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08-25-2011, 03:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: KCMO | | | Anyone buy used item from GC online and had it shipped to your local GC?
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NOT the route I want to take, but I'm needing a better 810 or 610. GC online has good prices occasionally, but I'm reluctant for obvious reasons. But, no one wants to ship an 810 from TB Forums, again for obvious reasons. But, it appears I can have a cab shipped to another GC for no add'l cost. At least it doesn't show up in the cart when I go thru the purchase process.
Just curious if anyone has ever tried this and what the experience was overall. I know GC can be hit-or-miss, but the GC near my house is decent overall.
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08-25-2011, 03:43 PM
|  | Resistance is not futile -- it's voltage/current. | | | | | I just bought a Genz Benz NEOX-112T cab from the GC in Marietta, GA, and had it shipped to me in Illinois. Super easy transaction, great customer service from Brandon Mullens, the manager in Marietta, and I received it quickly and in great condition. I would not hesitate to purchase this way again.
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08-25-2011, 03:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NY | | | I had a used cab I found online shipped from a CA Guitar Center to my home. He said he could ship it to my local GC at no charge, and I asked if he could just ship it to my home at no charge, so he did.
Anyway, asked about condition and such, and it arrived exactly as described. He also said that if it didn't meet the description he gave, that I could return it to my local Guitar Center so I wouldn't have to ship it back.
Took them a couple of days to actually ship it out (needed to find a good box), but it got here. Overall a good experience. |
08-25-2011, 03:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mobile, AL | | Not used, but I've bought several in-store clearance items (from OR and TX, I believe) and had them shipped to my local GC. Haven't had a problem yet. As long as you know what you're looking for, I would go for it.
FYI, I wasn't charged shipping on either of my amp purchases, and those suckers are HEAVY (Peavey VB-2 tube head as well as a Fender Bassman 250 combo amp).
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08-25-2011, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rochester, NY | | | I just call the store with the desired item and have it shipped directly to my house. Never had an issue doing it that way. I've only done this with pedals, keyboards and basses.
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08-25-2011, 03:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Algonquin, IL | | | I've never done it with used items, but I've done the ship to store option a couple of times for basses and never had a problem. They let me open up and test it out in store to make sure it was good to go before I left.
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08-25-2011, 03:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX | | | I've done it in the past with no issues, and I'm awaiting a string shipment to arrive at the store as we speak.
Additional benefits: someone will be there to receive it (instead of it being left unattended on your doorstep), and if there was any shipping damage it can be documented before you leave the store. |
08-25-2011, 03:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Foxfire Village N.C. | | | I did it recently with used bass, bought it online from GC and they shipped it to me free. Turns out it had a bad preamp so I returned it to my local GC for a refund. GC has a great return policy. It's nice to buy online and return at any store to avoid any shipping charges.
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08-25-2011, 03:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | Yup, I bought a used Hamer Guitar from GC recently, shipped from an different GC. The description was little generous as to condition, but I figured it would be, hahaha, so the guitar was as I thought it would be, more or less. I don't necessarily love GC, but the return policy is unbeatable so it's a good choice for used. If you don't like it, you just eat store-to-store shipping (15 bucks in my example).
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08-25-2011, 03:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | I just wish they'd provide larger more detailed photo's of things. Their used photo's leave a LOT to be desired. |
08-25-2011, 04:01 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cohasset, Massachusetts | | Quote:
Originally Posted by chubrocker NOT the route I want to take, but I'm needing a better 810 or 610. GC online has good prices occasionally, but I'm reluctant for obvious reasons. But, no one wants to ship an 810 from TB Forums, again for obvious reasons. But, it appears I can have a cab shipped to another GC for no add'l cost. At least it doesn't show up in the cart when I go thru the purchase process.
Just curious if anyone has ever tried this and what the experience was overall. I know GC can be hit-or-miss, but the GC near my house is decent overall. | You can have it shipped to your local store but if you live in a state that has a sales tax, you will have to pay it. |
08-25-2011, 04:05 PM
|  | Bass Playing Economist | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida | | | GC's used selection is awesome and usually priced pretty well. They ship UPS straight to your house, usually for freesies. I have had a heavy combo amp and super heavy all tube head shipped to my house from different GCs and everything has been kosher. If anything goes wrong or you just aren't satisfied you can return it to your local GC too. It's a pretty sweet deal.
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08-25-2011, 04:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: KCMO | | | Hmmmm, maybe I will consider this. There are several cabs right now with decent prices.
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08-25-2011, 04:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Foxfire Village N.C. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stflbn I just wish they'd provide larger more detailed photo's of things. Their used photo's leave a LOT to be desired. | I called the GC store where the used item was located and they volunteered to take several pictures and email to me and followed through with.
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08-25-2011, 04:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: northeast Ohio | | | I tried for the first time a few weeks ago, and the item was "out for repair" (yet they had it listed as for sale) then they couldn't repair the item. I'm sure it was just a fluke.
The store manager at that store dropped the ball, but the store manager in Akron made it right and gave me a new unit for the used price.
Seems like a good system if it works, cause they ship it right to your house, you don't have to go back to the store to pick it up.
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08-26-2011, 03:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Concord NC | | | purchased a bass amp from GC it came to me in carolina from pa. I had it shipped to my door free and you are given 30 days for trial to see if you like it. Great experience |
08-26-2011, 05:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Traverse City, Michigan | | | I thought I was really sticking my neck out buying a used amp head from GC in Independence MO. The guy I dealt with, Wade, was not only very helpful but a bass player as well. The amp arrived in MI double boxed and bubble wrapped...you could have fit 3 amps in the box! After all the bad press GC gets I was pleasantly suprised to have such a good experience. |
08-26-2011, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by jmbjandfam I called the GC store where the used item was located and they volunteered to take several pictures and email to me and followed through with. | This, I'm going through the process right now with a guitar. Going to have them ship it to me if I approve. |
08-26-2011, 06:55 AM
|  | Basement Clef | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | | Wow! Finally a GC thread with the words: "great experience". I usually buy new stuff so I have no issues with my local GC.
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08-26-2011, 07:09 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster, OH | | | Got a used bass a little less than a month ago from a GC in Arizona. Didn't get free shipping, but did have it shipped to my local GC with no problems whatsoever.
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