A vintage case for your Tele

[Dave W]

https://reverb.com/item/33492647-poodle-case-alligator-fender-telecaster-esquire-1952-1954

[Alanko]

That thing better make me play like Roy Buchanan, and it had better not be haunted by the ghost of Roy Buchanan.

[gearHed289]

I could sell the new owner a case for the case. 

[Rob]

I could sell the new owner a case for the case. 

[Dave W]

I could sell the new owner a case for the case. 

Not a bad idea, really.

[ilan]

If I had a $40K all-original '52 Tele missing only its case, I'd consider spending $1-2K on a period correct case just to make it complete. But it would have to be in good condition, not restored like this one. Luckily I don't have this kind of problem, anyway not on this scale. I did overpay for 70s P knurled knobs though because current reissues are too shiny to go on a 70s bass.

[dadagoboi]

My brother's '57 Esquire case was passed along to Steve 'ThunderBucker' Soar in the early '80s along with the neck (he died while he was in the middle of refinishing it and the body,etc. disappeared).

Steve sent me the neck/tuners about eight years ago along with a story: The tweed case was really beat up and missing a latch.  He was going to just toss it but decided what the hay and ebayed it with no reserve or opening bid.  It sold for just under $500.  Dog knows how much it would have brought with all both latches. 

Me, I sold a blonde'55 Precision with ITS original tweed case in '77 for $400.  I'd paid $250 for it in'74 and was satisfied with that. I had a new TBird on layaway.

That is one ugly POS IMO BTW.