Straight bass to bass trade

sneha1965 · #1 04-21-2010, 05:55 PM

Not sure if this is the right place to post this so my apologies in advance if it's a problem.

I have a question to TB'ers who have done straight trades with another TB'er with no record. I have read the How to avoid getting ripped off on the internet, and I have collected numbers and address, but that doesn't guarantee anything. I'm curious to know if anyone else has done a straight trade with someone with no TB, eBay, or any other references, and if they might have more suggestions on making a safe transaction beyond what is stated in How to avoid getting ripped off on the internet. Thanks in advance.

RobertPaulson · #2 04-21-2010, 06:32 PM

if you have substantial feedback here and elsewhere, and the other person has none, I would require that you receive their bass before shipping yours to them.

HEADLE · #3 04-21-2010, 06:35 PM

I have done that several times and the other party has not taken issue.

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mophead · #4 04-21-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

if you have substantial feedback here and elsewhere, and the other person has none, I would require that you receive their bass before shipping yours to them.

+1 You ship me your bass and let me look it over and make sure all is as stated. Then I ship mine to you if I am satisfied with yours. That way you are not at risk.

I personally don't like the trade thing. Have done it once and it worked out great, but I still don't care for it.

Mike · #5 04-21-2010, 06:41 PM

i would make a solid fb rating a priority andshare tracking numbers after they are sent. i always do a verbal agreement that if one party isn't satisfied with the trade then the instruments are sent back with no questions asked.

Bass Junkie · #6 04-21-2010, 06:50 PM

I treat a trade just as a regular sale. If I have a bass advertised and someone offers me a trade, I want their trade item first, just like I would want their money first, before I ship it. If I were offering a trade to someone I would look at the seller the same way (as in references) as if I were paying cash.

You are opening yourself up for trouble if you work a deal where both parties ship simultaneously.

sneha1965 · #7 04-21-2010, 07:23 PM

Thanks to all for sharing your experience. I like the idea of having the other guy ship first. Although I only have 1 TB transaction, I have 51 transactions on eBay with 100% rating and I have nothing to go by with him. Zero, nada.

LowWay · #8 04-21-2010, 07:36 PM

I have done one trade for a bass and one for an effect. Both went smooth, but both times both parties had good feedback.

I would only do a trade with at least one party with strong feedback, otherwise,, I would stick to a sale until feedback is built up.

Coop Soup · #9 04-21-2010, 08:11 PM

If the person is legit they should have no issues shipping you their bass first.

I've lurked around this site for years and finally decided I wanted to try to sell some stuff here. I've got 0 feedback, so I can only assume people are leery of my offerings. If I were doing a bass trade I'd have no issues what so ever shipping my gear out first.

togglehead · #10 04-21-2010, 10:04 PM

Agreed with all on this topic. I dont have any feedback here either, and would have no fear of shipping my bass first.

Also, ive done a few trades...but they were always local. It was easy to just drive over with your stuff and sit down and jam for a bit. if the shoes fit....we wore them home...

**cheezewiz** · #11 04-21-2010, 10:57 PM

DEFINITELY have him ship first. That's the only way I'd do a deal like that if the person couldn't offer any form of feedback.

Jonyak · #12 04-22-2010, 06:29 AM

I did a trade recently and we shipped simultaneously.

the basses arrived within a day of each other.

it went smoothly.

**john turner** · #13 04-22-2010, 08:47 AM

just fyi for all involved...

i moved this thread here, being that we've discussed certain classifieds-related issues in OT before.

we (site admin) are discussing an alternative, but for now, any classifieds-related topics should be discussed in OT.

MatticusMania · #14 04-22-2010, 10:32 AM

I did a trade with another TBer, not basses, but my VOL pedal for his Wah. At the time I had no feedback on TB. The other party made no issue of this, possible because he could see Im on here a lot and had been for about a year before doing my first sale/trade. I sent my item first, and texted the other party with the tracking info the next morning. I believe he shipped his item before recieving mine, and all was well.

Another time I sold a pedal to someone from the Bay Area. They asked to pay by personal check and I said that would be fine so long as they were ok with waiting until the check cleared before I ship. It was. The check came fast, cleared, and the other party got the pedal in time to put it to good use.