Broken Guitar from ebay..an apology to the seller....

Sassafras

brucegill said:

Happy days!! How that ever got to you in one piece is a miracle! 

Because it's a Fender. They're almost bombproof.

robinbowes

Sassafras said:

brucegill said:

Happy days!! How that ever got to you in one piece is a miracle! 

Because it's a Fender. They're almost bombproof.

I was going to say, I'd not be too worried about damaging a Fender - they're pretty bulletproof.

I fly to the States tomorrow for a week, and if I find a nice guitar it's coming back with me, neck off, in my suitcase!

R.

Vinylfan

robinbowes said:

Sassafras said:

brucegill said:

Happy days!! How that ever got to you in one piece is a miracle! 

Because it's a Fender. They're almost bombproof.

I was going to say, I'd not be too worried about damaging a Fender - they're pretty bulletproof.

I fly to the States tomorrow for a week, and if I find a nice guitar it's coming back with me, neck off, in my suitcase!

R.

How hard is it to actually do that? I get the taking the neck off, but when you put it back together again does it just normally need a bit of a set-up? Asking as I will probably be in the US soon too and had thought about bringing something back if I find anything. 

drofluf

Will depend on what the previous owner has put in the gap to set the neck. I had a Telecaster style electric mandolin from a “well known Teutonic online retailer”; when I took the neck off a couple of washers and what looked like pieces of a toothpick fell out. I wasn’t concerned as I needed to reset the neck anyway but if it feels OK remove the neck carefully and remember what was in there and where it was. 

Of course if you’re buying a holiday “souvenir” it will probably be a higher end model and hopefully not as bodged in the factory. 

Vinylfan

Thanks. Will actually be in Vancouver so not sure what I might find/should look for. 

kossofffan

How anyone with half a brain can ship a guitar packaged up like that is incredible!
Thought at first it must be a joke.
Just stupidity.

John_A

Once had a Les Paul delivered in a bin bag.  Lots of very nasty dings and the seller said ‘not my fault, I told the courier to be careful with it’. Numpty!

glad it’s all worked out, really like the highway ones

bgmartinsbridge

Had a 1972 telecaster delivered to me like that fifteen years ago. Bubble wrap and bin bags. 
Absolutely fine. People worry too much ;-) 

TeleMaster

Bygone_Tones said:

paulnb57 said:

http://i.imgur.com/w22OuhZ.jpg

That is ridiculous. Always collect when buying on ebay. Too many idiots around like this.

I disagree. You’re fully covered by eBay if you get it delivered. Imagine going to get a guitar, getting it home and realising it doesn’t have a truss rod. Who’s gonna check for a truss rod at someone’s house?

It’s more inconvenient but definitely safer as a buyer. 

InactiveX

paulnb57 said:

http://i.imgur.com/w22OuhZ.jpg

"I reckon it's a guitar."

danishbacon

Philtre

He wouldn't be very good at wrapping Christmas pressies.

ourmaninthenorth

Well played ICBM.

Fair play to the OP too for having the bollocks to take it on the chin. 

Nice one Lads.