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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:48 pm
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1. The ReD strat seller did not want to give me his phone number and address and want to meet somewhere instead.

Not offering a phone number is odd, but personally, I will only meet at the buyer's home, or a neutral location.
Too many scams and dirtbags out there... I'm not going to invite someone into my home who I *hope* is going to buy one of my guitars or guns... and at that point, they are completely aware that I have many thousands of dollars worth of guns and guitars at that location.
Nope... not going to happen. Unless you are a personal friend, we are meeting in a parking lot somewhere.


I agree, however, since I wont be able to try the guitar on a parking lot or a coffee shop, it just makes sense for me to back out. I dont want to get home and find out the guitar doesnt work and I cant contact the seller anymore.


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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:11 am
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I dont want to get home and find out the guitar doesnt work and I cant contact the seller anymore.
Too right, in my opinion. There are many used Strats out there - why take the chance?

But then, we in GB don't have the facility to turn up to a meet fully tooled-up!!! :lol:(No offence!)

Cheers - Peter.


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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:59 pm
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Yeah I'd be the same Rich if I lived east of LA in Chino :D


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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:12 pm
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Yeah I'd be the same Rich if I lived east of LA in Chino :D

There's worse places ;)

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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:33 pm
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Yeah Rick just having you on and illustrating how easy it is to find info about people if you want to.
Privacy is a real issue in these modern times
No offence and keep rockin! :D


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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:09 pm
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jimmy_james wrote:
Yeah Rick just having you on and illustrating how easy it is to find info about people if you want to.
Privacy is a real issue in these modern times
No offence and keep rockin! :D

Well... when my zip code is part of my username... that narrows it down to 30 square miles... unless I've posted images that I've forgotten to strip the EXIF info....

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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:15 pm
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if i was as "affluent" (financially...) to be selling stratocasters as surplus...

i probably "wouldn't want people knowing of MY other guitars - in my house either..." (guessing)

- "projection of paranoia on to others".

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i like brand new guitars, to ding myself - but clapton disagrees:



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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:15 pm
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CB91710 wrote:
Unless you are a personal friend, we are meeting in a parking lot somewhere.


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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:47 pm
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if i was as "affluent" (financially...) to be selling stratocasters as surplus...

Some of us have been working on our collections since we were sending men to the moon ;)

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Post subject: Re: What should I look out for? ( Buying used )
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:13 am
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Did this year have a varnished fret board look good nice color


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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:03 am
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Some of us have been working on our collections since we were sending men to the moon
Some of us a lot longer! :lol: Cheers - Peter.


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