Extremist Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Gorecki. In my time I learned a bit of miltant action. If all goes decent with this return then you're good. If not, here's what I did. I told the person that I would use the eBay search function DAILY and search for every item they buy or sell. I would contact every bidder/buyer and tell them he was a scam, and that they should NOT go through with the transaction at all. This scares them. You could continue to ruin every single auction he goes through FOREVER. It's militant but useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Another option would be to determine what the body is worth to you (if cheap enough, you could sell it at this forum), ask him to pay the difference. And as indicated before, your feedback is your hostage. I sometimes have problems like this when I take trades for guitar repair work : " I swear if I knew that neck had a broken-off screw, I would have said something when you asked if the neck needed any repairs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 just dropping a body from waist high wrapped in card board would not make it crack like that... good for you to say give me my money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskim86 Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 don't waste your time trying to bring that crap back to life. ask the seller what's wrong and report him to ebay. there's a form you can fill out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitman32 Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I think you have handeled the situation very well. On ebay it is always wise to avoid negative feedback whenever possible, because, as you said, it will almost always result in you getting the same in return. I think it was also good that you didnt totally bash him right off the bat. It looks like everything might just work out, unless he turns out to be ""car dealer decent,"" as skibum so wisely pointed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Well to bring this saga to conclusion...I got a FULL REFUND and am also keeping the body. Think I'm going to take a crack at fixing the gap and it doesn't hold, I could always make it into a wall clock or something. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Du-hang! Talk about a good deal! Either he was a truly nice guy, or he knew when he was caught in the act. Either way, great job! I like the idea of a wall clock. I like it a lot! If nothing else, you can use the body to practice your finishing techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extremist Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Well to bring this saga to conclusion...I got a FULL REFUND and am also keeping the body. Think I'm going to take a crack at fixing the gap and it doesn't hold, I could always make it into a wall clock or something. Brian Excellent! Too bad you didn't get a chance to stop is sales lol - I like being militant when needed. So now your mission is to turn the POS body into a BAD-ASS guitar that is beyond what is expected for that body. Turn it into a zombie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 So now your mission is to turn the POS body into a BAD-ASS guitar that is beyond what is expected for that body. Turn it into a zombie! You read my mind. I've got plans of makin it worth my time. Thinkin YJM in the neck, Evolution in the bridge with a scalloped maple neck reversed, maybe even birdseye just to be a wanker. Don't know if this combo will work cause the Evo is so hot and the YJM is so light but that's my thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 I like the idea of a wall clock. I like it a lot! If nothing else, you can use the body to practice your finishing techniques. Had this idea for a while but haven't had anything to do with it, simply finish a body...put cheapo pickups in it. A clock's motor isn't hard to come up with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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