Gibson Explorer 1970s
guitar · 1970–1979
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 8 used sales observed in the last 24 months, with outliers removed and the figure rounded. An observed sale is often the last asking price rather than a confirmed hammer price.
| Typical used price | €4,200 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €3,050–€4,700 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 24 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 8 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €5,532 | typical ask across 8 listings, 32% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €3,450 | 37 used sales, 2013–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 37 | all-time, all platforms |
| Closest new | €2,255 | Gibson '70s Explorer at Thomann; a relative’s price, not this model’s |
Typical prices are rounded (to 5 / 10 / 50 / 100 by size, in whichever currency you read); asks and the chart are exact. As of 18 October 2026. Full method, including what each badge means
For sale right now
The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.
eBay United States
Reverb
eBay Germany2 more live · €1,865–€7,993 · typical ask €5,532
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 37 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. Too few sales to draw a trend through them without inventing one, so the points speak for themselves. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.
Recent sales by listing date
8 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €3,050–€4,700 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | €4,732$5,500 as sold | good |  United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jun 2026 | €4,026$4,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Sept 2025 | €5,162$5,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 May 2025 | €4,708$5,438 as sold | excellent |  Japan | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jan 2025 | €2,900$3,350 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show all 37 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | €2,251$2,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Mar 2025 | €3,086$3,565 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Dec 2024 | €4,329$5,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jul 2024 | €3,160$3,650 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jun 2023 | €3,882$4,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Jan 2023 | €6,797$7,900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jul 2022 | €3,019$3,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Apr 2022 | €4,416$5,119 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Oct 2021 | €3,013$3,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Apr 2021 | €6,437$7,495 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Dec 2020 | €7,705$8,900 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Dec 2020 | €3,443$3,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Dec 2020 | €4,011$4,649 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Oct 2020 | €4,493$5,219 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Aug 2020 | €5,206$6,047 as sold | mint |   Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2020 | €2,590$3,008 as sold | very good |  Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jul 2020 | €2,152$2,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Aug 2019 | €2,590$2,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jul 2019 | €5,182$6,000 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Jul 2019 | €3,455$4,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Dec 2018 | €2,591$3,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Sept 2018 | €2,764$3,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Mar 2018 | €2,151$2,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Mar 2018 | €1,726$2,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jan 2018 | €2,597$3,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Dec 2017 | €3,540$4,090 as sold | very good |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Dec 2017 | €5,650$6,549 as sold | very good |  Ireland | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jun 2017 | €776$900 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Nov 2016 | €2,583$3,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Sept 2016 | €2,160$2,495 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Jan 2016 | €3,109$3,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Dec 2013 | €4,287$4,995 as sold | very good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and October 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Where it’s cheapest right now
What sellers are asking today, by country. Asking prices, not sales; shipping, fees and any customs or import VAT between you and the seller are not included.
| Country | Live | Median ask | Cheapest ask | Cheapest vs typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | €3,137 | €1,865 | €2,335 under (56%) |
| United States | 4 | €5,532 | €4,907 | 17% over typical |
| Germany | 1 | €7,701 | €7,701 | 83% over typical |
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
Sellers are asking a median of €5,532 for the Gibson Explorer 1970s today, 32% over the €4,200 it actually sells for (8 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €3,050 and €4,700). The current version, the Gibson '70s Explorer, costs €2,255 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 8 listings live right now across eBay United States, Reverb, eBay Germany, from €1,865 asking. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.