There's more than one example there, but I'm just passing on the info I've heard and read. What anyone chooses to do with it is up to them. If they want to buy every $20 bass listing they come across hoping to eventually get lucky...my name's Paul and that's between yall...or somethin'. I'm just saying, if you value your eBay account, think about it. If you don't, do it for funzies for all I care.
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Lowest Priced New Basses Ever??
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There's more than one example there, but I'm just passing on the info I've heard and read. What anyone chooses to do with it is up to them. If they want to buy every $20 bass listing they come across hoping to eventually get lucky...my name's Paul and that's between yall...or somethin'. I'm just saying, if you value your eBay account, think about it. If you don't, do it for funzies for all I care.
I don't think there's much worry about that...it's just people that abuse the system. If you order every obvious scam listing you come across hoping to eventually come down with the deal of a lifetime, you're sort of abusing the system. If you use eBay with just a bit of common sense, you should be fine.
Thanks . . . interesting link. Obviously there is some level of returns that triggers their computers.
Some returns are legitimate, others not. I can understand it if someone is in the habit of returning items regularly. There are some buyers who think buying on eBay is an opportunity to just try something out. And there are some sellers who are deceptive, sell junk, or pull the old bait and switch.
Asking for a refund for something that never arrives or asking to return an item that was damaged in shipping are totally legitimate, not an abuse of the system.
I agree if you legit get screwed over. However, if you regularly place orders you know are too good to be true and only because eBay will just cover you, all in the hopes of eventually landing an unbelievable deal...AND you would never take those chances without buyer protection and your own money on the line...you are abusing the system. Personally, I think eBay should put more effort in stopping the scams as they're typically easy enough to spot, if not prevent outright...but at the same time, if I know darn well it's 99% a scam, is there no onus on me to avoid adding to the problem?
Maybe someone who hasn't paid much attention to these basses would say robhe's listings were an obvious scam.
In this case, he previously listed them for $35 to $40. If you hadn't been following these, you would probably say that was an obvious scam. But they were delivered. Remember, these are basses that regularly sell for under $60 shipped, not expensive big name brands.
If you consider the economic turmoil that has been created by Covid 19, it's not totally unbelievable that sales of these had dropped so much that Chinese manufacturers and distributors might drop the price drastically just to clear out excess inventory and generate some cash flow. So I don't think it was obvious that it was a scam.
I mean there are some obvious scams out there, like the $92 Fenders mentioned earlier. In one thread I joked that I couldn't decide between the Dean that was listed for $57 and the Lakland for $67, both on the same site (not eBay). I asked if the Lakland was really worth the extra $10.
I regularly see very wide price differences between eBay sellers who are selling the exact same product - same pictures, same description. The highest priced ones are often 5x or even 10x the price of the lowest price offered. I've never had an issue buying the cheapest identical product.
So, I'm not sure how you would determine what eBay listings are obviously scams.
In the case of these basses, you'll see them listed anywhere from under $60 shipped to around $200 shipped. If you think the $57 ones are obviously too good to be true and decide to buy one that costs $120, then you have been scammed.
Do you want me to answer or is that rhetorical? If you want to know, the answer is be smart about it... If it's a seller with less than 1000 feedback (1000 isn't even a lot for good, trustworthy sellers, but I guess you have to start somewhere,) especially a seller from China, be very wary! I don't mean to single out the Chinese, but this a common scam on eBay with accounts from China. The feedback should be at or very near 100% for starters...any negative feedback, look into it. Is it due to people not receiving their orders or complaints about the cheap quality? Yes, cheap goods are probably going to lack in quality. Also look at what they're selling. If the feedback doesn't match up with what you're looking to buy (ie: the feedback is for a bunch of $2 pins while the item you're looking at is a more expensive instrument,) it's probably a scam. If the price is suddenly much less than the previous positive feedback, they're probably pulling a Robhe where they were doing legit business to build trust, and now they've moved on to the scam part of the plan. If the feedback is all private, it's probably a scam. If the feedback is left by a bunch of new eBay accounts, it's probably a scam. I'm not saying you shouldn't ever take a chance on a good deal, but be smart about it...or don't. I'm not eBay. I won't be offended if someone ignores everything I said and continues looking for ridiculous deals and gets banned or loses their MBG privileges. Was just trying to offer some friendly advice that the takeaway here probably shouldn't be to keep pressing your luck on bad buys cuz eBay's got your back!
On the other hand, things that might be worth taking a chance on with your eBay protection? Good deals from sellers with 100% feedback (preferably lots of it,) the feedback matches up with what they're offering at similar prices, and the feedback looks to come from legit accounts with good feedback numbers.
Dude, give it a rest. Nobody here is trying to pull a fast one on eBay. We all have been seeing the ridiculous low prices of the Glarry basses and thought this was the next logical step. We took a shot and it didn't work out. End of story.
Agreed, and apologies. It was feeling repetitive replying...I'm sure it's 10x worse to read. I'm done and probably should have been about 4 or 5 posts ago...
Got my $19.36 back. All done. It was kinda fun with this nonsense, I’ll have to admit that!
Got my money back. Still, it was quite a bit of fun actually. Like buying a lottery ticket with the promise of a big prize. Everyone knows you’ll never win anything big
and the reading of this thread was fun. Almost worth the money, but scammers shouldn’t be rewarded... still want a p bass for flatwounds now . Have a nice day everyone!
and the reading of this thread was fun. Almost worth the money, but scammers shouldn’t be rewarded... still want a p bass for flatwounds now . Have a nice day everyone!
man, that big prize kinda stinks anyway...life too short to play bad basses IMO
Time to spend the big bucks and get one of the $57 ones.Got my money back. ... still want a p bass for flatwounds now
Is that based on your having tried one of these?
The two I have - one fretted, one fretless - are very nice. They both needed some attention and one was damaged in shipping and needed some repair. Now they are extremely comfortable to play and sound great.
Two days late for April Fool's Day:
Of course I live in New Jersey, and above the header it states my refund has already gone through, but I thought this was good for one last chuckle>
Jake
Of course I live in New Jersey, and above the header it states my refund has already gone through, but I thought this was good for one last chuckle>
Jake
The basses that never came ...
After I was more than 2 weeks over the delivery date and no input from the seller as far as tracking went or any response to my inquiries I opened a case with eBay and got my money back. The seller was not even a registered user at that time anymore.
I guess it falls back to the old saying "if it sounds to good to be true ..." ...
But I read at least some of you guys got their super cheap bass.
Good for you!
After I was more than 2 weeks over the delivery date and no input from the seller as far as tracking went or any response to my inquiries I opened a case with eBay and got my money back. The seller was not even a registered user at that time anymore.
I guess it falls back to the old saying "if it sounds to good to be true ..." ...
But I read at least some of you guys got their super cheap bass.
Good for you!
Now that a bunch of time has passed, I see that one can get the same package-- a P bass like bass, 20 watt amp, and "connecting wire"-- for $109 straight from Glarry. Same colors plus the ever pretty "burleywood." It aint' $17.99 but it's a hella-deal nonetheless. Funny how that looks expensive nowadays!
Glarry GP Electric Bass Guitar w/ 20W Amplifier Black Sunset Burlywood - Glarrymusic
Still, I would bet you it will arrive! I ordered my one and only Glarry jazz bass straight from Glarry for $67 a while back and I don't regret it.
That amp may not be worth $40.... : )
Glarry GP Electric Bass Guitar w/ 20W Amplifier Black Sunset Burlywood - Glarrymusic
Still, I would bet you it will arrive! I ordered my one and only Glarry jazz bass straight from Glarry for $67 a while back and I don't regret it.
That amp may not be worth $40.... : )
