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  • August 20, 2008 at 2:06 pm #24858
    StarcasterMan
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    OK. I’m on the rock’s with this one. I was looking for a Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top and found that http://www.2ndstringguitars.com had the Plain top. After e-mailing the owner of the company numerous times, she said that her husband has one, and was talking about selling it. I said I was interested. I’m planning on getting it, but I’m not sure if they could be scamming me or not. They seem like a trustful lot, yet you never are sure. She’s sending me pictures of it, so I don’t really think theres a scam involved, but I want a second opinion.

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    • August 31, 2008 at 9:40 am #79162
      1bassleft
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      Yeah, what I saw looked pretty straight to me. I don’t think they’ll run off, either so you just want to be both sure about what the returns possibility is.

    • August 28, 2008 at 5:36 pm #79154
      StarcasterMan
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      They actually found this post and used it in an e-mail… I think that would’ve scared off any scammy peeps. He actualy used the “lumberjack” line in an e-mail! He seems pretty cool, and I highly doubt that they would risk there whole buisseness on $200, and if they ever did, they would be outa buisseness in a second, and thier 100% ebay feedback report says somethin… I’m goona ask If they’ll give me a 30 day return policy.

    • August 25, 2008 at 10:35 am #79172
      Michael
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      1BL offers quality advice. Swing things in your favor and organize a Ebay PayPal sale. If they aren’t willing to or hesitate, there’s a good chance they should be avoided. It’s really not that much hassle for wither party and it offers *some* protection.

    • August 25, 2008 at 9:08 am #79188
      1bassleft
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      Simple answer. Tell them to put the guitar on Fleeb with a BIN that you both agree to. Agree on a specific time if necessary. Hardly anyone spunks immediately on a BIN, though. So, if you buy the guit on a BIN using Paypal you have a certain amount of protection. Not, it must be said, anything like as cast-iron that you would like (and FleebPal pretends to), but it’s something.

      Maybe they’ll quibble (eBay fees, paypal fees, etc) but that’s a red flag warning; they’ve sold on there before. If they smell bad, always walk away; Fleeb is bad enough so I would really hesitate before handing over cash on a blind sale with no retaliation whatsoever available to you.

    • August 22, 2008 at 8:33 pm #79216
      StarcasterMan
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      Ya, but they arn’t selling it to my through the store, they are selling it to me through themselves… with my luck , I’ll send the $ and they’ll head on up to the Yukon Territories in Canada and become lumberjacks. lol lol ! !

    • August 21, 2008 at 7:52 am #79176
      1bassleft
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      from the look I had, I don’t think they’re scammy; just a sideline operation run by a muso and Mrs. They have some ebay history but have a good read of the website’s FAQ page, particularly their returns and warranty policy.

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