Jackson Guitars Home

Then there was the time I purchased a body and neck (Strat type) which the seller had said was in excellent shape and all that had to be done was paint/stain, bolt together, hang the hardware and I would have a beautiful and wonderful playing guitar. Yeah after I sanded the crap out of the body because the grain was so raised on it, it would have been impossible to fill it without using a pound of filler. The neck fit in the body like a square peg in a round hole. Needless to say that was more nights at the bench. the sellers answer on that one was. "You should have known you would have to do some work on the guitar" In the advertisement it was stated that the guitar had been assembled previously and all was okay. In each one of the above described purchases they had beautiful pictures of the items for sale only the only thing that I can figure out is that they must have been taken before the damage was done or they had duplicates.

I once purchased A 16 track tape deck from someone overseas, when it got to the states I had it shipped directly to the tech to have him go through it and tweak it before shipping it to my studio. Well when it got to the techs lab I got a call. He wanted to know what in the hell it was because it was surely not what I had told him he was going to receive. What he said was not only was it not what I thought I had bought but it was in no way a tape machine of any kind just a bunch of parts that could never have been or never would be a recorder of any kind. So I tried to contact the seller and never got a reply. It was good thing I had it insured for its replacement value and after 6 months of being persistent I finally was able to settle with the insurance company and  recoup expenses but not the time.

I had the tech donate the parts to a nearby High School that used it for an industrial class. Never, ever by anything from overseas on Ebay, E V E R

There have been a few more rip offs I have been a victim of but that was all before I have established a few rules for myself. Which are, when I surf ebay I always set it to: Distance nearest to me, I don't bid on anything that I can not drive too within a reasonable amount of time, I always ask for phone numbers and call the person before bidding, I always request a personal examination and pickup of item if purchased before giving wages over to someone I have never done business with. If they don't answer my emails or refuse my request I don't bid on their scam. If they are honest they are more than happy to accommodate me.

If I follow my rules I do okay.  Its when I didn't is when I was so stupid! That has always cost me time and money.  In my opinion time is more valuable than money it is something you can not recoup. I don't like losing the dough, which has been hundreds, but losing the time is what hurts even more.

Thanks for the ear

Peace
Tommy Fellini
K Town, WI

That's good advice, 
Ed