Craig's List moron made me waste one hour

NickInMesa · #1 02-10-2009, 08:18 PM

I found a Jay Turser JTB-440, Stingray copy, for $65 on Craig's List.

I contacted the guy and set up to meet at his job, about 30 minutes from my work, but the opposite direction from my house.

Turns out it did not look as good as on the photo, neck was warped but I thought "ok, for $65 still room for upgrades and a setup at the shop". Plus it came with a hard case (with a key, which is rare).

When I put the money down the guy said "Wow, no, it's listed for $120, if you want I can show you the ad on Craig's, I have it right here on my computer".

I said I only had $80 (I had more but on general principles I was not ready to pay more than that). He refused to go down in price, and I left.

Turns out I HAD MADE A SCREEN CAP of the ad (now removed and conveniently replaced with a new one):

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So once home, I sent him an email with the screen cap. Now he pretends that's not his bass.

Except the sent items in my Yahoo mail shows exactly that Craig's List reply address as in the ad. And his first reply quoted that very email. Plus his Yahoo email address is something like "craiglist12345@yahoo.com", which shows that he has some sort of deal selling crap (one may wonder the origin of) on Craig's.

Some human turds, I swear.

I will never meet someone at a neutral location to buy anything ever again. If I meet, it will be at their home. And I will always make sure we have the price right on the phone before taking off.

I think I was a bit too greedy. A nice Turser MM copy for $65

GeneralElectric · #2 02-10-2009, 08:33 PM

Those basses turn up here all the time in NYC. You can buy a new one for under $100 in Little Mexico.

NickInMesa · #3 02-10-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralElectric

Those basses turn up here all the time in NYC. You can buy a new one for under $100 in Little Mexico.

How good are they? How much is shipping to AZ? What is your commission?

Jefenator · #4 02-10-2009, 09:02 PM

I once drove out to check out a "'60s Jazz Bass" that turned out to be some '80s no-name P/J body with maybe a Warmoth neck? That's like listing an '87 Chevy as a '57.

Wish I had a better mind for mischief - would have been very poetic to have sent him on some kind of epic wild goose chase.

NickInMesa · #5 02-10-2009, 10:51 PM

I also went to check an 80s Precision listed for $50 that turned out to be a plywood copy with neck warped at 15 degrees, and even the tip of the pots (of course the knobs were missing) were made of plastic.

When he asked me how much it was really worth I asked him if he had a fireplace.