These quick buck guitar sellers are really doing my head in!!

Strangefan

No it doesn't.


http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262446654068&alt=web

Seating;1101858" said:

That add still says £1000 on my page. I also have a screen shot  

Seating

Strangefan said:

No it doesn't.


http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262446654068&alt=web

Seating;1101858" said:

That add still says £1000 on my page. I also have a screen shot  

I said it does ON MY page. And it does. I will show you if you like.

Seating

bloodandtears

He couldn't sell this guitar in May for £1250 it seems..I checked his completed listings.. probably fluctuates the price due to interest shown...

FreddieVanHalen

Strangeness. Browser cookies? A search for the listing shows it as £1750...

I agree with being bored of the quick buck crew sentiment though.

I used to be prepared to sell stuff more cheaply on here, taking the view that it was going to the community and to interested people.

Then something I sold a little too cheaply got flipped on eBay within 48 hours for more than 60% more than I sold it...my goodwill ended at that point.

eSully

Stunning guitar, I can see why you're after it @strangefan, is that ebay seller the same guy @travisthedog had a thread about recently?

Seating

Yes indeed. I was really kind of just "proving" that originally it was a grand. I wasn't being an ass. My post was supporting the OP.

I have now taken the stance of keeping hold of my stuff rather than give it away too cheaply to someone who will flip it. 

Trouble is I am out of space now and like everyone else, always have my eye out for something. Currently searching the planet for a Malcolm Young Gretsch in the hope that I never actually find one 

Back on topic, I know know which Ebayer to ovoid like the plague. 

daveyh

What exactly is the issue here? Is it a guy being a dick, or people selling stuff to make money from it?

Strangefan

Seating said:

Yes indeed. I was really kind of just "proving" that originally it was a grand. I wasn't being an ass. My post was supporting the OP.

I have now taken the stance of keeping hold of my stuff rather than give it away too cheaply to someone who will flip it. 

Trouble is I am out of space now and like everyone else, always have my eye out for something. Currently searching the planet for a Malcolm Young Gretsch in the hope that I never actually find one 

Back on topic, I know know which Ebayer to ovoid like the plague. 

Sorry bud iot came across like you were saying it was still a grand ,

Strangefan

daveyh said:

What exactly is the issue here? Is it a guy being a dick, or people selling stuff to make money from it?

Read again he lied by changing the price to make me pay more.....

usedtobe

Sarge said:

I was offered a wholesome £120 cor my Washburn Falcon from this Boston Ripper(off-er)
cad indeed.

HIM again? What an absolute dick!

JezWynd

FreddieVanHalen said:.....

I used to be prepared to sell stuff more cheaply on here, taking the view that it was going to the community and to interested people.

Then something I sold a little too cheaply got flipped on eBay within 48 hours for more than 60% more than I sold it...my goodwill ended at that point.

Same experience here.

TimmyO

Strangefan said:

I like to think of myself as being quite an honest person, I don't like to rip anyone off, and am happy to lose a  lil bit of cash in a trade or sale if needs be. 

This current glut of sellers who are hell bent on ripping fellow guitarists off are really starting to do my head in. There are a few who do the rounds on facebook Gumtree and Fleabay, i'm sure we all know who they are. 

Well I caught a well known one a' right cropper today.

They had a guitar which was pretty cool, so I email with a trade offer ( in they Ad they were looking for trades) so after a lot of the standard chit chat we looked at prices etc, His Guitar was up at £1000 and mine is worth about £1200, he said he would want £500 on top for his, I said that would mean mine is worth £400 in a trade which I was not prepared to go with, so he comes back and says the guitar I was interested in he has up for £1750 not £1000, I point him to his Fleabay ad and low and behold the price has suddenly changed to £1750!

He said to me I was mistaken as it had always been that price as he has an apprentice who manages all his ads, this due to him being computer illiterate  so the extra £500 if a fair deal..............

Unfortunately for him I did a screen shot of the guitar before I messaged him which of course shows the price at £1000. 

After a further bit of research I see he has created several (poor) Websites so clearly knows his stuff computer wise...needless to say I didnt hear from him again , and the guitars still up at £1750.

I have uploaded the final part of the conversation as its a fun read seeing him dig a lovely hole for himself

I have blocked his name due to....well you know liable and all that , but will happily give it via pm, as buyers need to be aware of this dodgy Goon 

http://imgur.com/JHMxBxC

Don't buy from him. Problem solved. 

Strangefan

TimmyO said:

Don't buy from him. Problem solved. If we all thought like that this place would be very boring and quiet. 

Beef

I had a similar experience just this week with a lad on Gumtree. Vexed me. Was looking for a Danelectro Hornet, they seem pretty hard to find now, but they're not expensive. Found one on Gumtree for £130 in Blackpool that was up for like 5 days and no one had bought it. I messaged him, let him know I'm really interested and that I need to see if I have time to make the trip up from London and back, which is a major slog. Next morning I find he's bumped the price up to £180. Haggled him down to £150 and bought it anyway, but it made me pretty mad. He was a nice enough guy when I met him, but that's such a lame thing to do.

Sure £130 was on the cheap for it, but he had the best part of a week to change it, seemed pretty low to change it immediately after someone finally shows some real interest in it.

Strangefan

@Beef
1. Welcome to the fretboard
2. Great user name.
3 Welcome to the scurge of the guitar buying community, it's only going to get worse,

Beef

@strangefan Thanks for the warm welcome! UK based guitar geekery, I already know that I love it here. Hey, I guess that's why we're here - I imagine the calibre of folk and their sales you find on here are probably a bit more honest on the whole than eBay and co.

Bridgehouse

Beef;1103953" said:

@strangefan Thanks for the warm welcome! UK based guitar geekery, I already know that I love it here. Hey, I guess that's why we're here - I imagine the calibre of folk and their sales you find on here are probably a bit more honest on the whole than eBay and co.

Ive had super buying experiences on here. The level of knowledge is outstanding and its a good laugh too.

Welcome!

Beef

I think I will too! I posted a WTB for a pedal yesterday. Got a single PM within a few hours from someone offering it for a very reasonable price. Turns out he commutes and works in the small town that I live in, what are the odds... Couldn't have hoped for a better outcome.

TTony

Beef said:

I imagine the calibre of folk and their sales you find on here are probably a bit more honest on the whole than eBay and co.

That's not a particularly high bar to clear

Hopefully you'll find we're quite a bit more honest than eTree & GummyBay.