[rocknation]

Richie will autograph and authenticate a photo for the highest bidder to benefit the Precious Paws Dog and Cat Rescue

[DestinationJovi]

Autographed guitar:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RICHIE-SAMBO...0AAOSw9uFW9knW

And T Shirt:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RICHIE-SAMBO...YAAOSwAvJW9lPg

[Becky]

Someone is willing to pay $455 for the picture but no one has bid $500 on the guitar yet? How does that make any sense?

I'm happy to see Richie doing something for an animal charity.

[Javier]

Originally Posted by Becky

Someone is willing to pay $455 for the picture but no one has bid $500 on the guitar yet? How does that make any sense?

I'm happy to see Richie doing something for an animal charity.

It's a squier....

[rocknation]

No fair telling guitarist insider jokes, Javier!

When the major guitar companies got fed up with all the cheap knockoffs of their products, they retaliated by making cheap knockoffs of their own -- oops, I mean, they responded by manufacturing guitars that could be lower-priced than their "upper class" models without appearing to sacrifice too much quality. Thus, Fender, Gibson, Ovation, Takamine and ESP gave birth to the Squier, Epiphone, Applause, Jasmine and LTD guitar lines respectively.

Since no one should pay more than $450USD for a Squier under ANY circumstances, it's more than fair to ask why a Squier when "real" Fender Stratocasters start at only $150 more, and especially since Richie no longer has an endorsement deal with them. If SambOrianthi had wanted to open the bidding at $500, they should have pooled their resources and donated a "real" Fender in the $1000 - $1500 range.

[rocknation]

Originally Posted by rocknation

...No one should pay more than $450US for a Squier electric guitar under ANY circumstances...

But you don't have to take my word for it -- take Squier's!

[Captain_jovi]

It's not the brand you're paying for, you're paying for the autographed guitar.

[Santa Fe]

Originally Posted by Becky

I'm happy to see Richie doing something for an animal charity.

Me too.... I love animals....

I also love people who help them

[Santa Fe]

Maybe is the first time that Richie is helping animals or not?

[Becky]

Originally Posted by Santa Fe

Maybe is the first time that Richie is helping animals or not?

I believe he's done something for this organization before or some animal charity before.

Squier or not, an autographed guitar is better than an autographed picture. If I had $500 to spare and knowing it was going to help cats (and dogs), I'D bid on it!!!