1985 Pre Custom Shop 1969 Stratocaster Reissue

[Sockenloch]

Hi all, I am new to (vintage) Strats.
I was offered this Strat in a potential trade.
Seller claims it is a 1985 pre-custom shop 1969 reissue.
The neck is even labeled 69, if I am not mistaken - is the neck actually from 69?
S/N on the neckplate ready 270387

Is this authentic? I know that the custom shop opened in 1987.
I couldnt find any guitars alike online.

Also, what would this guitar be worth in todays market?

Since it wont let me add pics here, here are the links to the pics:
https://ibb.co/Z87ZrsH
https://ibb.co/b7wxnHK
https://ibb.co/tqkcPwJ
https://ibb.co/1fvWrMr
https://ibb.co/KVF8Gp0
https://ibb.co/2Ssxpvp
https://ibb.co/myd0HXk
https://ibb.co/4MQD4zv
https://ibb.co/G57sp8j
https://ibb.co/p4QXTcq
https://ibb.co/swBkNPX

Thanks a lot in advance!

[phantomman]

Honestly I'm not sure what you have but it does appear to be an authentic Fender. The details seem to be completely correct for a 1969-era Stratocaster. Have you looked beneath the pickguard for any additional clues? The Fiesta Red finish is beautiful.

[Sockenloch]

Not yet. Seller still has it and I am still evaluating, if I should go for the trade.
He says the pickups have a grey bottom and are marked 69.

However, I am wondering, if it really is authentic overall, considering that I havent heard of 1985 custom shops before.
Also I have no idea on the value.

[S. Cane]

Fender always made custom paintjobs and guitars, but AFAIK there was no such thing as a “Custom Shop”, which is essentially a boutique, before 1987.

[phantomman]

1985 was a transition year in Fender's history, between the stewardship of CBS and the Bill Schultz coalition that ultimately purchased the corporation. During those speculative years Fender was building only a handful of guitars per day and no amplifiers at all. It's entirely possible that the shop may have built a few custom instruments for preferred customers during this time and since it was operating on a shoestring budget, there wasn't anybody on the staff hired specifically to document these guitars.

[Michael Smith]

The serial number you provided matched a reverb unit on the Fender serial number lookup site. But that doesn't really mean too much, as not all serial numbers are entered into their database.

[Cogs]

I don't think Fender would ever put an inauthentic date on a neck

[BAT340]

I don't believe Fender started making '69's in the custom shop until 1996.

[Offshore Angler]

Nope, it's not the original neck. You can see where it's been dowelled and redrilled. Either a fake or a partscaster. Would have never let it go like that unless it was a second.