HELP! Purchased bass from GC that was mislabled

[Spidey2112]

Hey guys, so I think I screwed up yesterday.

I found a used Elrick Expat bass at Guitar Center that I really liked. I'm not familiar with the brand but I trusted the GC labeling.

Turns out, it is not an Elrick but a Cort replica.

Here is the ad: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

And here are some additional photos and serial #:



I'm having trouble finding info on this particular bass, can anyone help me identify what I actually have?

And if it is NOT an Elrick, what is the actual value?

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... repeated playings of the Barney Miller bass intro... out of tune... with old, dirty strings... a single, swinging lamp over your head, not even close to acting like a metronome...

... you don't want to make a second one...

... oh, and welcome to TalkBass, again.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Like the used yamaha bass they have now for $299? That costs $299 NEW...

Exactly. You focus on that while others find the crazy deals. You get what you want and so do we.


While you're looking at $300 basses for $300 I find things like my 1978 Fender Jazz in great condition for $1,100.

They clearly don't overpriced ALL gear but thanks for showing me your "proof".

 

[Ethan Eriksen]

45 day satisfaction guarantee. Just return it.

 

[Chrisk-K]

The ugliest headstock I have ever seen.

 

[guy n. cognito]

Exactly. You focus on that while others find the crazy deals. You get what you want and so do we.


While you're looking at $300 basses for $300 I find things like my 1978 Fender Jazz in great condition for $1,100.

They clearly don't overpriced ALL gear but thanks for showing me your "proof".

Can we just concede that you get all the great deals, leaving the rest of us the overpriced junk? It would save us some time.

 

[wintremute]

Exactly. You focus on that while others find the crazy deals. You get what you want and so do we.


While you're looking at $300 basses for $300 I find things like my 1978 Fender Jazz in great condition for $1,100.

They clearly don't overpriced ALL gear but thanks for showing me your "proof".

Yeah, good deals can be found. There's even a thread here to point some out: Guitar Center used site

It's a very dangerous thread when you have GAS.

 

[eddododo]

I taught lessons at a GC- you'd be shocked at how crazy often they mislabel /misprice used gear, including things (like pedals) where the name is written on the damn thing, about 2 inches from the mislabeled price tag

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Welcome to TB.
@not_an_elrick you can return the bass, but sadly, you can't get rid of that *ahem* name you chose. It will follow you forever.. forever..... forever..........

 

[Brad Johnson]

Can we just concede that you get all the great deals, leaving the rest of us the overpriced junk? It would save us some time.

Can you concede that I wasn't talking to you as usual?

 

[Brad Johnson]

I don't get ALL of the great deals, that's stupid. I do get a lot. Other people clearly get some too. As such... there are great deals to be had unless you don't know what you're looking at. Hope that clears things up for those having difficulty with this simple point.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Yeah, good deals can be found. There's even a thread here to point some out: Guitar Center used site

It's a very dangerous thread when you have GAS.

I know... more proof of what I was saying. That thread's been going for a long time. Probably a good spot for doubters to argue their point.

 

[guy n. cognito]

Can you concede that I wasn't talking to you as usual?

Of course! I thought that I was implied. I speak for the betterment of the group and society in general!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

including things (like pedals) where the name is written on the damn thing, about 2 inches from the mislabeled price tag

There is a plain old GCB-95 wah listed right now as a Geezer 95q.
Luckily it's easy to spot the mistake, since the underside label is quite clear in the photos.

 

[madbass6]

Hey guys, so I think I screwed up yesterday.

I found a used Elrick Expat bass at Guitar Center that I really liked. I'm not familiar with the brand but I trusted the GC labeling.

Turns out, it is not an Elrick but a Cort replica.

Here is the ad: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

And here are some additional photos and serial #:



I'm having trouble finding info on this particular bass, can anyone help me identify what I actually have?

And if it is NOT an Elrick, what is the actual value?

wow, that really sucks!! but I guess what im having a hard time understanding is how does anyone fall for price tricks like that that now a days, with google / Bass sites like talkbass etc. around! well lesson to be learned from it would be do your home work before buying it not after!

 

[jamro217]

Return it. If they give you any , take them to Cort.

 

[77stingray]

I traded in a mint condition pedal with the original box and when I went back in I noticed it for sale as if it were new.

 

[Odonian]

It honestly looks like those generic, unshaped paddle headstocks on $39.00 necks on ebay.


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I got excited for a minute cus i mixed up Crucial Youth and Crucial Unit, crucial unit's friendship picnic!!! Oh the posi era... This just made my morning!

 

[Worldeeeter]

When you think you're buying an Elrick, and it turns out to be a Cort:

 

[ThuzzleFump]

These "can I return it questions always baffle me." You're the customer. If there is a question of product being defective or not as advertised, of course you can return it. You have the power. They want your business, and an unhappy customer is an ex-customer. Smile and be nice, give a simple explanation, treat people like human beings, and you won't experience any trouble.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I traded in a mint condition pedal with the original box and when I went back in I noticed it for sale as if it were new.

This right here, along with many other similar instances that have been discussed on TB should be put together as a "WARNING: GC deceives the buying public" sticky thread at the top of all relevant forum sections.