who does this...and why?!?

the guy who invented fire · October 14th, 2004, 07:39 PM

I just answered an ad for a guitar for sale on this site last night...I stated in the e-mail that I wanted to get it asap and would send/transfer the money this weekend...I asked a few questions about the guitar in question. I transfered the money into my paypal account, and I got a reply today after work...answering all my questions, I came to this site to look at the pics one more time (my girlfriend wanted to see my new guitar)...the ad was gone! I e-mailed and asked why to find out that he changed his mind, he parted it out to keep the neck...Why do poeple do this!

The guy who invented fire

eryque · October 14th, 2004, 07:51 PM

There will probably be plenty of posts about this person's ethics, but to me it's a simple case of someone making a decision too quickly and catching themselves. Odds are good that they had some serious GAS for something else and the thought of having the $$ to pay for it made them post the ad before they thought it all the way through.

I learned myself something a while back, and that was that unless something really was part of a limited run and it's rare, it ain't gonna be the only good deal that comes along. That cured a whole heck of a lot of my GAS.

Patience, grasshopper, patience. The right gear will find you, you cannot find it.

Bill · October 14th, 2004, 08:06 PM

I've had this happen a number of times.

The worst was a big name vintage person who agreed to sell me a tweed Princeton, had me send out the money the next day, and then sold the amp to someone else in the 2-3 days it took for the money order to arrive.

He didn't even have the decency to contact me. When it didn't show up after a week or two I called and only then did he tell me what happened. The best thing about it was that he was angry with me for assuming that simply because we'd agreed on the deal and I'd already sent the money, that he was under any obligation to send the amp to me instead of selling it to someone else. He said I just didn't understand business. I thought, "Well at least I now understand jerks."

I don't know why folks do that, but do that they do.

October 14th, 2004, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
the guy who invented fire Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The ATL Posts: 581	who does this...and why?!? I just answered an ad for a guitar for sale on this site last night...I stated in the e-mail that I wanted to get it asap and would send/transfer the money this weekend...I asked a few questions about the guitar in question. I transfered the money into my paypal account, and I got a reply today after work...answering all my questions, I came to this site to look at the pics one more time (my girlfriend wanted to see my new guitar)...the ad was gone! I e-mailed and asked why to find out that he changed his mind, he parted it out to keep the neck...Why do poeple do this! The guy who invented fire

October 14th, 2004, 08:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,552 56 Photos	I've had this happen a number of times. The worst was a big name vintage person who agreed to sell me a tweed Princeton, had me send out the money the next day, and then sold the amp to someone else in the 2-3 days it took for the money order to arrive. He didn't even have the decency to contact me. When it didn't show up after a week or two I called and only then did he tell me what happened. The best thing about it was that he was angry with me for assuming that simply because we'd agreed on the deal and I'd already sent the money, that he was under any obligation to send the amp to me instead of selling it to someone else. He said I just didn't understand business. I thought, "Well at least I now understand jerks." I don't know why folks do that, but do that they do. __________________ B i l l B a e c k A journal of our year in London

October 14th, 2004, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,929 44 Photos	There will probably be plenty of posts about this person's ethics, but to me it's a simple case of someone making a decision too quickly and catching themselves. Odds are good that they had some serious GAS for something else and the thought of having the $$ to pay for it made them post the ad before they thought it all the way through. I learned myself something a while back, and that was that unless something really was part of a limited run and it's rare, it ain't gonna be the only good deal that comes along. That cured a whole heck of a lot of my GAS. Patience, grasshopper, patience. The right gear will find you, you cannot find it.