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eBay $20 or less new Bass purchase status poll

eBay $20 or less new Bass purchase status poll

  • Made the purchase

    Votes: 125 69.8%
  • Received eBay shipped notification

    Votes: 102 57.0%
  • Received tracking number

    Votes: 63 35.2%
  • Being shipped from the US

    Votes: 44 24.6%
  • Being shipped from China

    Votes: 68 38.0%
  • Received in good condition

    Votes: 5 2.8%
  • Received in damaged condition

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Received a refund

    Votes: 78 43.6%
  • No bass, no refund, I was scammed

    Votes: 8 4.5%

  • Total voters
    179
  • Poll closed .
Nope, not a commercial reseller, etc at all. Just amazed IF a new bass can be sold for less than $20. Look me up on strattalk.com. I'm just an entry level picker, mostly Fenders.

Now I've searched for other threads in this forum regarding sub $20 basses older than February and can't find any. Can you share a link or two?

EDIT: vid1900 might be able to vouch for my "entry level picker only status". I purchased a Lake Placid Blue Player Strat because of his posts on Strattalk. I'm sure he remembers the thread.
The goofy price is a very recent thing. If you search for Glarry or Burning Fire basses that's what they are.
 
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Ordered both the bass & amp package and the guitar & amp package. Hey! For $18 each, it was worth it. If it is a problem, ebay will deal with it. I don't expect much. I tinker and experiment. If they get here, power up and make a sound, I can deal with the rest of it. I'm the guy in the band who has the tackle box full of tools, supplies and gear to keep everything maintained and the gig rolling if something goes wrong. It's been awhile since I took a guitar and bass completely apart and put them back together setting them up properly as I go along. It will be good practice.
 
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At least there's a thread dedicated to this. :roflmao:

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Green strat for my friend, no tracking number. Blue bass, I don't know why.
Second pic is the $35 bass, same seller. That bass arrived in better condition than my $56 bass did (different seller). Not pictured is the $20 cello for a TB member that reached his initial 2 item limit. That was ordered on my lady's account. The seller assures me, I'll get my items- I did in round 1.