A short-scale 2012 canoe paddle at that.After all this screwiness, I wouldn't be shocked to open the box and find an authentic 2012 canoe paddle in near-mint condition.
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Mislabeled Instruments at Guitar Center (Resolved)
- Thread starter selowitch
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Well, I checked the appropriate store's inventory and neither the Rick nor the D'Angelico are currently listed, not even with the “Sorry, this item has been sold” designation.
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Here's the image of the “D’Angelico” I just bought. The guitar pictured appears in fact to be a Rickenbacker 360W—a very, very desirable guitar in my book.
Actually had something like that happen a few years ago, in my case it was a son and his dead father's musical instruments. He was selling off the guitars as all his father's stuff was in the garage. I was there to buy a bass, he asks me if I might be interested in a guitar for $500. It was a pre-CBS Fender Telecaster worth $15K to 20K these days. I was able to figure out the date of the instrument as the original bill of sale was still in the case. Without hesitation, I did say something and really felt good about it, the son had not listed it on CL yet thank goodness or it might have disappeared without him knowing any better. I told him NOT to sell it, and get it appraised, gave him the approximate value of such an instrument, he was absolutely floored. I love deals mind you, but this wasn't the right kind of deal to take advantage of.
I believe he might have googled used prices for today's MIM fender telecasters to come up with his price not knowing older ones could be worth considerably more.
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I suppose I could end up with a Chinese Fakenbacker, but I don't think that's very likely in this case.
Now really want to know what guitar you end up with. How they came up with "D'Angelico" when it obviously says "Rickenbacker" on the headstock is quite the intriguing mystery. That 'ain't no canoe paddle.
It seems to me that they probably had the correct D'Angelico in hand and simply uploaded a photo of a different guitar they had taken a picture of previously. Maybe the D'Angelico's photo was labeled “342da.jpg" and the Rick was labeled "341da.jpg" and the guy editing/writing the listing picked the wrong one. An easy enough mistake to make.
Below is the model to which the title of the listing refers, although it's supposed to be trans black and note blue. I don't really want the D'Angelico at that price since you can find them new at that price if you look hard enough:
It says “D'Angelico EX-SS Hollow Body Electric Guitar Trans Black”—but that's not a surprise. If the receipt had said “Rickenbacker 360W Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar Walnut,” I would have been truly shocked.
Personally, if it is what you are looking for (which sometimes GC is notoriously wrong in their description or pictures) then great deal. Do it.
Wouldn't make me feel bad. Especially when I see all the times the folks at GC get over on people so badly on trade ins. Believe me they offer bottom dollar on trade ins, and then usually get top prices on resale. And that happens way more than the times they sell something that is way below market value. Believe me GC ain't losing anything, and rip off way more than they assist.
Just take it and smile. And think maybe GC has some karma.
Wouldn't make me feel bad. Especially when I see all the times the folks at GC get over on people so badly on trade ins. Believe me they offer bottom dollar on trade ins, and then usually get top prices on resale. And that happens way more than the times they sell something that is way below market value. Believe me GC ain't losing anything, and rip off way more than they assist.
Just take it and smile. And think maybe GC has some karma.
Someone will probably notice the mistake and give you a call, otherwise they will ship the D'Angelico. Looks like they just had a mixup with pictures when they uploaded a batch of used instruments. It happens.
I agree that is the likely outcome. I have maybe a 10%-15% chance of actually receiving the Rick.
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Yep. And I'll be pretty surprised if they make the same mistake twice and ship you a Rick. Personally, I would've just called and clarified the situation right off.
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I'm just posting to see what happens. I agree with the one post. GC rips people off on 100% of the trade ins they take, I would not lose a minute of sleep if they got ripped off for once.
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FWIW, I don't think you've done anything wrong. But why take chances with shipping damage, returns, etc. ?
