Paying for a guitar before shipping

ICBM

So not even just any old R8 - which would itself be a bit too good to be true at under £2000 - but a 50th Anniversary Murphy Aged one, the going rate for which appears to be at least 4 to 5 thousand dollars, for £1800... and you wonder if it's a scam?

Shirley, you can't be serious.

Dixie

Has anyone else sent a message to the "seller" asking if he'd ship it to the Shetlands and then see if he ties himself in a knot?

thermionic

Listed on *London* Craigslist but actually located in Shetland? Aye, right!

Hydra19

 I posted because I wanted to be sure...guess i learned my lesson not to post for advice here.....and don’t call me Shirley

Whitecat

Hydra19 said:

 I posted because I wanted to be sure...guess i learned my lesson not to post for advice here.....and don’t call me Shirley

gibsongretschfan

If Hydra19 really is your name...

mr-mac

Wow.... You got loads of help, one person made a bit of a joke (and has come on and said it wasn't serious)... 

UnclePsychosis

bloodandtears said:

skunkwerx said:

When I last looked it was like pushing £300 just for the return ferry with a car from Scotland to one of the Islands.. thats without the drive to Scotland too. 

wow that must be quite prohibitive for tourism and trade; resulting in quite a secluded population...

Well, yes. Its a archipelago with a population of 20k over a hundred miles from the North coast of Scotland. Its as isolated as it gets! 

StuartMac290

UnclePsychosis said:

bloodandtears said:

skunkwerx said:

When I last looked it was like pushing £300 just for the return ferry with a car from Scotland to one of the Islands.. thats without the drive to Scotland too. 

wow that must be quite prohibitive for tourism and trade; resulting in quite a secluded population...

Well, yes. Its a archipelago with a population of 20k over a hundred miles from the North coast of Scotland. Its as isolated as it gets! 

Exactly! They're not a kick in the arse off the west  of Norway too!

This thread's been unexpectedly entertaining

meltedbuzzbox

Hydra19 said:

Here - https://london.craigslist.co.uk/for/d/2008-gibson-1958-murphy-aged/6560688952.html

Knock yourself out
I think you can understand why I went for it and that I'm not a scammer, nor anything other than a guitar player. Thanks again for the genuine answers and help and the other ones you can go troll someone else now

did you see that its a clownburst?

humbucko

bloody love the internet