# Guitarists: Clapton's Selling Blackie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-claptons-selling-blackie/235184 "2004-03-19T11:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-claptons-selling-blackie/235184/1 "2004-03-19T11:50:08Z")
[Here is the Auction listing.](http://www.christies.com/promos/jun04/claptonGuitars/promo_gallery.asp) Also selling the 335 from his Cream and Yardbird days and the Martin acoustic from Unplugged. Wow - I am not a huge Clapton fan, but I respect his playing and his popularity and influence are undeniable. The pre-auction estimate for Blackie is $100,000 - $150,000. Seems a bit low - I mean, if a couple of Jerry Garcia guitars can go for closer to $1 million each, I would assume this would go for a lot more than that… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-claptons-selling-blackie/235184/2 "2004-03-19T19:54:35Z")
_bump_ really? no posts? I think this is a big deal… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-claptons-selling-blackie/235184/3 "2004-03-19T22:13:53Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > [Here is the Auction listing.](http://www.christies.com/promos/jun04/claptonGuitars/promo_gallery.asp) Also selling the 335 from his Cream and Yardbird days and the Martin acoustic from Unplugged. > > Wow - I am not a huge Clapton fan, but I respect his playing and his popularity and influence are undeniable. > > The pre-auction estimate for Blackie is $100,000 - $150,000. Seems a bit low - I mean, if a couple of Jerry Garcia guitars can go for closer to $1 million each, I would assume this would go for a lot more than that… He did this a few years ago, too. In fact, he got so carried away, he accidentally gave away a guitar he had meant to keep and had to buy it back. The Strat he wrote “Layla” on went for about $500,000. I would think Blackie would get at least that much.