big bob Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 So..... I bought this guitar off ebay... I was really excited as it was a SAE Custom 1992 semi hollow 140 size Florentine cutaway.. Rocken!!! well she gets here and I open up the package, 1st thing I notice is a lot of worming and dents. No biggie, I'm good with the finish and wet sanding.. then I notice the electronics are all changed, no more vip and a disconnected peizo.. Oh well I can re wire her... Yea baby. then I notice this It's going back... Damn.. I've been looking a long time for an SAE good news is the seller has been super good about everything, seems like a nice guy. I'll know in a couple days.
pegleg32 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Man, that is a shame Lance. I don't know why the seller wouldn't have disclosed that, I guess he thought the purchaser wouldn't notice? pfft! It's good that he is going to work it out with you though, that always restores my confidence.
tbonesullivan Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 SHAZBOT!!!! That sucks. I hope I never have to deal with something like that.
big bob Posted February 25, 2011 Author Posted February 25, 2011 Man, that is a shame Lance. I don't know why the seller wouldn't have disclosed that, I guess he thought the purchaser wouldn't notice? pfft! It's good that he is going to work it out with you though, that always restores my confidence. I don't think he knew it was there. Maybe he just thought I would not notice. it has glue in it so it was not an in shipping thing. Oh well back on the hunt. The size and feel were perfect..
chico Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Lance, maybe he can make a price 'adjustment' and you keep it? I have a repair just like that on my HFT445 and the thing stays in tune better than the ones that are whole. Sure, takes away value but doesn't mean it is a bad player..FWIW.
FredZepp Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Ahh, so you got that one. I was interested in that , but ended up not bidding on it. Shouldn't be a problem to return, he stated in the listing... Q: what is the condition of this guitar. Is the neck straight, any breaks, cracks or deep gouges. How about fret wear? what type of wood is the back made of? Thanks Feb-16-11 A: Neck is good, no problems. The frets are good and have plenty of life in them. There are no cracks or deep gouges. There are minor knicks and scratches, bt mostly on the back and they are very minor. edit:... good idea, chico.. make an offer to keep it.
High Flying Bird Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I think you should see about a little cash back. It doesn't look that bad.
FredZepp Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I think you should see about a little cash back. It doesn't look that bad. I like the guitar.. but the issues certainly change the value a decent amount... 1) a lot of worming and dents. 2) the electronics are all changed, no more vip and a disconnected peizo. 3) repaired headstock break
pushover Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Bummer... Hopefully this fills up your quota of bad karma for the foreseeable future, and everything else goes good from now on. Well.. lets hope anyway.
big bob Posted February 26, 2011 Author Posted February 26, 2011 Bummer... Hopefully this fills up your quota of bad karma for the foreseeable future, and everything else goes good from now on. Well.. lets hope anyway. I've had a whole lot of great Karma this year.. this guitar is no biggie... I'm a real lucky guy. A wonderful wife, two great kids, a great job new this year after a long under-employment. no streak of bad karma here..
Patrick Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 I've had a whole lot of great Karma this year.. this guitar is no biggie... I'm a real lucky guy. A wonderful wife, two great kids, a great job new this year after a long under-employment. no streak of bad karma here.. Great attitude. Good for you man. Anyone that has the beautiful stable of guitars the you do has no reason to complain .. . about anything. Send it back, find another and move on. Life goes on.
Steiner Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 coup-fourré! You get to try the guitar, assess its merits, and then decide to return or negotiate a better deal. You win! Congrats B2!
brentrocks Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 im sorry to hear that lance...that SAE came from the same guy i bought the ES 175 from, i'm really surprised he wasnt fourthcoming in his ebay ad about that stuff...at least you are getting your $$$ back
kbp810 Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Sorry to hear about the not so happy ngd... at least it sounds like they're not giving you any hassle over sending it back (which still in of itself is somewhat of a hassle of course)
Mikenov Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Glad it worked out. What a teaser. At least you got to check out one up front and close so now you know it's something you want right?
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