In contention for Deal of the Year.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220665726910

I had a snipe in, just in case but was an underbidder. Someone got a killer deal. OHSC, original skinny vibrato arm, etc. Sweet, for under $500 shipped!! What's the world coming to? I thought about upping my bid but I need another guitar like I need another funny bone. But wow! I hope that it was scored by someone here.

What a sweet looking 'hawk. Black and maple. Ow, what a low price. Deal is right. Good times if you have dough. I hear prosperity is just around the corner.

I was watching that one, gassing while waiting for my ASAT. . . I am sure that would have gone over well with the wife

saw that one and was tempted to play, but it just doesn't look like an ASAT .... someone did well.

Cheers to the winner.

What a deal,

Here's a cool Skyhawk that is sort of an evil twin,
http://cgi.ebay.com/1987-USA-G-L-SkyHawk-Guitar-Special-Order-EXC-/350392760611?pt=Guitar&hash=item5195093923

I was one of the bidders on the Skyhawk. It's a good deal, but I can beat it. Last week I bought an '84 Superhawk with a brand new G&G tweed hardshell case for $202.50! I also scored an '85 Rampage with OHSC for $325.00 this year. Good deals are still out there on Leo era instruments.

Sprinter 92

Thanks guys! I am new here but hope to become part of the family, so I hope that counts for something.

(Yes that means I am confessing to being the high bidder.)

I really didn't expect to win the auction, and certainly not at this price. My apologies to anyone who bid also.

I've wanted a Nighthawk for years, but have never been able to afford one when I found one.

I know this is a Skyhawk, but with the Jan5.84/Jul22.83 serial number, this could have been Nighthawk #270. LOL

I'll post pics when it arrives. I am as excited as a kid waiting for Christmas!

Wow Sprinter!
Sounds like you got two super deals!

The neck on the Superhawk is probably worth that alone!

I hope to get a two pup Superhawk with a Kahler someday. I can only dream about getting one at that price.

I received the Skyhawk!

Wow! It is simply amazing. If you check out the pictures closely, you can see wear on the fretboard. Now I know why. I usually don't go for hyperbole, but this guitar is definitely something special.

Lightweight (7.5 lbs), so I'm guessing it's alder, resonant like you wouldn't believe, with a round, punchy tone. I feel like Nigel, "listen to the sustain". "But you're not playing anything." "It's there, though, if you listen to it."

I apologize, but I do feel like a kid on Christmas morning.

I'll get some pics up when I get a chance.

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ant_riv:
Congratulations on the Skyhawk; it looks like a real nice keeper of a guitar. Black w/maple board and black headstock is about as dressed up as they get. That case looked like it was worth almost 1/2 of what you paid for whole package. Excellent all around. Enjoy.
MrR

Wow, another nice deal for someone. I considered bidding, but figured that I have my '86 ASAT PMB(Poor Man's Broadcaster), and am comfortable with it, so I passed. I saw the two as being similar. Maybe I'm wrong about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140451302273&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Thanks MrR.
It definitely is a keeper. Thank you for the encouragement.

Yeah that SC-2 was another great deal for someone (not me, no money left).

I haven't played an ASAT, so I don't know how it compares to an SC. Played a few SCs back in the day and thought they were great intermediate-level guitars, which they were back then. Don't know what one would be like to play today.

There are some great deals out there now for anyone with cash, and a little patience.