Argument in store over used bass

[Deleted member 264575]

I think Ive figured this out: The salmon while spawning at the factory failed to fill out the form 27 stroke B-6 for requisition to modify his heating system, thus edward tuttle, freelance heating engineer was alerted. The bass was under ownership of the lackey directly responsible to the underlackey of the lackey reporting to the senior lackey in charge of the production line who technically owned the bass after it was assembled but due to corporate ownership policies couldnt own the said bass. The senior boss responsible for the head supervisor in charge of the middle management provider who the aforementioned senior lackey of underlackeys reported to technically had possesion of the bass during the period of manufacturing non ownership notwithstanding even though the retail sum had not been established pursuant to the form 27 stroke B-6 for salmon fisheries located near bass factories had his/her/their hands/appendages on the said bass in whole or parts first ergo they technically owned the non ownable bass.....look for a flow chart on this soon.

*Jumping de-rails*...Just don't spread Nutella on Salmon. You may get Salmonella.

Badooom tish!

 

[GregT]

Kinda like getting up early in the morning and hiking to the end of a trail in the woods to the lake and finding a nice little secluded fishing hole and catching a fish and another fisherman seeing it and steps up right beside you and starts casting. (How's that for a runon sentence?!) Let the guy fish in peace and when he's done, have at it. Same with trying music stuff. It's different with dating though.....Any time you step a few feet away to check out another woman, some D-Bag is surely gonna step right up and say she's his. For some reason that seem okay though.

 

[Deleted member 264575]

Hope that's not a re-post. I haven't really been paying attention....

 

[Jeff Scott]

 

[gfen]

Go to bed.

http://www.amazon.com/Thing-With-Heads-Movie-Poster/dp/B00K8EACTW

[EDIT] - $50! Wow! that's expensive, no?

Jebus, I almost bought a bass today for not much more than that, some guy left it up against an amp then came running back and grabbed it out of my hand. Total dbag.

 

[Killer Of Giants]

Scored an awesome deal on a used Epipone Goth Thunderbird for $89!

Went in a local store I hadn't been in in forever cause its 45 miles from my house.

As I was checking out the used section it caught my eye and sure enough $89!

The store had a ton of used gear,sales guy said they had been stock piling for the holiday season and just put it all out.Literally guitars stacked 2 and 3 deep leaning against each other.

So I pull it out plug it in and start playing.As I'm playing I see another bass standing behind two others I wanted to try.I literally get up set the T-bird against the amp,still plugged in,amp still on and move one of the guitars.I'm talking I was maybe 4-5ft away from the T-bird.

That's when captain dbag comes up behind me picks up the T-bird and says "$89 oh this is coming home with me."

So I turn to the guy and say "What are you doing? I'm playing that."

Then the argument ensues.I reached out and grabbed it.So now me a dbag are both holding onto the T-bird.Sales guy hears us and walks over and ask if there is a problem.

I explain while still holding on to the neck that I was playing it and had set it down,still plugged in,amp still on and took 3 steps,moved one bass trying to get to another that I wanted to try and dbag walked up and grabbed the T-bird saying he was gonna get it.

Dbag said he walked up and it was just sitting there.Which is even more bs cause the store I was in all the bass amps and basses are all on one aisle and its a dead end aisle of which I at the end.So there is no way dbag couldn't have saw me with it or lean it against the amp.

So sales dude ask us if we needed the manager.Me and dbag argued back and forth a few times and sales guy walked off,I'm assuming to get the manager.Second or two after he did dbag let go of the bass and was like "Man I don't even need that pos." and let go and walked off.

It pissed me off to no end and afterwards sales guy and manager apologized.I told them its not their fault guy was being an epic dbag.

Anyway,I got the best deal ever even if it did require putting up with dbag.The T-bird is great!Few scratches on the back of the head stock.Couple of dings here and there.Plays fantastic.Does have a slight fret buzz on the 17-19 frets on the g string but I thinks its just a setup problem I gotta work out,no big deal.For $89 I can handle that.

sounds pretty messed up to me

 

[Joebone]

Have not read whole thread, but permit me to provide the following analysis.

Dual D-bags.

D-bag 1 is wrong to expect he can walk away and still think he has dibs on the bass.

D-bag 2 is wrong not to ask, "hey, are you still working this axe?" Even if D-bag 1 is wrong to expect dibs after walking away, D-bag 2 should at least display some common courtesy instead of doing a "grab, it's mine" number.

And…Perhaps both D-bags are misguided to covet such a bass. Everyone loves a deal, and I have some nostalgic affection for the old EB-0 and Eb-3 and Les Paul hollow body (at a price), but Gibson? Really?

And…two wrongs do not make a right.

Therfore: Dual D-bags.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

A few months ago I got a epip t bird with case for $100 off cl and it sat 5 days so two grown men fighting over a goth for $89, I would have let him buy it, I would have said nothing

 

[DavidEdenAria]

Almost 10,000 views on this thread in what, maybe a day?

Out of those nearly 10,000 views, I have been here 4 times I confess.

Just SAYIN FOLKS!

 

[bassmatt4792]

I think the shopping cart analogy brought up earlier hits the nail on the head. If I place the last 12 pack of diet coke in my cart, and go look at chips, does that give you the right to take it? There's obviously no carts on a music store but I think it would be nice if "dbag" would have just asked if the bass was available or not. At least that's the kind of guy I am.


I also think the OP came on a little harsh by referring to "dbag" as, well, dbag.

 

[FerK]

I think the shopping cart analogy brought up earlier hits the nail on the head.

Agree 100%. Another good analogy is a clothes store, where you're trying on different coats/jackets/you-name-it. You can't try them all on at once, which doesn't give another shopper the entitlement to simply scoop one of your samples out (even if it's the last one) and claim it. Rude, period.

 

[Maxdusty]

I think the shopping cart analogy brought up earlier hits the nail on the head. If I place the last 12 pack of diet coke in my cart, and go look at chips, does that give you the right to take it? There's obviously no carts on a music store but I think it would be nice if "dbag" would have just asked if the bass was available or not. At least that's the kind of guy I am.


I also think the OP came on a little harsh by referring to "dbag" as, well, dbag.

My thoughts exactly. 99.999% of store managers and associates would side with the op, if he took it down from the hanger and plugged it in, he's the prospective buyer and his decision whether to buy it or not-the bass is off the playing field so to speak if someone takes down an instrument to try it out.
Now if the op had placed the bass back on the hanger then that thing is fair game to whoever grabs it first.

I had this happen to me once, I had the bass (in my hands) but had to purchase something else when some other person who was interested in the bass and noticed I had it in my hands, evidently had the sneaky idea to try to buy it first by running to a store associate and trying to have him ring up the sale based on the store inventory of the used bass. The associate of course couldn't find the actual bass to ring up (as I had it in my hands) and refused to complete the sale as the bass wasn't physically there. Needless to say, I got death stares from the other guy when I approached the counter to purchase the bass- I didn't really realize what was going on until the associate mentioned it to me after the guy stormed off.

So yes, I agree with the op being correct, but I would perhaps ease up on the name calling.

 

[FerK]

So yes, I agree with the op being correct, but I would perhaps ease up on the name calling.

I'm getting the feeling that the OP wouldn't have been flamed so bad if he hadn't called the other guy a db.

 

[davy4575]

this has surpased the chordature thread

 

[Marikk]

This thread has provided me with a new fun game to try. Next time i visit the US im going to stand at the counter in various music stores and watch as people come up to pay. When they let go of the bass and reach for their wallet i shall grab the bass and slap my money down first. then i shall point them towards this thread

When i just explained this plan to my GF she just looked at me, agreed and laughed evilly so now i know its #$%ked up (and i love her to death because shes always on board with these things)

But according to the majority here, its legal and protectable by lethal force, Open carry state here i come

 

[mdogs]

You grab me, or anything I am holding at anytime, in a public place, you are dealing with the cops. End of discussion. Learn how to act in public or stay home.

Ok tough guy...

 

[Humbled]

Sun's up. Probably time to go fishing again.

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[capnjim]

 

[gip111]

Have not read whole thread, but permit me to provide the following analysis.

Dual D-bags.

D-bag 1 is wrong to expect he can walk away and still think he has dibs on the bass.

D-bag 2 is wrong not to ask, "hey, are you still working this axe?" Even if D-bag 1 is wrong to expect dibs after walking away, D-bag 2 should at least display some common courtesy instead of doing a "grab, it's mine" number.

And…Perhaps both D-bags are misguided to covet such a bass. Everyone loves a deal, and I have some nostalgic affection for the old EB-0 and Eb-3 and Les Paul hollow body (at a price), but Gibson? Really?

And…two wrongs do not make a right.

Therfore: Dual D-bags.

If D-bag 2 didn't have the courtesy of asking before grabbing it, since D-bag 1 was already there checking the bass, D-bag 2 was in the wrong.
D-bag 1 takes the ax home.

 

[squirefan]

OK, one side to the story, and no eyewitness accounts.
So I won't comment on which side of the fence falling on, but this got me to thinking of a solution to maybe prevent such mishaps.

Maybe music stores (or other retailers where comparative shopping happens) should allot one or two tags to shoppers to hang on merchandise that read 'Purchase Pending'. And if you hang your tag on something, you must be within a reasonable distance from it while you are choosing your other option.
Then someone else will know that they'll just have to wait their turn.