Gibson X-Plorer Explorer
guitar · 2002–2008
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 9 used sales observed in the last 6 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 | €1,500 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €1,350–€1,600 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 6 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 9 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €2,222 | typical ask across 13 listings, 48% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €1,200 | 461 used sales, 2014–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 462 | 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 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.
Reverb
7 more live · €2,222–€3,377 · typical ask €2,222 · 5 United States · 1 France
- €2,22248% over typicalvery good ·
United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago - €2,22248% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 19 h ago
- €2,23149% over typicalgood · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €2,38959% over typicalvery good ·
France · Reverb · confirmed 19 h ago - €2,48866% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days ago
- €2,71181% over typicalexcellent ·
Germany · Reverb · confirmed 19 h agocheck this is the same guitar - €3,377125% over typicalvery good · United States · Reverb · confirmed 2 days agocheck this is the same guitar
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jan 2015: 454 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
9 used sales · last 6 months · middle half €1,350–€1,600 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | €1,581$1,799 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Aug 2026 | €1,563$1,752 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Jul 2026 | €2,126$2,470 as sold | very good |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2026 | €1,381$1,550 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jul 2026 | €1,348$1,569 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 462 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | €1,498$1,744 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jun 2026 | €1,577$1,767 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 May 2026 | €1,313$1,529 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 9 May 2026 | €1,291$1,500 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Apr 2026 | €1,374$1,600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Apr 2026 | €1,245$1,449 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Apr 2026 | €1,721$2,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Mar 2026 | €1,422$1,656 as sold | good |  Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Mar 2026 | €1,631$1,899 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Feb 2026 | €1,379$1,599 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Feb 2026 | €1,299$1,456 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Feb 2026 | €1,610$1,875 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jan 2026 | €1,717$1,995 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jan 2026 | €1,377$1,600 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Dec 2025 | €1,718$2,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Dec 2025 | €1,721$2,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Nov 2025 | €2,059$2,397 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Nov 2025 | €1,503$1,750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Oct 2025 | €1,247$1,449 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Oct 2025 | €1,803$2,096 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Oct 2025 | €1,879$2,183 as sold | very good |  Italy | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Oct 2025 | €1,422$1,656 as sold | very good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Sept 2025 | €1,589$1,850 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Aug 2025 | €2,147$2,495 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Aug 2025 | €1,505$1,749 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Aug 2025 | €1,417$1,650 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Aug 2025 | €1,697$1,976 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Aug 2025 | €1,718$2,000 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jul 2025 | €1,159$1,350 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Jul 2025 | €1,121$1,300 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Jul 2025 | €944$1,099 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Jul 2025 | €1,374$1,600 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Jun 2025 | €1,459$1,699 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2025 | €1,117$1,300 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jun 2025 | €1,671$1,937 as sold | very good | Italy | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jun 2025 | €1,503$1,750 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jun 2025 | €1,721$1,995 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jun 2025 | €1,121$1,300 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jun 2025 | €1,252$1,458 as sold | good | France | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Jun 2025 | €1,725$2,000 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 May 2025 | €1,288$1,500 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 May 2025 | €2,023$2,345 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 May 2025 | €1,376$1,595 as sold | good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Apr 2025 | €1,629$1,888 as sold | very good | Canada | Reverb | Details |
| 25 Apr 2025 | €1,208$1,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | €1,329 | €1,329 | €171 under (11%) |
| United States | 7 | €2,222 | €1,333 | €167 under (11%) |
| Italy | 1 | €1,826 | €1,826 | 22% over typical |
| United Kingdom | 1 | €1,857 | €1,857 | 24% over typical |
 Japan | 1 | €2,079 | €2,079 | 39% over typical |
| France | 1 | €2,389 | €2,389 | 59% over typical |
| Germany | 1 | €2,711 | €2,711 | 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 €2,222 for the Gibson X-Plorer Explorer today, 48% over the €1,500 it actually sells for (9 recorded sales, last 6 months; most sold between €1,350 and €1,600). The current version, the Gibson '80s Explorer, costs €1,999 at Thomann (read 3 October 2026). There are 13 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay United States, from €1,329 asking. Figures computed 19 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.