Gibson J-45 1950s
guitar · 1950–1959Vintage1950s
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 18 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 | €4,850 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €3,900–€6,550 | 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 | 18 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €6,900 | very good, median of 9 sales, same window |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €8,459 | typical ask across 36 listings, 74% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €3,900 | 192 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 195 | all-time, all platforms |
| Closest new | €3,759 | Gibson J-45 Koa 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 19 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
eBay Germany
Reverb
30 more live · €2,366–€18,099 · typical ask €8,459 · 20 United States · 5 Japan
- €2,366good ·
Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 6 days agocheck before you go - €2,470very good ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck before you go - €4,087€763 under (16%)good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €4,519€331 under (7%)fair ·
Canada · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago - €6,22128% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €6,487€413 under (6%)very good · Canada · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €6,665about typical (3% under)very good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €6,75439% over typicalfair · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €7,3757% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €7,90915% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
20 more · €8,384–€18,099 · United States, Japan, Australia, Italy and 1 more
- €8,38473% over typicalgood ·
Australia · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago - €8,44274% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h ago
- €8,47675% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €9,686100% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €9,68740% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €9,687100% over typicalexcellent · Japan · Reverb · confirmed 2 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €9,775102% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €9,92044% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €10,33350% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €10,333113% over typicalexcellent · Japan · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €10,664120% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €10,97959% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €10,97959% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €11,55267% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €11,62468% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €11,624140% over typicalexcellent · Japan · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €12,91687% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
- €14,605112% over typicalvery good ·
Italy · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar - €16,335237% over typicalgood · Japan · eBay Germany · confirmed 6 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €18,099273% over typicalgood ·
Switzerland · Reverb · confirmed 6 h agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jan 2015: 167 sales in quarters with at least three, and the bars along the floor show how many each quarter. The shaded band is where the middle half of sales landed.
Recent sales by listing date
18 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €3,900–€6,550 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2026 | €3,020$3,500 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jul 2026 | €4,915$5,700 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 May 2026 | €2,409$2,800 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 May 2026 | €5,378$6,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Dec 2025 | €3,871$4,499 as sold | 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 September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show the last 50 of 195 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | €7,313$8,499 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jan 2026 | €7,701$8,950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Jan 2026 | €6,883$7,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Dec 2025 | €4,044$4,700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Oct 2025 | €2,839$3,300 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Sept 2025 | €4,732$5,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Sept 2025 | €7,314$8,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 May 2025 | €5,476$6,350 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 May 2025 | €3,135$3,650 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Apr 2025 | €4,745$5,500 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Mar 2025 | €5,605$6,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Feb 2025 | €1,035$1,200 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Dec 2024 | €7,918$9,219 as sold | very good |  Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Nov 2024 | €4,745$5,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Sept 2024 | €6,804$7,907 as sold | good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Sept 2024 | €4,312$5,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Sept 2024 | €2,753$3,200 as sold | fair | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Aug 2024 | €6,856$7,950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 May 2024 | €6,828$7,950 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 May 2024 | €1,509$1,750 as sold | poor | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 May 2024 | €5,088$5,900 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Apr 2024 | €4,743$5,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Mar 2024 | €2,997$3,475 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Feb 2024 | €5,818$6,774 as sold | good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Feb 2024 | €4,139$4,800 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Oct 2023 | €2,415$2,799 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Oct 2023 | €2,673$3,100 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Sept 2023 | €4,552$5,300 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Aug 2023 | €4,638$5,400 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2023 | €5,605$6,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jun 2023 | €4,959$5,750 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jun 2023 | €4,096$4,750 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 May 2023 | €2,796$3,250 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 May 2023 | €4,896$5,700 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Feb 2023 | €5,292$6,150 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Feb 2023 | €4,216$4,900 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jan 2023 | €3,264$3,800 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Jan 2023 | €4,517$5,250 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Nov 2022 | €4,139$4,800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Nov 2022 | €3,881$4,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Oct 2022 | €4,114$4,790 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Jul 2022 | €4,139$4,800 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jun 2022 | €3,968$4,600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 May 2022 | €5,170$5,995 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Feb 2022 | €5,597$6,500 as sold | 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 September 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 | 9 | €3,680 | €2,366 | €2,484 under (51%) |
| United States | 22 | €9,081 | €2,470 | €2,380 under (49%) |
| Canada | 2 | €5,503 | €4,519 | €331 under (7%) |
| Australia | 1 | €8,384 | €8,384 | 73% over typical |
| Italy | 1 | €14,605 | €14,605 | 201% over typical |
| Switzerland | 1 | €18,099 | €18,099 | 273% 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 €8,459 for the Gibson J-45 1950s today, 74% over the €4,850 it actually sells for (18 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €3,900 and €6,550). The current version, the Gibson J-45 Koa, costs €3,759 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 36 listings live right now across eBay United States, eBay Germany, Reverb, from €2,366 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.