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11-14-2011, 05:20 PM
| | | | I get the 2011 dumb a$$ award of the year!!
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Either that, or Im just a real prince! 
Heres the deal.. I get home from work this afternoon, jump on craigslist to find a newly posted add for a Martin D-18 acoustic guitar $250.00 or best offer.
I call the number, a young person answers, I ask him a few questions about the instrument...... He tells me it is a 1960, that his dad bought brand new. Has the original case, is in very good condition except for the fact that the neck had a crack in it just below the headstock, other than that, it was great. He told me that another fellow was on his way to get it as we spoke.
Im not sure what compelled me to tell him to not be there when the person arrived, I guess I just did not want to see him ripped off! He told me neither his Dad or himself knew much about guitars, and they figured that was a fair price.
He asked me if I could top thier offer,.. I just told him that I thought it would be a good idea if he pulled the add untill he had done his homework a little better..
Am I an idiot? Or do you think I did the right thing?
( Im a firm believer in Karma  Any thoughts?
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11-14-2011, 05:24 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I'm torn. You're a dumbass AND a nice guy. |
11-14-2011, 05:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | Well, one could argue the "negative karma" you could have caused by telling the seller not to make the potential sale he had coming. Perhaps the guy buying it didnt know its value either, and just wanted a guitar at a good price. It was nice of you to inform the seller that he could fetch more cash for his gear, but it certainly isnt karma of any sort. Karma wouldnt concern itself with such trivial things.
In other words: Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar  You're a dumbass AND a nice guy. |
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11-14-2011, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tinman 1967 Any thoughts? | I'm a big fan of scoring a deal, but also a fan of fairness. I would have done the same thing. |
11-14-2011, 05:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WA State | | Good man. 
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11-14-2011, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MatticusMania Well, one could argue the "negative karma" you could have caused by telling the seller not to make the potential sale he had coming. Perhaps the guy buying it didnt know its value either, and just wanted a guitar at a good price. It was nice of you to inform the seller that he could fetch more cash for his gear, but it certainly isnt karma of any sort. Karma wouldnt concern itself with such trivial things.
In other words: | I did think about the perspective buyer, and it did make me feel a bit bad.. Its just that I could not stand the thought of this father and son getting so screwed here.
Perhaps I should have just stayed out of it, but its not like I tried to score it for myself, dont get me wrong, I would have loved to have had it myself, ...... but not like that.
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11-14-2011, 05:37 PM
|  | Superfast 2.0 | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX | | I would have bought and flipped, but that's just me. |
11-14-2011, 06:23 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Frederick, MD | | | I would have taken my bad karma to the bank, along with the grand I would have made off that guitar.
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11-14-2011, 06:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Wa | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by tinman 1967 Am I an idiot? | No. You're not an idiot. Think of the alternative: you would have swindled (or allowed a person to swindle) a person out of an important item. If you don't look out for people, who else will?
(Would it have been wrong for loan agents to tell clients that they shouldn't refinance their homes in such a bad time?)
(I'm might be too stern about this...)
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11-14-2011, 06:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston | | | You're a good guy. You definitely did the right thing. I would have done the same.
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11-14-2011, 06:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rochester | | | Since they know zero about guitars, you did the right thing. being a good person pays off eventually. |
11-14-2011, 07:14 PM
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11-14-2011, 07:40 PM
| | | I would have definitely topped the offer and bought for myself. But hey, you did the right thing, unlike me |
11-14-2011, 07:41 PM
|  | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | | Jesus christ... this hurts my soul.
I would've jumped on that deal like Maki on a hot asian.
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11-14-2011, 08:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fort Wayne, IN | | | I would've jumped on the deal, but not to flip the guitar. I would've kept it, and loved it, and never felt bad about it at all.
But that doesn't make you a dumb a--. I can live with stuff like that. Maybe you can't!
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11-14-2011, 08:05 PM
| | | Yeah, deep down I know I did the right thing, its just that I cant get that yucchy taste of throw up out of my mouth though.....
My wife called me a moron.... but I turned it back around on her, telling her that I thought she would freak if I walked in with another " I promise..... this will be the last one dear" 
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11-14-2011, 08:18 PM
|  | Supporting Reggae Music | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MEXICANADAMERICA | | i would have given him a good deal as long as i got a great deal, FTW!
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11-14-2011, 10:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles | | Quote:
Originally Posted by pacojas i would have given him a good deal as long as i got a great deal, FTW! | You could have offered him $500 since he asked for a bid. Due to the repair needed, it would probably be a good deal both ways. |
11-15-2011, 10:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville, MD | | | Since you did not see the instrument you really don't know that they weren't scamming themselves and it may be a fake Martin. |
11-15-2011, 12:22 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwesi Jesus christ... this hurts my soul.
I would've jumped on that deal like Maki on a hot asian. | Sigged. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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