Difficult deal

It's another after-market pricing episode. So what do we understand by the term mint? Dictionaries will allude to an understanding of perfection, flawlessness & maybe the preservation of perfection. So if your instrument parts manifest deterioration to a certain degree, is it right to say it's still mint? 

The Ibanez 2020EX (Korean) was discontinued in 2013. Granted it's one of those rare moments Ibanez plonked a pair of EMGs into a guitar, at this asking price, it's a difficult situation as the entire SZ series were taken off the catalog. 

Rune's guitar

Despite his departure from Mayhem, I still follow Rune Eriksen's guitar adventures in his Ava Inferi outfit. It's a more minimalistic approach but still leaves the impression of a very capable player. More importantly, I cannot forget the people whom I shook hands with so Mr. Eriksen here will always be remembered. What's that guitar he's holding there?

It's an Ibanez SZ2020EX, a discontinued model but still available in the shops here. Maybe the manufacturer will revive this series in view of Mr. Eriksen's preference?