It was what he wanted, he was the same age as the guitar, which I found amusing, and was armed with the appropriate cash donation to the “use it or lose it” fund. Business done, he left, leaving me to try and get some sleep (which I failed to do, for some reason!) and resist the temptation to go shopping in the morning.
So, thumbs up to Mudah.com.my! From advertising in the morning to 2k in my hand in the evening of the same day – can’t say fairer than that. Mind you, it *is* a beautiful, rare guitar, and the new owner has bought an investment as well as a musical instrument because it will only rise in value. So I’ve attached a few shots, taken just before sale. 2k is a bargain, friend, but 2k is also *just right* for market price, so everybody wins. A very satisfying day.
