There are far fewer bargains out there nowadays because the pawn and cash shops can easily look up the street value.

Back in the '80s I could never walk past a second hand shop without seeing if they had a D28 for a fiver, as just about everybody you knew said they knew somebody who...

The nearest I got (and suspect this was as good as many) was a Gibson SG Junior for £30.

One thing I appear to have learned from this thread is that Hagstrom must have terrible quality control.