does the high e look too close to the edge of neck

Richardj

Being a glass half full kind of guy It could be she just wants rid of it. It does happen.  Ultimately of course the choice is yours but from the sounds of the communication and details given it could all be fine.  I know there are a lot of rip-offs out there and we need to be careful, but it makes the world a bad place if we don't trust anybody.

sunshinewelly

No but I have her name and address. She has now verinoted her paypal account. Scam or not. I assumed thst as long as payment is made through paypal I will be protected if it's a scam

sunshinewelly

Hi richard she did say that relationship ended badly when I requested receipt as she did not want to speak to ex . She used the word scared. She was able to locate a finance receipt though in her name for the purchase of 2 guitars. A charvel san dimas and other guitar . Total price £1600. She said 2 guitars were bought his and hers. San dimas are around £600 so price works out and she has certainly received an ibanez premium box from richtone

viz

ToneControl said:

You sure it's not parallax error?

you can see that the strings all look as if they are to the right relative to all 3 pickups,  and the right inner edge of the monkey grip I visible, so I think the picture was taken slightly from the left

How come you got a wisdom for that comment when I made exactly the same comment on the page before and I got nothing, and I desperately need one for my thousandth fret?

steamabacus

Will a LOL do?

viz

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy definitely - thanks!

Richardj

Have a little faith, make her happy and go for it.  There is always a chance it might go wrong, but if Paypal are involved there is a degree of protection.  Happy Easter all round!

wibble

sunshinewelly said:

No but I have her name and address. She has now verinoted her paypal account. Scam or not. I assumed thst as long as payment is made through paypal I will be protected if it's a scam

I don't think you're covered by the paypal buyer protection with this type of transaction?

How far away are your from her? Take an Easter road trip and do the deal in person!

Fortheloveofguitar

PayPal won't cover you on this type of sale. I personally would avoid it.

sunshinewelly

According to paypal and the classified rules of the selling site purchases are covered. As long as you pay for goods or services you are covered. PayPal gifts are not covered. That's my understanding anyway. Site says paypal offers protection on items posted in the event item is not as described it does not arrive but says this will not apply to personal payments or payments made as gifts

sunshinewelly

Well richtone confirm that they used stock photos of a jem they sold last year so that clears part of the mystery up.

Jez6345789

In all honesty Man up

with the level of paronoia in this thread nobody will leave the house in a few more years.

Go down with a mate (just in case they are going to mug you :-) Play the guitar if you likey give the lady the money if you dont thank her very much for her time and find another.

You might just get a great bargain if she is desperate to see the back of it and everything about her previous partner.

Job done

viz

It's definitely definitely the case that she's got the guitar, because richtone hardly ever take pics with "banana" written next to them, and whenever they do, they almost never send those pics to her. And the fretboard edge thing doesn't seem to be an issue. For me it's a question of whether it's hers to sell.

richardhomer

I looked at this thread in amazement that so much could be written about a top E being too close to the edge of a finger board somewhere.....

But now I'm hooked!

Is she real or a con-artist?

What did the ex do that was so bad?

What is a woman doing owning a pointy guitar, even if she is a player?

Will the OP meet her, fall in love and the two of them live happily in locking-trem, correctly-aligned neck heaven for ever more.....

Please keep this going.... My life was empty before this.....

sunshinewelly

I have sent her more messages in the last few days than I ever sent to my wife . Wife's come and go but bargains such as these come but once in a lifetime

Fortheloveofguitar

I wouldn't trust PayPal that much.. They are a pack of bastards and have left me high and dry twice this year already.

on a seller that sold me counterfeit goods despite me gathering all the evidence. I lost my money. Luckily not a large sum though.

They can be good though but it's still a risk to have it posted. At least on this site you can gauge who is a good seller of not before taking a punt. Gumtree etc are a minefield.

Just my thoughts.

monofin

sunshinewelly said:

she must think i am some sort of nutter

Should have asked for melons
;;)

Richardj

Buy it!  Buy it!  Buy it!.......

photek

Send her a link to the forum so she can fight her corner haha. She might hit it off with the guitar butcher and we can all go out any buy hats

sunshinewelly

Not worried it's counterfeit now. Just want to make sure she sends the bloody thing.