eBay horror guitar

[rojo412]

This is why buyer protection exists on so many levels... because the world is rife with disingenuous a-holes.

 

[jamro217]

No sweat, put it back on eBay as the GG Allin prototype. Ask $50,000. Like P. T. Barnum said, there's one born every minute.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

what if it were a can of beer?
would it still be another indicator?
just curious

There is a lot of clutter in the picture that makes me wary. It's not that he/she smokes weed or drinks beer or is a messy Mike, it's the lack of presentation combined with exposing your lifestyle for all to see/judge.

 

[Mike Vee]

eBay won't even ban him. That's the best part.

 

[groovaholic]

The verbiage in the ad seems like an homage to a certain someone...

All that's missing are the trademark statements:
"Lots of people don't know this but..."
"All the best people say...."
"Believe me"

From the staining around the f-holes, it looks like that guitar was sitting face down in water for a while.
Or maybe snake oil, not water...
SAD!

 

[Mike Vee]

I feel like this guy walks around barefoot on those disgusting floors. Imagine the kitchen.

Also... Kentucky.

 

[wheelsup247]

Not as described in words or pictures. What was the seller’s feedback like?

 

[sonojono]

You sure it was from eBay and not Wish?

 

[Jxff]

I have worked in many homes as an field IT tech and as a tile setter. When the carpet gets pulled up and lived in, it's usually due to animals having the run of the place. Those stains might be pet related.

 

[JKB1957]

I got sick looking at the pictures. Glad you got your money back.

 

[Gibsonchild]

His disgusting abode aside...

It looks like something dissolved the binding in the F-holes, and the inside of the gig bag appears to have been wet at some point. I can't help but wonder if some kind of solvent leaked or spilled on the guitar during shipping?

 

[mcnach]

There is a lot of clutter in the picture that makes me wary. It's not that he/she smokes weed or drinks beer or is a messy Mike, it's the lack of presentation combined with exposing your lifestyle for all to see/judge.

Yeah, the whole paints an uncomfortable picture to me, it's just that the bong on the table is (to me) the least important aspect. I was just curious what made you mention the bong, that's all. I often encounter people who have strong opinions against weed but they're pretty happy drinking nearly everyday, which I find interesting, and I like to hear their reasons sometimes.

This whole thread is uncomfortable like watching an accident: I don't want to judge others, I don't particularly want to look at the pictures... but I could not stop myself.

Humans are funny.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Yeah, the whole paints an uncomfortable picture to me, it's just that the bong on the table is (to me) the least important aspect. I was just curious what made you mention the bong, that's all. I often encounter people who have strong opinions against weed but they're pretty happy drinking nearly everyday, which I find interesting, and I like to hear their reasons sometimes.

This whole thread is uncomfortable like watching an accident: I don't want to judge others, I don't particularly want to look at the pictures... but I could not stop myself.

Humans are funny.

No worries. I live in the weed capital of California so no judgement here. Cheers!

 

[ryan morris]

So for those curious, more photos .. starting with all the packing material and moving to the absolutely horrid gig bag, and how the box fit everything. Enjoy

 

[ryan morris]

Also, the serial from the ad matches, but there is just a little added gunk in the one shipped.

 

[mcnach]

So for those curious, more photos .. starting with all the packing material and moving to the absolutely horrid gig bag, and how the box fit everything. Enjoy
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wow

was the gig bag damp by any chance?

 

[ryan morris]

wow

was the gig bag damp by any chance?

Nope. But I’m sure it was soaked in cat urine at some point in time. It was covered in stains and mildew. No signs in the box of anything wet.

 

[Spidey2112]

Enjoy

It's good to have a sense of humor. I bet the seller was high when he wrote the description of the...

... wait for it...

... Barnacled Bayou Bilge-Pump Bass.

 

[Gibsonchild]

Nope. But I’m sure it was soaked in cat urine at some point in time. It was covered in stains and mildew. No signs in the box of anything wet.

Oof. There’s not many things worse than cat urine, imo. I just finished gutting and re-tiling my basement shower for the second time in a month, because we discovered our kitten had been peeing in the shower before I managed to grout and seal the floor after tiling it the first time.


On that note… I practically stole my first Les Paul because a cat had peed in the case. I tossed the case in the trash and let the guitar bake outside in the sun for two weeks, and it was good as new.

 

[Spidey2112]

I can't help but wonder if some kind of solvent leaked or spilled on the guitar during shipping?

I can't help but wonder if flooding from a hurricane did that type of damage.