pinenut - Posted - 11/27/2025:  10:19:55

Check out this amazing Ebay listing for a"Vtg. Deering Goodtime 5-String Resonator Banjo".  I've never seen one quite like it...

ebay.com/itm/205876631593?_

Edited by - pinenut on 11/27/2025 10:21:20

Culloden - Posted - 11/27/2025:  10:32:33

$500? I'll take three of them.
You have to admire someone's gall that they think no one will ever figure it out.

pinenut - Posted - 11/27/2025:  10:39:28

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Originally posted by Culloden

$500? I'll take three of them.

You have to admire someone's gall that they think no one will ever figure it out.

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The vendor has the banjo described as:

"The vintage Deering Goodtime 5-string resonator banjo is a vintage instrument with a 1979 manufacturing year, making it a classic choice for folk and world music enthusiasts. ".

I bit the hook and messaged the vendor:  

"Not a Deering Goodtime Banjo. Not a Deering banjo either.  Goodtime banjos started production in the 1990's.  This is a very interesting homemade banjo with no pedigree."

Response:

"I read deering started in 1975 with the goodtime line with no serial numbers and the goodtime line started in 1990's.  I put in 20 hours of research about this. The serial numbers began in 1990 in the inside.  Thanks for your information but I did my research"

Edited by - pinenut on 11/27/2025 10:45:33

Texasbanjo - Posted - 11/27/2025:  11:01:18

I guess the best thing to do is contact Janet Deering and ask her if it's real or not. She's a member here.

Culloden - Posted - 11/27/2025:  11:30:29

The seller's response makes me think of the old Mark Twain quote, "There's no shame in being ignorant. Wanting to remain that way is a shame." Or something like that.

DH#52 - Posted - 11/27/2025:  11:57:01

Couldn’t he just be honestly mistaken? I mean, if you were going to lie about a banjo’s pedigree, why call it a Goodtime? By the way, I've had a couple of Goodtimes over the years and I like them for what they are, so I'm not making fun of them. 

Edited by - DH#52 on 11/27/2025 11:59:16

localhost - Posted - 11/27/2025:  12:48:39

"No low-ballers, I know what I got."

The only good thing that banjo has got going for itself is... um... bear with me, I can't quite think of anything right now.

I think I use similar hooks when hanging ornaments on my Christmas tree.

RDP - Posted - 11/27/2025:  14:15:18

Wonder what the radius is on the top of the head stock. It has got a good look to it.

banjered - Posted - 11/27/2025:  14:54:03

"Vintage?" I resemble that remark! banjered

Banner Blue - Posted - 11/27/2025:  15:53:55

Scarfed headstock?

Tim Jumper - Posted - 11/27/2025:  16:22:26

The placement of the bridge just screams "Pre-war Gibson Mastertone."
I'd buy it, but I sold my canoe.