"Gere purchased this Strat from either We Buy Guitars or Accent in New York City on West 48th Street in 1979. Richard Friedman of We Buy Guitars recalls, ""Richard [Gere] was a regular visitor to our shops and was one of the very few ever allowed behind the counter. I remember that customers would walk in and he would jump up and start helping out, handing guitars over the counter. He was a joy to work with. He always negotiated the price and was very good at it but he was always a pleasure to serve. I remember when I sold him this guitar. I told him to keep the Bakelite parts because they were going to be valuable someday."" Estimate $20,000 - $30,000."