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A local TB'er ripped me off!!

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#141
4string4ever said:
When i first went to adjust it, it was frozen. Not wanting to risk breaking it, I called Lakland and asked their advice. The tech on the ihine referred me to Carl Pedigo, evidently a highly regarded luthier in Chicago. He advised me to remove the neck and then remove the nut from the truss rod. Once I got the neck off, the nut unscrewed relatively easily, at which point it came off after only 3 turns. There was 1/4" inch of truss rod, the end being pointy and rusty. It obviously had been broken long before, and a different nut attached.
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Why didn't you just contact the seller and ask for a refund the moment you realized that the truss rod was frozen?

The seller can successfully argue that you broke it because you took it a part (removing neck and nut). A person with no knowledge of the workings of the bass will agree with the seller because they would think only a qualified person should be doing repairs.
 
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5544 said:
Why didn't you just contact the seller and ask for a refund the moment you realized that the truss rod was frozen?

The seller can successfully argue that you broke it because you took it a part (removing neck and nut). A person with no knowledge of the workings of the bass will agree with the seller because they would think only a qualified person should be doing repairs.
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he did contact the seller, who agreed to refund and then changed his mind.
 
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#144
winterburn69 said:
You could try googling or searching his TB profile & threads while not logged in. If he's ignoring not being logged in or using a different internet browser should get around that. Sorry to hear you've been ripped off, that's so unfortunate.



Maybe he died, maybe he got a DUI and couldn't drive anymore, maybe he was abducted by Kodos and Kang. Maybe this is my general paranoia showing, but I almost always assume people are out to screw over other people.



We must be in very different lines of work, as my time as a manager has taught me to never trust anyone and if you're being told something, always question it and assume it's BS until you find concrete proof it's not.
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#147
pcake said:
he did contact the seller, who agreed to refund and then changed his mind.
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Wouldn't you change your mind after reading about how the bass was altered from the original condition (neck and nut removed) it was sold in? It is one thing to remove an item from its box but it is another thing to start disassembling the item only to ask for a refund after the item is in pieces.
 
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5544 said:
Wouldn't you change your mind after reading about how the bass was altered from the original condition (neck and nut removed) it was sold in? It is one thing to remove an item from its box but it is another thing to start disassembling the item only to ask for a refund after the item is in pieces.
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If I were selling something under false pretenses, and I made it necessary for him to do so, I'd figure I had it coming. You can't just adjust a truss rod inside the box now, can you?
 
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Technically he didn't sell the bass on TB and he removed the deal thread. I would try to reason with him. Get the bass back to him and get a refund. It's the right thing for both of you to do.
 
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5544 said:
Wouldn't you change your mind after reading about how the bass was altered from the original condition (neck and nut removed) it was sold in? It is one thing to remove an item from its box but it is another thing to start disassembling the item only to ask for a refund after the item is in pieces.
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You don't adjust you're trust rod when needed?
 
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4string4ever said:
I did try to reason with him but he won't have it. he's very staunch in his desire to keep my money.
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It's actually pretty cut and dry. The bass is still in the condition you got it in. Yes you took a few things apart but it's normal stuff. The rust and evidence of broken Truss rod were not done by you. Seller should be able to realize that and make good on it. He still may not have known it was messed up. He may have gotten it that way and never turned it that 3 final turns that revealed the problem.
 
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4string4ever said:
If I were selling something under false pretenses, and I made it necessary for him to do so, I'd figure I had it coming. You can't just adjust a truss rod inside the box now, can you?
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Honestly, I don't know the specs of your bass but you did say that the thing was frozen before you started taking it a part. Personally, I would have put down the bass, picked up the phone and call the seller explaining that something was wrong with the item. You would have had a better chance of getting a refund because your own words are working against you now.

A quick google search of truss rod adjustment gives me this warning:

Don’t try to force the truss rod with anything that doesn’t quite fit. If you strip the truss rod, it’ll cost you. Turn the truss rod only between one-quarter and one-half of a turn per day.
 
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FunkHead said:
It's actually pretty cut and dry. The bass is still in the condition you got it in. Yes you took a few things apart but it's normal stuff. The rust and evidence of broken Truss rod were not done by you. Seller should be able to realize that and make good on it. He still may not have known it was messed up. He may have gotten it that way and never turned it that 3 final turns that revealed the problem.
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If you went to the local music shop, would they find it normal if you took a part the bass before buying it?
 
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