Gibson Explorer 1980s
guitar · 1980–1989
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 17 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 | €2,500 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €2,250–€2,600 | 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 | 17 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €2,400 | very good, median of 8 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €4,534 | typical ask across 17 listings, 81% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €1,700 | 136 used sales, 2013–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 137 | all-time, all platforms |
| Closest new | €1,999 | Gibson '80s 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.
Reverb
eBay United States
11 more live · €3,994–€7,997 · typical ask €4,534 · 8 United States · 2 Italy
- €3,99460% over typicalgood ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h ago - €4,37275% over typicalgood ·
Germany · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €4,53489% over typicalvery good ·
Italy · Reverb · confirmed 5 days agocheck this is the same guitar - €4,57783% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,88795% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,88896% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,88896% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €6,221159% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €7,554202% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €7,824213% over typicalexcellent · Italy · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €7,997233% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 37 h agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 137 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. The line follows the middle of the sales around each point, with the middle half behind it, and breaks wherever nothing sold nearby. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.
Recent sales by listing date
17 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €2,250–€2,600 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2026 | €3,006$3,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Jun 2026 | €1,082$1,250 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Mar 2026 | €2,280$2,650 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Feb 2026 | €3,868$4,495 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 May 2025 | €2,543$2,850 as sold | excellent | 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 the last 50 of 137 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | €1,385$1,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jan 2026 | €2,318$2,699 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jan 2026 | €2,597$3,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Dec 2025 | €2,580$2,999 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Dec 2025 | €2,199$2,560 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jul 2025 | €2,236$2,599 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Apr 2025 | €4,324$4,995 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Apr 2025 | €2,856$3,299 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Mar 2025 | €2,484$2,880 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Feb 2025 | €2,588$3,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jan 2025 | €1,428$1,650 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Nov 2024 | €2,484$2,799 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Sept 2024 | €1,893$2,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Aug 2024 | €519$600 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jul 2024 | €1,890$2,200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jul 2024 | €2,726$3,149 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Apr 2024 | €4,186$4,699 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Apr 2024 | €3,300$3,825 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Mar 2024 | €2,147$2,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Feb 2024 | €1,812$2,100 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Feb 2024 | €2,761$3,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Feb 2024 | €2,156$2,499 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Feb 2024 | €3,451$4,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jan 2024 | €1,639$1,900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jan 2024 | €3,451$4,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Dec 2023 | €1,639$1,900 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Oct 2023 | €1,847$2,150 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Oct 2023 | €1,294$1,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Sept 2023 | €1,379$1,599 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Sept 2023 | €1,725$2,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Aug 2023 | €5,003$5,800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Aug 2023 | €2,842$3,295 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Aug 2023 | €2,588$3,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Aug 2023 | €1,725$2,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 May 2023 | €5,176$6,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 May 2023 | €4,518$5,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Apr 2023 | €5,607$6,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Mar 2023 | €6,022$6,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Feb 2023 | €1,892$2,199 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Feb 2023 | €3,012$3,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Dec 2022 | €1,294$1,450 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Nov 2022 | €2,157$2,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Oct 2022 | €2,677$3,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Aug 2022 | €1,898$2,200 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jul 2022 | €1,894$2,195 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | €3,328 | €2,285 | €215 under (9%) |
 Japan | 1 | €2,393 | €2,393 | €107 under (4%) |
| United States | 11 | €4,887 | €2,488 | €12 under (0%) |
 Canada | 1 | €3,602 | €3,602 | 44% over typical |
| Italy | 2 | €6,179 | €4,534 | 81% 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 €4,534 for the Gibson Explorer 1980s today, 81% over the €2,500 it actually sells for (17 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €2,250 and €2,600). The current version, the Gibson '80s Explorer, costs €1,999 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 17 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay United States, from €2,285 asking. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.