NEW Gibson Les Paul 1959 HRM R9 Rock Maple GLOSS (95 $95 World Air shipping! Free insurance if desired!! Start Price USD 4,400.00 Current Price USD 4,400.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Location Japan See more about 'NEW Gibson Les Paul 1959 HRM R9 Rock Maple GLOSS (95' Description OK Here is a new 2007 Gibson R9 Les Paul, a 1959 Reissue. Gloss finish, color is officially "faded tobacco sunburst". Beautiful guitar. Officially a "hard rock maple" top as you can see on the original box. Even has a little mineral line on the top. This guitar is new an mint. Looks good in the pictures, looks even better in real life. Check out the fretboard: very Brazilian like. 4.2 kilos/9.24 lbs Comes with all the stuff a new guitar comes with of course:COA, case, keys, manuals etc.............. and more etc. Not sure what else you need to know. If you have a question ask. You MUST MUST MUST read all fine print and Q&A below the pictures!! I can NOT stress this enough!!!PAYMENT, INSURANCE and CUSTOMS info and terms!! We include a great many pictures in our listings so the buyer can see EXACTLY what they are getting. Our guitars are as described so please look carefully at the pictures. Often something that looks like a flaw is dust or a reflection. Also keep in mind that close up pictures can make a tiny flaw look much worse and even completely normal things look strange. When was the last time you stared at a guitar from 3 inches away?  All used guitars will look worse with close up pictures. Our new guitars are indeed new so if you see something strange it is almost certainly not really there. If you have questions ask. These guitars pretty much always look MUCH better in real life!!!We recommend hitting the F11 button before viewing the pictures for full resolution.   IMPORTANT NOTES SHIPPING: Shipping cost is $95 to just about anywhere by EMS JapanPost (if you are in South America or Africa please contact for a qoute as rates are more expensive). This is the only method we use. You don't need to worry about shipping from Japan!!! It is very, very safe and fast. See our feedbacks!! Often, to the USA, they are door to door in 72 hours! See our "me" page for PROOF!!! Also, we have NEVER had shipping damage on a guitar that was not in case!! Folks!! We firmly believe that EMS JapanPost is much safer and faster than UPS or FedEx ground. Less time in transit means less chance of damage! We now double box all of our guitars so the box is pretty much strong enough to sit on from any angle. Caseless guitars might actually be safer than a guitar in a case because there is more room for padding and the added mass of a case often does more damage than it prevents!!KEEP IN MIND.... While your cost is $95.... our ACTUAL COST is an average of $185 per guitar!!! We take packing very seriously and I estimate chances of loss or damage at less than 1 in 1000.Tracking information will be sent by ebay messages within 12 hours of shipping. We ship at least 2 days a week, usually Tuesday and Friday.   CUSTOMS FEES: Some countries have import duties. We are not responsible for these and generally do not know specifics for your country.  There are usually no customs fees on our items entering the USA (fully insured through EMS JapanPost).Sometimes there are but the vast majority of the time there is not. If you do get charged it is your responsibility, not ours. We have no control over customs!!!   Return Policy: You can return a guitar for any reason within 72 hours of delivery (3 business days). There is a 10% fee on returns so your refund will be 90% of the purchase price. No exceptions. No refunds on shipping. Returns must be by airmail and guitar must be in the same condition as it was in when it left.   INSURANCE: We offer two types of insurance on this item: carrier insurance and private insurance.  Damage or loss is EXTREMELY rare but we will NOT be able to help you unless you have exercised your insurance options!!   Carrier Insurance: Insurance through JapanPost (carrier insurance) is free but you must request it. We will help handle any claim to the best of our abilities. Carrier insurance is free but many people do not want this and they have very good reasons for not wanting it. If you want insurance through JapanPost it is a good idea to let us know as soon as possible and remind us when you pay.   Private Insurance: The other option is Private Insurance. That means that in case of damage or loss we reimburse you. This is completely independent of the carrier (as far as paperwork etc goes). That means that in case of damage or loss we pay you back for the guitar or repairs. In the case of serious or unusual damage we will pay you back for the guitar when it is returned to us. Insurance for up to purchase price only. You will have 24 hours from delivery to report damage (save any and all packing materials and take plenty of good pictures). Report damage immediately to the carrier for verification purposes. In the case of loss we pay for the guitar when the carrier officially declares it as lost. It takes Japanpost a very long time to declare a package as lost!  “Lost” means no one knows where the guitar is or that it was utterly destroyed!!   If you want private insurance PayPal 3% of the total amount of insurance desired to meestursparkleinsurance@hotmail.com . Do NOT include this with your guitar payment!!! It MUST be to meestursparkleinsurance@hotmail.com. Mark it as a "service". Make sure and include the eBay item number. To avoid any confusion you must pay for insurance immediately after you pay for the guitar. Sorry, we can not help you with the math. Multiply desired amountby .03 .  Can not be over purchase price as we do not insure shipping costs. Please never try to pay for your guitar to the insurance address..... only pay for guitars through eBay!!! We use several different accounts and paying to the wrong one can cause some serious problems due to limits etc.   We personally never insure when we send guitars to family and friends as I have a great deal of faith in the system BUT Sh@@@T can happen so it is up to you, the buyer!!! BTW We now double box all of our guitars unless they are just plain huge.   Payment: Generally, we will accept all paypal payments  but we do reserve the right to refund any paypal payment for any reason. I also accept bank wires from anyone. We now have a Bank of America account with a Swift Code so international wires should all be trouble free. We very rarely accept money orders and never accept personal checks. Contact us first if you MUST pay by money order. Sourcing: We can no longer post a sourcing policy per eBay's new rules!!  http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=meestursparkle   Who are we?: After 12 years of playing guitar,bass and microphone in central Texas' underground scene (Grasshopper, Meestursparkle, Robby and the Robots,the Jocks, Maufrais, Eat Fact, the Swanderers etc). Meestursparkle (aka Jim) began selling guitars out of San Marcos, TX USA in 2002.   Jim has played guitar for 20 or so years and is a graduate of the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Arizona. Meestursparkle is now based in Japan. We are a family operation and buying and selling guitars is all we do. Current lineup consists of Jim, Yuko,Takashi and Karin.   FINAL NOTE: meestursparkle has the highest rating of any major eBay guitar seller since the new rating system came into effect. We have not been able to find a seller with more guitars sold with a higher detailed seller rating. We describe our items accurately, take plenty of pictures, pack extremely well and ship by the fastest, most cost effective service in the world. We do not play games and do not tolerate game players or scammers.  http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=meestursparkle&ftab=AllFeedback&sspagename=STRK:ME:UFS   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Aug-27-08 at 18:10:40 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Get your own map today. Click here now. Simple." 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