Ebay ads that make you go Hmmmm
On this planet everything is for sale. Keeping it real goes by the wayside sometimes while honesty goes hand in hand with stretching the truth. Most of us here have had some experience with buying gear off Ebay and I’m sure you’ve seen some item descriptions that you know just ain’t right. Here are my top 10 ads that I found amusing and make me go Hmmmm. I’m sure you have a few also……
10. A full page of copy and pasted item description from the instrument web page followed by a one line ambiguous disclaimer by the seller of the bass.
9. Missing 1 knob, a ding on the horn, some buckle rash, other than that it’s like new.
8. Killer sound, best sounding bass I’ve ever heard. Pots are a little scratchy but you can’t hear it while playing.
7. Hazy photos of a big money bass taken with a poor quality camera phone.
6. Close up of that killer sounding bass headstock with 2 purple, 1 red, and 2 unwrapped strings wound around the peg 6+ times.
5. Shipping $100 for a $200 item. (To go from NYC to Philly?). Somebody’s burying the Ebay and PayPal fees in there somewhere.
4. My wife says I have too many basses, must sell.
(Try unloading 2 pairs of her shoes and see what happens)
3. No case or gig bag but it will be wrapped to avoid damage.
2. I’ve owned this bass for 10 years.
Q. What strings are on it?
A. I don’t know.
1.
And my winning pick-----
I paid $6000 for this base brand new 5 years ago, never played or gigged with and has sat in my closet ever since. Never used it once. Only has a couple light scratches and a small ding around the jack area.
Hmmmmmmm………..LOL
On this planet everything is for sale. Keeping it real goes by the wayside sometimes while honesty goes hand in hand with stretching the truth. Most of us here have had some experience with buying gear off Ebay and I’m sure you’ve seen some item descriptions that you know just ain’t right. Here are my top 10 ads that I found amusing and make me go Hmmmm. I’m sure you have a few also……
10. A full page of copy and pasted item description from the instrument web page followed by a one line ambiguous disclaimer by the seller of the bass.
9. Missing 1 knob, a ding on the horn, some buckle rash, other than that it’s like new.
8. Killer sound, best sounding bass I’ve ever heard. Pots are a little scratchy but you can’t hear it while playing.
7. Hazy photos of a big money bass taken with a poor quality camera phone.
6. Close up of that killer sounding bass headstock with 2 purple, 1 red, and 2 unwrapped strings wound around the peg 6+ times.
5. Shipping $100 for a $200 item. (To go from NYC to Philly?). Somebody’s burying the Ebay and PayPal fees in there somewhere.
4. My wife says I have too many basses, must sell.
(Try unloading 2 pairs of her shoes and see what happens)
3. No case or gig bag but it will be wrapped to avoid damage.
2. I’ve owned this bass for 10 years.
Q. What strings are on it?
A. I don’t know.
1.
And my winning pick-----I paid $6000 for this base brand new 5 years ago, never played or gigged with and has sat in my closet ever since. Never used it once. Only has a couple light scratches and a small ding around the jack area.
Hmmmmmmm………..LOL
