I would like to get some opinions on typical price ranges for the Gibson pictured in the link below. I think I played this particular banjo a few years ago, before the shop closed and turned it over to the auction house. It looks like an archtop which suggests 1950's?? Is the spade head shape also a sign of 1950's or sixties? I don't know how many ply's the rim has. The reason I'm asking here is that the shopkeeper quoted a price which seemed ridiculous to me, but who knows? Once I get some estimates here I'll tell you what the shopkeeper was asking. (He was a real eccentric fellow, who has been mentioned by at least one user here in the past.)
Thanks