PRS SE Custom 24: used price in the UK

What a used PRS SE Custom 24 sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated September 2026.

Used, working order	£400 - £600
How fast it sells	Sells quickly

What it sells for by condition

Condition	What it sells for	When this band applies
New or mint	£460 - £690	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£430 - £650	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£400 - £600	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£380 - £570	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£350 - £530	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£300 - £450	Assumes the fault is fixable

A repaired neck or headstock is the exception: the extension takes 30-50% off a guitar with a glued break, even when it plays perfectly.

About this model

PRS's best-known import model. Clean flame or quilt tops sit at the top of the range, and the SE Custom 24-08 sells in a similar band.

A USA-made PRS Custom 24 is a very different price. Check the headstock for 'SE' before you price one.

What to check before you buy

Sight down the neck for twist or bow
Check truss rod turns (a few degrees, not more)
Look at the headstock join for repair lines
Plug in: every pickup position and both pots
Fret wear under strings 1-3 near the nut

Common faults and rough repair costs

Fault	Fix	Rough cost
Crackly / scratchy pots or jacks	Easy - DIY, no special tools	£5-£12
Needs a setup	Easy - DIY, no special tools	£0-£50
Intermittent signal / loose connection	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£3-£25
Neck / headstock break	Hard - specialist repair, usually not worth it	£80-£250
Tuner / machine head	Easy - DIY, no special tools	£10-£45

Questions people ask about this model

How do I tell a PRS SE from a USA PRS?

The SE has 'SE' on the headstock. A USA-made Custom 24 has no 'SE' and sells for several times more, so a 'PRS Custom 24' listing at an SE price needs a close look.

Do the bird inlays and top affect value?

The top does more than the inlays. A clean flame or quilt top sits towards £600; dings in a figured top cost more than on a plain finish.

What should I check on a used PRS SE Custom 24?

The tremolo for smooth return, tuning stability after a few dives, the coil-split on the tone knob, and fret wear.

Selling one on

Steady year-round; peaks Sept-Dec. Fender/Gibson/PRS/Squier/Epiphone sell within days at the right price, obscure brands take weeks.

Ship in a hard case or at least a gig bag in a box - or sell collection-only. Loosen strings for courier.

Where this price comes from

This is the range the flipper extension uses for a used PRS SE Custom 24 in working order in the UK. It is a starting point, not a quote: condition, extras, the original box and where you are all move the price, and faulty ones sell for much less.

The condition bands above are the same multipliers the extension applies to a listing. On a live Marketplace listing, flipper checks that range against real sold prices and live eBay listings for the exact model, works out your profit after fees and flags faults the seller mentions. It is free while in testing. Join the testers.

Buying one to keep? The bands above are a fair price to pay for each condition. See how to check a listing.

Timing Read The best time to buy and sell music gear in the UK.

For a child? Read Buying a first instrument second-hand: a guide for parents.

Selling one? Read What is my guitar worth? A UK guide.