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Buyer/Trader Beware on TB !

#101
Guys, I'm not trying to pull a fast one. The money won't make or break me. I've been a dedicated and enthusiastic member for years , now. It's the principle and if I'm expecting too much because I sold it to another fellow TB'r and Seabassman get's a pass because of it, lesson learned, hence the title of my post.
 
#102
guy n. cognito said:
So, you and Jared were aware that the cover was mounted, which caused one set of holes. The issue here, beyond the functional but loose truss rod is the second set of holes??
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If additional drill holes are made into a bass and it's not mentioned, it seems wrong to me. The warp in the neck is at the upper register. Admittedly , I didn't notice it. I haven't' soloed like that in years.
 
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#104
Session, if you didn't sell it and told seabass about the issue (sooner than five weeks) I'd say you're entitled to a trade back.

The fact of the matter is that not only did five weeks pass, but you sold the bass. If there was a point where you could've traded back, that went out the window when you sold the bass. You fully embraced the bass as your property. You did the right thing by providing a refund but what any previous owners did or didn't do became irrelevant once you sold it.
 
#105
loveandbass said:
gorn is pretty heavily invested in this i guess.

There seems to be apprehension on everyones part to do the right thing. If i bought a bass with a pickguard I would likely not remove it to check for extraneous drill holes that were undisclosed when purchased.
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The pickguard showed the additional drill holes but it was covered by the pickup cover, which I didn't take off because I liked it on there as I did my last one because it keeps my hand from hitting the neck pickup when slapping and performing onstage.
 
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#106
Gorn said:
Session, if you didn't sell it and told seabass about the issue (sooner than five weeks) I'd say you're entitled to a trade back.

The fact of the matter is that not only did five weeks pass, but you sold the bass. If there was a point where you could've traded back, that went out the window when you sold the bass. You fully embraced the bass as your property. You did the right thing by providing a refund but what any previous owners did or didn't do became irrelevant once you sold it.
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If it were me , I would've traded it back because that's how I treat people, let alone a fellow bass player and TB'r. I knew I was out of luck when he was dismissive about when I contacted him. When I saw that he now has the bass up for trade, it infuriated me. I traded him a mint bass and what he sent me was supposed to as well.
 
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Session1969 said:
If it were me , I would've traded it back because that's how I treat people, let alone a fellow bass player and TB'r. I knew I was out of luck when he was dismissive about when I contacted him. When I saw that he now has the bass up for trade, it infuriated me. I traded him a mint bass and what he sent me was supposed to as well.
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You have every right to your fury but zero right to your old bass.
 
#108
In any case you did not do your due diligence when reselling the instrument.
Gorn said:
Session, if you didn't sell it and told seabass about the issue (sooner than five weeks) I'd say you're entitled to a trade back.

The fact of the matter is that not only did five weeks pass, but you sold the bass. If there was a point where you could've traded back, that went out the window when you sold the bass. You fully embraced the bass as your property. You did the right thing by providing a refund but what any previous owners did or didn't do became irrelevant once you sold it.
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This. You had the bass longer than the return policy of most stores. You lost any claim to trade back when you sold it and said it was fine. Even if you hadn't, 5 weeks would have really been pushing it to expect a trade back.
 
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I find it interesting all these plausible what ifs.... what about the fact that pics were posted as pristine including (and stated as pristine) the pickguard... then were conveniently covered up by a pickup cover. When removed to find just the opposite.
 
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#116
JaredBT said:
I find it interesting all these plausible what ifs.... what about the fact that pics were posted as pristine including (and stated as pristine) the pickguard... then were conveniently covered up by a pickup cover. When removed to find just the opposite.
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Well, the holes were obviously from mounting the cover. It was misplaced and moved. If you knew the cover was there, then you knew one set of holes would be present. The holes are easily solved by simply replacing the pick guard.......
 
#117
Bryan R. Tyler said:
In any case you did not do your due diligence when reselling the instrument.


This. You had the bass longer than the return policy of most stores. You lost any claim to trade back when you sold it and said it was fine. Even if you hadn't, 5 weeks would have really been pushing it to expect a trade back.
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Really ? Guitar Center is 45 days. Regardless as to If I had sold it, I contacted Seabassman within that period.
 
#120
Gorn said:
Did you contact him before or after you sold it?
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What does that matter as long as the misrepresentation was discovered with in a reasonable time. GC gives 45 days, Sweetwater stands behind there sales for two years with a 45 day no questions asked exchange. I was a week within those standards, regardless if I sold it to anyone else and they discovered the problem.
 
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