anyone notice larrivee prices are going up?

[ducktrapper]

I agree. Money well spent as far as I'm concerned. 
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I agree,just try to convince my wife now😁
Dave

Okay, you convince mine and I'll try to convince yours. I get away with it because she collects Chihuahuas like I collect guitars. 

[flatlander]

Here is the formula:

$636 divided by 41 years divided by 365 days = 4.25 cents per day.

My Larrivee Parlor purchased new for $470 in 2004 including hard shell case upgrade translates to 9.2 cents per day over the past 14 years and my Special Order 12 string LV-03MT picked up in February 2006 has cost me 26.3 cents per day over the past 12.5 years. 

That's three guitars for less than 40 cents per day over the past 41 years and the average daily cost of owning them will continue to drop. With 9 grandchildren ranging in age from 8 to a set of triplets at 17 months, I have to buy a few more. How cool would it be to turn 21 and get your grandfather's 50+ year old guitar tax free as a graduation gift?

I used to love that formula. What it means today is I better hurry and buy!

[skyline]

yes to OP.
visited a fine shop recently.
played a very nice D-60  $4,200.00
then a Martin HD 28 $4,400
then a 1950 Martin D-28 $14,000.
CDN prices.
the Larrivee was the richest sounding, and easiest to play.
but still- over 4k for a guitar is outside my wheelhouse.

On the bright side, it's nice to see someone ID'd Larrivee dreads in the same realm as Martins.

On the not-so-bright side, retail stores are under increasing pressure, so they're more than ever prone to over-valuing yesterday's brands, just because they're yesterday's brands.

[Niteshooter]

Noticed the price increases for a while. Up here in Canada we get the double whammy of a devalued Loonie and price increases. For example I had been eyeing a L body 12 string for several years, was around $1700 then went up to 2000 and now at 2200 which IMHO is still a steal considering how much work goes into the construction of a solid wood acoustic.

Just glad I talked myself into buying what I wanted when our dollar was running higher then the US dollar.

Was just looking at kijiji and wow some used prices are really up there, granted at those prices who knows if the item will sell.