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08-06-2010, 02:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington | | | Guy wants to buy my bass but bring it to him.
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So I am selling a bass on Craigslist and the guy that responds is interested but wants me to bring my bass to his band's rehearsal room so that he can try it out on his amp.
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08-06-2010, 02:43 PM
| | | | how far is it how badly do u want to sell the bass |
08-06-2010, 02:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The REAL LA -- Lower Alabama! | | | That would up the price by at least $50. My time and gas and mileage is valuable.
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08-06-2010, 02:48 PM
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08-06-2010, 02:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokin' Toaster  That would up the price by at least $50. My time and gas and mileage is valuable. | +1 In fact, Id charge him that $50 even if he decides he doesnt want the bass. Quote:
Originally Posted by Yerf Dog You'll never be seen again. | Go armed.
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08-06-2010, 02:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | I did the same with an FX pedal....two miles from my house, a well-known studio, and the price was firm @ $125.
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08-06-2010, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Yerf Dog You'll never be seen again. | First thing that came to mind for me too lol.
Bet the 'rehearsal room' is an old slaughterhouse and the dude looks like Leatherface.
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08-06-2010, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx I did the same with an FX pedal....two miles from my house, a well-known studio, and the price was firm @ $125.
Riis | 2 miles isnt a big deal, I was figuring the OP would have to travel at least 15+ miles.
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08-06-2010, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The REAL LA -- Lower Alabama! | | | 2 miles, 15 miles, 10 yards. If I take my time and deliver... it's $50 more. It should cost him something to be so presumptuous as to request such a thing.
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08-06-2010, 02:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY | | | Make sure it's not a shady place, bring a friend, and agree for $25 for this before you open case. If he buys it put towards the selling price. Bring a big friend.
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08-06-2010, 02:58 PM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokin' Toaster 2 miles, 15 miles, 10 yards. If I take my time and deliver... it's $50 more. It should cost him something to be so presumptuous as to request such a thing. | I have to agree. |
08-06-2010, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas | | | If it's in town I wouldn't charge, just because I'm a nice guy.
But yeah...+1 on the bring a big friend part. |
08-06-2010, 03:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | Okay, here's the deal....you'll bring the bass provided he stops and snags you a $5 footlong Subway sandwich.
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08-06-2010, 03:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rutherford, NJ | | | Meet a neutral public place like a Guitar Center. He can bring his old axe to compare, play it through a number of rigs and everybody is protected. Be smart!
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08-06-2010, 03:04 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Medford, MA | | | Damn you guys are harsh. If it's close, I don't see the big deal...IF he's a serious buyer. I did this with a bass head I sold. I didn't really have a way for him to try it at my house(all my gear is in my rehearsal space), so I brought it to his rehearsal space. He paid asking price, and it was a painless deal. |
08-06-2010, 03:04 PM
|  | Stuck somewhere in the 90's | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Craigslist is like a flake hangout. I'd ask for cash and compensation for delivery unless you are really needing to move the bass. Oh yea, definitely take a compadre with You, or You could end up tied up and gagged with duct tape riding in the back of a van with no windows. |
08-06-2010, 03:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | Hell, I figure if Ive agreed to drive a few miles to potentially sell something to somebody the least they could do is smoke me out.
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08-06-2010, 03:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rutherford, NJ | | | If you are meeting people you don't know and contacted you over the internet to exchange money and merch, I recommend airing on the side of caution. But that's just me.
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08-06-2010, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The REAL LA -- Lower Alabama! | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Zooberwerx Okay, here's the deal....you'll bring the bass provided he stops and snags you a $5 footlong Subway sandwich.
Riis | Damn man, you work too cheap!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbassmon Meet a neutral public place like a Guitar Center. He can bring his old axe to compare, play it through a number of rigs and everybody is protected. Be smart! | I'll bet that will make the Guitar Center guys love you. Hey, we're not buying anything, I'm just selling MY bass!!! LOL!!!!
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08-06-2010, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington | | | They guy sounds decent enough so I am not worried about being robbed. His studio is fairly close but certainly not on my way to work.
I don't want to go out of my way only to then get haggled about the price.
I would prefer he buy the bass and try it out on my rig. Then if he is not happy with how the bass plays with his set up I will refund his money, barring any damage, etc.
Any time I have sold anything I have always offered to refund someone's money. Only once have I had to do this (the pedal switch was intermittent). | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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