Gibson J-185 Original
guitar
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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 | €2,450 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €2,300–€2,650 | 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 | €3,450 | new, median of 10 sales, same window |
| €2,550 | mint, median of 8 sales, same window | |
| €2,400 | excellent, median of 11 sales, same window | |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €3,550 | typical ask across 40 listings, 45% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €2,500 | 70 used sales, 2020–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 178 | 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
34 more live · €2,577–€6,185 · typical ask €3,550 · most of these are new asks against a used typical
- €2,5777% over typicalexcellent ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago - €2,84218% over typicalexcellent ·
United Kingdom · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago - €2,900€550 under (16%)new ·
Italy · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago - €2,91119% over typicalvery good · Italy · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €2,94716% over typicalmint ·
Canada · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago - €2,95016% over typicalmint · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €2,95523% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 3 days ago
- €2,962€488 under (14%)new · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,243€207 under (6%)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,374about typical (2% under)new ·
Netherlands · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
24 more · €3,404–€6,185 · United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland and 3 more
- €3,404about typical (1% under)new · United Kingdom · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,479about typical (1% over)new · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €3,536about typical (2% over)new · Canada · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,546about typical (3% over)new ·
Switzerland · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago - €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,554about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,555about typical (3% over)new · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,80610% over typicalnew · Italy · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €3,86412% over typicalnew ·
Germany · eBay Germany · confirmed 3 days ago - €3,89962% over typicalexcellent · United Kingdom · Reverb · confirmed 43 h ago
- €4,19371% over typicalgood ·
Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €4,44385% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,66535% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,66535% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,66535% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,66535% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €4,66535% over typicalnew · United States · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €6,18579% over typicalnew · United Kingdom · Reverb · confirmed 43 h agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
Every recorded sale, one point each: 178 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 €2,300–€2,650 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | €2,639$2,950 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Sept 2026 | €2,806$3,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Aug 2026 | €2,713$3,040 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Jul 2026 | €2,950$3,300 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 May 2026 | €2,788$3,240 as sold | mint | 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 178 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | €2,405$2,800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Mar 2026 | €2,432$2,832 as sold | excellent | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Mar 2026 | €2,318$2,699 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Feb 2026 | €2,404$2,799 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2026 | €3,450$3,999 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Jan 2026 | €4,528$5,249 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Dec 2025 | €2,147$2,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Dec 2025 | €3,285$3,818 as sold | new |  France | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Dec 2025 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Dec 2025 | €2,748$3,199 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Nov 2025 | €2,753$3,200 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Nov 2025 | €2,413$2,810 as sold | excellent | Netherlands | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Oct 2025 | €1,761$2,050 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Oct 2025 | €3,569$3,999 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Sept 2025 | €2,426$2,825 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Sept 2025 | €1,898$2,200 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Aug 2025 | €2,576$2,999 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Aug 2025 | €2,447$2,849 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Aug 2025 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Jul 2025 | €4,551$5,299 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jul 2025 | €2,310$2,690 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jun 2025 | €2,753$3,200 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Jun 2025 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jun 2025 | €3,220$3,749 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jun 2025 | €3,220$3,749 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 May 2025 | €2,654$3,090 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Apr 2025 | €2,662$3,099 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Mar 2025 | €2,558$2,978 as sold | very good | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Mar 2025 | €3,220$3,749 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Mar 2025 | €2,705$3,150 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Mar 2025 | €2,147$2,500 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Jan 2025 | €3,220$3,749 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Dec 2024 | €2,403$2,798 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Dec 2024 | €3,220$3,749 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Dec 2024 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Dec 2024 | €2,448$2,850 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Nov 2024 | €4,247$4,923 as sold | new | Italy | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Nov 2024 | €2,405$2,800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Nov 2024 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Oct 2024 | €2,143$2,495 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Oct 2024 | €2,318$2,699 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Sept 2024 | €2,503$2,914 as sold | mint |  Slovenia | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Sept 2024 | €3,435$3,999 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Sept 2024 | €3,352$3,886 as sold | new | United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Sept 2024 | €2,577$3,000 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.
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 | 23 | €3,554 | €1,644 | €806 under (33%) |
| Netherlands | 2 | €2,831 | €2,288 | €162 under (7%) |
| Germany | 3 | €2,804 | €2,800 | 14% over typical |
| United Kingdom | 4 | €3,652 | €2,842 | 16% over typical |
| Italy | 4 | €2,906 | €2,900 | 18% over typical |
| Canada | 2 | €3,242 | €2,947 | 20% over typical |
| Switzerland | 1 | €3,546 | €3,546 | 45% over typical |
| Japan | 1 | €4,193 | €4,193 | 71% 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 €3,550 for the Gibson J-185 Original today, 45% over the €2,450 it actually sells for (24 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €2,300 and €2,650). Sold new in the same family, the Gibson J-185 Century 12-Fret, costs €2,222 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 40 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, eBay United States, from €1,644 asking. Figures computed 18 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.