Gibson J-185 EC
guitar · 1999–2021
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 24 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 | €1,950 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €1,600–€2,350 | 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 | 24 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €2,150 | excellent, median of 11 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €2,928 | typical ask across 13 listings, 50% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €1,800 | 126 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 127 | all-time, all platforms |
| Closest new | €2,222 | Gibson J-185 Century 12-Fret 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 Germany
eBay United States7 more live · €2,928–€4,354 · typical ask €2,928 · 5 United States · 2 Japan
- €2,92850% over typicalvery good ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago - €2,93250% over typicalgood ·
Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €2,93951% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €2,99654% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €4,221116% over typicalmint · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,354123% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,354123% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 127 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
24 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €1,600–€2,350 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | €4,372$4,899 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Aug 2026 | €2,356$2,732 as sold | very good |   Italy | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Aug 2026 | €1,294$1,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Aug 2026 | €3,451$4,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Aug 2026 | €1,339$1,500 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 127 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | €1,898$2,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 May 2026 | €1,986$2,308 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Apr 2026 | €1,532$1,781 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Mar 2026 | €2,469$2,875 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jan 2026 | €1,934$2,248 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jan 2026 | €1,035$1,200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Dec 2025 | €2,147$2,495 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Aug 2025 | €2,753$3,199 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Aug 2025 | €1,897$2,199 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Aug 2025 | €2,237$2,600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2025 | €3,235$3,750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jun 2025 | €1,761$2,050 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2025 | €2,501$2,899 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 May 2025 | €2,146$2,499 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Apr 2025 | €1,638$1,899 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Feb 2025 | €2,143$2,495 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Jan 2025 | €1,374$1,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jan 2025 | €1,782$2,075 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Dec 2024 | €1,553$1,800 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Dec 2024 | €2,329$2,700 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Oct 2024 | €2,497$2,895 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Sept 2024 | €1,165$1,350 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Sept 2024 | €1,806$2,099 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Aug 2024 | €2,328$2,699 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jun 2024 | €2,362$2,750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2024 | €2,104$2,439 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 May 2024 | €2,104$2,450 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 May 2024 | €1,817$2,115 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 May 2024 | €2,147$2,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Apr 2024 | €2,576$2,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Mar 2024 | €1,724$1,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Mar 2024 | €1,121$1,299 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Mar 2024 | €1,632$1,900 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Feb 2024 | €2,319$2,700 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Feb 2024 | €2,061$2,400 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jan 2024 | €1,718$2,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Oct 2023 | €1,855$2,150 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Oct 2023 | €1,718$2,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Oct 2023 | €2,405$2,800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Oct 2023 | €2,329$2,700 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Oct 2023 | €1,422$1,656 as sold | very good |  Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Aug 2023 | €3,882$4,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Aug 2023 | €2,834$3,300 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 May 2023 | €2,587$2,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 May 2023 | €2,601$3,023 as sold | excellent |  Cyprus | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | €2,928 | €1,688 | €262 under (13%) |
 Thailand | 1 | €2,533 | €2,533 | 30% over typical |
| Japan | 3 | €2,932 | €2,712 | 39% 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 €2,928 for the Gibson J-185 EC today, 50% over the €1,950 it actually sells for (24 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €1,600 and €2,350). Sold new in the same family, the Gibson J-185 Century 12-Fret, costs €2,222 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 13 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, eBay United States, from €1,688 asking. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.