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Double Bass First Bass buying experience

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abasskid

May 21, 2020
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Sooooo...I posted another thread asking for advice on which Bass to maybe buy. Everyone was so helpful, and I was excited to go and check out the basses. We made arrangements to see the Eastman VB95 tomorrow between noon and 1 pm. Today we made the 4 1/2 hour drive to the city it is located near, and checked into our hotel.
My dad then logged on to the computer to let the guy know we are here, and to get the exact directions for tomorrow as he is in the country. Guess what? He sold it today even though he knew we were coming from 4 1/2 hours away!! He had my mom's cell phone number and didn't even bother to let us know. Instead, he sent a message on Kijiji late this afternoon. Then he sent another message later after my mom tried calling him to say a guy called him this morning and came over and bought it.
So here we are in a hotel room we don't need, and 9 hours of driving we didn't need to make.
Thanks Ara. Nice doing business with you.
 
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abasskid said:
Sooooo...I posted another thread asking for advice on which Bass to maybe buy. Everyone was so helpful, and I was excited to go and check out the basses. We made arrangements to see the Eastman VB95 tomorrow between noon and 1 pm. Today we made the 4 1/2 hour drive to the city it is located near, and checked into our hotel.
My dad then logged on to the computer to let the guy know we are here, and to get the exact directions for tomorrow as he is in the country. Guess what? He sold it today even though he knew we were coming from 4 1/2 hours away!! He had my mom's cell phone number and didn't even bother to let us know. Instead, he sent a message on Kijiji late this afternoon. Then he sent another message later after my mom tried calling him to say a guy called him this morning and came over and bought it.
So here we are in a hotel room we don't need, and 9 hours of driving we didn't need to make.
Thanks Ara. Nice doing business with you.
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That sucks. Don't worry - you'll find someone better to sell you a nice instrument.
 
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I'm so sorry to hear this!!! I have to say that in this day of Craigslist postings and such, there's a lot of unsavory folks out there. Might I suggest that next time you put a refundable deposit down on the bass to hold it until you can get to see it? I've done this on other music equipment in the past and that has saved me a lot of frustration.
 
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Have you checked out the Shen owners thread? Lotta satisfied owners there. Skimming through it, I was impressed w/ some of the grain in the pics. I know NOTHING about the various model #s. But if the grain is important to you, you might want to get quality photos of any instrument you are interested in.

You also might wish to consider how much shipping would cost. Might expand the list of basses available to you.
 
#14
My grandmother always said something worth having is something worth waiting for. As other's have mentioned, it's a terrible way for a dealer to treat a customer, especially knowing that you had to pay for the drive and loggings.

Fortunately for me, my bass prof. drove me to Cincinnati Ohio and helped me pick out my bass. Since it was being restored, he drove me back to Ohio to pick up the bass, once it was finished. Good luck.
 
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