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Lowest Priced New Basses Ever??

#361
CatchaCuda said:
I bought my $35 bass on Feb 2nd. I had it in my hands by the 6th.

This seller is good with responding to questions. Though, he didn't specifically answer my "are you some kind of magician?" question. He assures me I'll have my order in 5 days. Mind you, 1 item doesn't even have a tracking number. He hasn't let me down yet. :smug: 1 for 1 or 100%

I'm not too concerned at this point. I have a feeling I'll get my order. Even if I don't, I'm protected. Even if I wasn't, the bass was $14.99.
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I also contacted the seller as I pulled the trigger on the blue one without looking and seeing the white and black ones for the same price. I asked him if I could change my order from blue to white. He responded back yes I could. We'll see if, A) I get a bass at all, and B) If it's white :)
 
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#362
lowplaces said:
Just received my order. Express mail.

I thought I might of got ripped off because the box was far too small for bass.

But no, exactly what I expected !






















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SLIV said:
@lowplaces, I've sincerely tried but could you explain?
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#365
JohnnyBottom said:
This Guy probably thinking..this ebay works great w/o realizing he probably got 100 references from us here on TB... or the OP on this thread actually...hmmm unless this Guy is the OP.
'just because you are paranoid, doesnt mean they are not out to get you'
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True or not, the seller told me that he was selling at cost to gain more customers.

I took that to mean building up his ebay profile.
 
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#366
JohnnyBottom said:
This Guy probably thinking..this ebay works great w/o realizing he probably got 100 references from us here on TB... or the OP on this thread actually...hmmm unless this Guy is the OP.
'just because you are paranoid, doesnt mean they are not out to get you'
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I'm the OP and I assure you I'm not the seller.

Various sellers have been selling these for years now for ~$59 and up. The recent surge in interest started when this seller listed some for $35 to $40 and then cut those prices in half, which is when I started this thread.

I, and others, have purchased from him previously (and had the basses delivered) when they were listed at $35 - $40.

As I just posted in the Glarry club thread:

Before these recent listings I ordered from this same seller. This was when he first started selling basses and had the Blue listed for $34.99 and the Sunset for $39.99.

I ordered the Sunset and the bass arrived (damaged in shipping unfortunately) in less than a week from New Jersey.

And, to recap that earlier purchase, I asked to return the damaged bass and asked him to send a replacement. His first reply was to offer me a $10 refund. I rejected that because the damage was on the upper body in an area which scraped my arm while trying to play it. After I turned down his $10 refund he refunded the entire $39.99 and told me to just keep the bass. Obviously, return shipping is not subsidized and it would have cost him too much to take it back. He didn't offer a replacement at that time because he had sold out of basses. I'm in the process of trying to repair the damaged one now.
 
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#367
Playbyear said:
True or not, the seller told me that he was selling at cost to gain more customers.

I took that to mean building up his ebay profile.
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New message from: robhe8875 (56
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Yes, all items in the shop are sold at cost price, and each person can only buy no more than 3 pieces!

In order to attract more buyers!
 
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FlaCharlie said:
I'm the OP and I assure you I'm not the seller.

Various sellers have been selling these for years now for ~$59 and up. The recent surge in interest started when this seller listed some for $35 to $40 and then cut those prices in half, which is when I started this thread.

I, and others, have purchased from him previously (and had the basses delivered) when they were listed at $35 - $40.

As I just posted in the Glarry club thread:

Before these recent listings I ordered from this same seller. This was when he first started selling basses and had the Blue listed for $34.99 and the Sunset for $39.99.

I ordered the Sunset and the bass arrived (damaged in shipping unfortunately) in less than a week from New Jersey.

And, to recap that earlier purchase, I asked to return the damaged bass and asked him to send a replacement. His first reply was to offer me a $10 refund. I rejected that because the damage was on the upper body in an area which scraped my arm while trying to play it. After I turned down his $10 refund he refunded the entire $39.99 and told me to just keep the bass. Obviously, return shipping is not subsidized and it would have cost him too much to take it back. He didn't offer a replacement at that time because he had sold out of basses. I'm in the process of trying to repair the damaged one now.
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Ha. I know you are Not that Guy:) and been considering the 30-60$ bass purchase. i think your post put a bunch of us across that line. Thanks !
 
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JohnnyBottom said:
This Guy probably thinking..this ebay works great w/o realizing he probably got 100 references from us here on TB... or the OP on this thread actually...hmmm unless this Guy is the OP.
'just because you are paranoid, doesnt mean they are not out to get you'
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More like 500 sales and climbing. The number of members (small fraction) that post here are tiny compared to those readers and members that lurk!
 
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FlaCharlie said:
I assume the image posted is from a phone app which doesn't give complete info.

On my computer it shows that the latest batch of '0' feedback buyers paid $17.99. It also lists the transaction number which shows they were from the most recent listings that are shipping from New Jersey.

The eBay feedback system, which I previously had assumed to be mostly accurate, definitely looks like it's being gamed by this seller and his critics.

As I posted elsewhere:

Just speculation on my part but . . . it almost looks like he's in a bit of a feedback battle of sorts, perhaps with one or more of the other sellers who've been listing these for ~$59 and more for quite some time now. His listings, whether legit or scam, have got to be killing their sales.

As @pcake pointed out on another thread, the negative feedback seems to be directed at him personally more than anything. There are no claims of items not being delivered or any complaint specific to the transaction.

The latest few negatives, again all from a single buyer, have transaction numbers that link to his earlier listings from only a couple of days ago which are supposed to ship from China. No way they could have been delivered to anyone's door yet even if they were flown in overnight.

On the other side, it seems like there are an inordinate number of positive feedbacks from buyers with "0" feedback, meaning that this was their first purchase on eBay. I suspect they may be shills who he has enlisted in order to help him keep his feedback rating up.

I'm starting to view this feedback battle as entertainment. Overnight, a slew of these '0' feedbacks have been added, which is obviously designed to keep his overall feedback rating from sinking too low.

I haven't read eBay's rules in a while but I suspect there may be limitations placed on sellers whose feedback rating drops below a certain percentage.

One thing is for sure - since eBay is so protective of buyers there's no problem getting a refund if they never ship.
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yeah, looks like someone is gaming the system.

the $17.99 basses were first posted about last thursday. if that's the first day they were for sale at that price or even the same week, no one who ordered them has received one yet.
 
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