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jibidy

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Awkward evil bayer
« on: May 28, 2010, 07:45:33 PM »
I'v sold a fender deluxe strat 2008 model to someone over facebook.

He received the guitar and it appears that something has been damaged during transit. He took it to his guitar tech and he said it would cost him £125 to replace the switch. Is that true?? how can it cost £125 to replace a switch. I can find an all parts switch for £10 and I am capable of fitting it myself.

Is he trying his luck???
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2010, 07:59:34 PM »
maybe it's made of solid platinum and was forged by blind tibeten virgins, if not then I would say yes, he is taking the piss.
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2010, 08:15:23 PM »
Ask to see a written estimate and pictures of the damage.
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 09:32:19 PM »
A decent switch is £10-15 and fitting it is a half hour job - £25 at most

Did it have an S1 switch on it too?
Dont know what price they are , but not £125
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2010, 09:45:18 PM »
Regardless of his perception on cost, surely it's the company doing the transporting that he should pick it up with?
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2010, 10:05:02 PM »
^ my thoughts exactly...
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2010, 10:05:48 PM »
He and/or his guitar tech are taking the piss.

But if there is a claim to be made against the courier company, I'd have thought that's down to you since you were the sender.  Was it insured?


(And to fair to eBay and its users, this bloke isn't an awkward evil bayer, he's an awkward facebooker!)
« Last Edit: May 28, 2010, 10:21:36 PM by Philly Q »
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2010, 11:07:25 PM »
I'm happy to act as an independant /professional 3rd party
If he can photograph and detail the damage I will give you both an honest assessment as far as I can from a distance
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2010, 02:02:05 PM »
Every chance his guitar tech is his mate and they're just after a few quid for a night out, not a rare ploy.

The claim with the courier is always the sender's responsibility, insofar as I've ever experienced.
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2010, 02:18:58 PM »
sounds like a case of serious buuullllllllllllllshiiiiiiiiiiiiteeee!  :shock:
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2010, 10:40:12 PM »
Yer cheers for the info guys, he has agreed for a refund of £60 as the Fender S1 switch is about £30 to buy.


Im refunding him outta my own pocket and im gonna try claiming it back from the courier.

Tis a bugger its the only bad ebay experience I've ever had.

That said its not really ebay its the courier. *cough* parcel force *cough*

Supposedly the Fender S1 switches are a load of cr@p and they break all the time anyway. So he'll just get another one fitted and it'll break again.
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2010, 06:56:28 PM »
£30.00 for the switch and £30.00 again to fit it STILL seems like a piss-take.

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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2010, 07:58:48 PM »
Sounds very much like he's regretting spending his money!

When I'm buying or selling guitars, I don't think I'll trust delivery to any courier company any more. I've had strats go missing for 6 weeks and turn up back with the seller, all kinds of grief with someone fobbing me off with a Korean strat described as Mexican.

I'll collect in person, they can do the same. If they don't want to travel then the deal's off.
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2010, 08:27:05 PM »
Quote from: Frank on May 31, 2010, 07:58:48 PM
When I'm buying or selling guitars, I don't think I'll trust delivery to any courier company any more.

I'll collect in person, they can do the same. If they don't want to travel then the deal's off.

That's the ideal-world situation, but it's hard finding guitar buyers at all just now, never mind people who are prepared to travel.

(Should say I've just sold some necks and bodies and got very decent prices for them, but "whole" guitars just aren't shifting!)
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Re: Awkward evil bayer
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2010, 08:56:50 PM »
What we all need, is for ( Twinfan ) Dave to go freelance as our community 'Estate Agent'.

'Offering you this rare opportunity to aquire' ....  8)

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