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NOBD: Am I being too picky?

What should I do?

  • Nothing, it adds to the character of the bass

    Votes: 82 40.2%

  • Nothing, buy a new tuner and pay for it myself

    Votes: 37 18.1%

  • Get seller to pay for tuner/refund

    Votes: 10 4.9%

  • Nothing, beat myself up for not spotting it in the pictures

    Votes: 40 19.6%

  • Carrots

    Votes: 35 17.2%
  • Total voters
    204
  • Poll closed .
#102
thorstiborsti said:
So I just received my Sandberg Forty Eight in metallic red, hardcore aged. I actually sold the bass 8 months ago and found it for sale again online 2 weeks ago. The price was more or less for what I sold it for so I snatched it up. It was listed as 'as-is' but I didn't pay too much attention to that. I received the bass today and I noticed that the g-string tuner head is bent to a point where the chrome coating 'bubbled' and will eventually come off. Looking at the pictures in the listing, I can see the 'bubble' in one of the pictures but it's easier to see if you know what you're looking for and easily missed if you don't. The seller didn't mention this in the listing so now my question is, what should I do? I already messaged the seller and let him know about it. Given that the bass is hardcore aged, a new tuner will cost upwards of 100$. Should I leave it be or replace it? Should I eat crow for missing the damage in the pictures? Is the seller at fault at all?

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hardcore aged? that costs extra right? and you're getting some even harder hardcore aging for basically free? sounds like a bargain to me.
 
#106
Do nothing, it doesn't matter in the slightest.
You purposefully bought an instrument that was made to look like hammer $#!+ as a selling point. The paint can be messed up, the chrome scuffed, and the screws corroded, but a slightly bend tuning key is a bridge too far?
I have a "roadworn" bass, but I bought it for the specs, not the look. If anything, it gives me the freedom to not care about the instrument because it already looks messed up. It is also a cheap bass.
Ignore it and move on.
 
#108
thorstiborsti said:
So I just received my Sandberg Forty Eight in metallic red, hardcore aged. I actually sold the bass 8 months ago and found it for sale again online 2 weeks ago. The price was more or less for what I sold it for so I snatched it up. It was listed as 'as-is' but I didn't pay too much attention to that. I received the bass today and I noticed that the g-string tuner head is bent to a point where the chrome coating 'bubbled' and will eventually come off. Looking at the pictures in the listing, I can see the 'bubble' in one of the pictures but it's easier to see if you know what you're looking for and easily missed if you don't. The seller didn't mention this in the listing so now my question is, what should I do? I already messaged the seller and let him know about it. Given that the bass is hardcore aged, a new tuner will cost upwards of 100$. Should I leave it be or replace it? Should I eat crow for missing the damage in the pictures? Is the seller at fault at all?

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When I bought my NEW bass I found surface scratches and requested a new one from the factory which I got.

Used you get what you get. If cosmetics are an issue then you should try it before you buy. If you buy over the internet it's a gamble. With you choose the later and it doesn't effect the sound then deal with it or fix it.
 

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