Gibson J-50 1950s
guitar · 1950–1959Vintage1950s
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 26 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 | €4,800 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €3,300–€5,400 | 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 | 26 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €5,150 | very good, median of 11 sales, same window |
| €3,100 | good, median of 9 sales, same window | |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €6,201 | typical ask across 27 listings, 29% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €3,100 | 156 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 161 | all-time, all platforms |
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
Reverb
21 more live · €3,277–€16,170 · typical ask €6,201 · 15 United States · 2 Canada
- €3,2776% over typicalgood ·
Japan · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago - €3,86425% over typicalgood ·
Canada · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago - €4,01530% over typicalgood ·
United States · eBay United States · confirmed 6 days ago - €4,56347% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €5,32272% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €5,331about typical (4% over)very good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €5,5107% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €6,20120% over typicalvery good · Canada · Reverb · confirmed 6 days ago
- €6,219101% over typicalgood · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €6,69230% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 days ago
11 more · €6,781–€16,170 · United States, Belgium, Netherlands
- €6,781119% over typicalgood ·
Belgium · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago - €7,13849% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 days ago
- €7,55447% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €7,90954% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €7,95354% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €8,43864% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €8,44264% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €8,84272% over typicalvery good ·
Netherlands · Reverb · confirmed 6 days agocheck this is the same guitar - €10,06295% over typicalvery good · Belgium · Reverb · confirmed 6 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €12,916151% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days agocheck this is the same guitar
- €16,170237% over typicalexcellent · United States · Reverb · confirmed 6 days agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Oct 2014: 129 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
26 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €3,300–€5,400 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2026 | €5,429$6,295 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jun 2026 | €5,034$5,850 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Apr 2026 | €4,724$5,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Apr 2026 | €5,378$6,250 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Dec 2025 | €2,150$2,499 as sold | fair | 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 161 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | €5,163$6,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Apr 2026 | €5,593$6,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Mar 2026 | €6,449$7,495 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Jan 2026 | €3,872$4,500 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Jan 2026 | €4,732$5,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Nov 2025 | €5,593$6,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Nov 2025 | €8,153$9,475 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Nov 2025 | €6,022$6,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Oct 2025 | €4,294$5,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Sept 2025 | €6,840$7,950 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Sept 2025 | €4,216$4,900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Aug 2025 | €2,839$3,300 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Aug 2025 | €5,158$5,995 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Aug 2025 | €1,893$2,200 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jul 2025 | €2,577$3,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 1 Jul 2025 | €4,904$5,700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Apr 2025 | €4,139$4,800 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jan 2025 | €3,092$3,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Dec 2024 | €5,174$6,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Nov 2024 | €1,267$1,475 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Oct 2024 | €3,105$3,600 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Sept 2024 | €4,087$4,750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Sept 2024 | €2,587$3,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 Sept 2024 | €3,184$3,700 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Sept 2024 | €2,022$2,350 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Sept 2024 | €3,872$4,500 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Aug 2024 | €591$689 as sold | poor | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Jun 2024 | €6,036$6,999 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Jun 2024 | €4,312$5,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jun 2024 | €3,449$3,999 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 May 2024 | €1,914$2,220 as sold | fair | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 13 May 2024 | €1,288$1,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 May 2024 | €1,510$1,750 as sold | poor | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Apr 2024 | €4,311$4,999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Mar 2024 | €4,465$5,199 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Dec 2023 | €3,436$4,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Oct 2023 | €2,583$2,995 as sold | fair | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Sept 2023 | €4,724$5,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Sept 2023 | €3,450$3,999 as sold | good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 17 May 2023 | €6,879$7,995 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 May 2023 | €3,338$3,869 as sold | very good |  Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Apr 2023 | €2,587$3,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Feb 2023 | €3,270$3,800 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2023 | €3,614$4,200 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Jan 2023 | €3,012$3,500 as sold | fair | 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 | 3 | €2,225 | €2,206 | €2,594 under (54%) |
| United States | 18 | €6,456 | €3,732 | €1,068 under (22%) |
| Canada | 3 | €3,864 | €3,766 | €1,034 under (22%) |
| Belgium | 2 | €8,422 | €6,781 | 41% over typical |
| Netherlands | 1 | €8,842 | €8,842 | 84% 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 €6,201 for the Gibson J-50 1950s today, 29% over the €4,800 it actually sells for (26 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €3,300 and €5,400). There are 27 listings live right now across eBay United States, Reverb, from €2,206 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.