I got the message this morning at 10:46. Bass was picked up by buyer at 9:26am this morning.
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Shipping Damage: Lost For Words
- Thread starter Tewest86
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I got the message this morning at 10:46. Bass was picked up by buyer at 9:26am this morning.
I had the shipping insurance that Reverb makes you purchase for anything you sell over $1500.
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I would push him to make a shipping claim, or however that works.
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My guess is he's using "not as described" to make your life a bit more miserable. Either you get to pay to get your (now damaged by him) bass back, or he gets a slightly dinged bass for free.
After I denied the refund, he did make a claim with Reverb. All I have are my ad pictures which I took on 11-2-19. Bass was shipped on 11-6-19. Bass was shipping in the original Fender hard case with all the original shipping material. I am so frustrated about this whole situation.
Like the OP, I value my feedback rating here on TB. I see that he has a 100% positive rating with 79 transactions. I lean toward believing that the pictures he shows are a true representation of what the bass looked like when he shipped it. There are two possibilities, IMHO. (1) The buyer took the instrument out of the case and dropped it. Maybe twice. (2) Someone at the shipping company recognized what was in the box and opened up the package to horse around with the instrument and dropped it. Or maybe would have kept it if they hadn't dropped it.
M. M.
M. M.
Here is what I think happened:
You can't see the tort pickguard from to compare the mint vs. damaged photos. You only have a very close shot of the dings and scrapes of the bass. They won't show you the serial number with the damage? HUGE RED FLAG!!!!!
The buyer could have a damaged bass in their possession and is looking to swap basses by keeping the mint bass and sending you back a damaged bass with a full refund. By the time you get back the damage bass and find out it's not yours, they are long gone. In Reverb's hands? That doesn't make any sense unless they have already taken it upon themselves to ship back the bass before settling the matter.
That's my theory of what might have happened. Unless this bass was shipped internationally, there would be no reason for opening a package during shipment.
You can't see the tort pickguard from to compare the mint vs. damaged photos. You only have a very close shot of the dings and scrapes of the bass. They won't show you the serial number with the damage? HUGE RED FLAG!!!!!
The buyer could have a damaged bass in their possession and is looking to swap basses by keeping the mint bass and sending you back a damaged bass with a full refund. By the time you get back the damage bass and find out it's not yours, they are long gone. In Reverb's hands? That doesn't make any sense unless they have already taken it upon themselves to ship back the bass before settling the matter.
That's my theory of what might have happened. Unless this bass was shipped internationally, there would be no reason for opening a package during shipment.
He bought and changed his mind about wanting it. That's my guess.
If the case was not penetrated, the Buyer is trying to pull a fast one.
If the case was penetrated, you have a claim with UPS.
you can see the tort pattern matches in both sets of photos, especially if you focus in on the two "stripes" near the horn:
And why I don’t ship anything anymore, pricy then the buyer can do something like this, sorry
Wow that's unfortunate! I hope you won't suffer any losses you seem an honest dude.
Most likely this isn't a similar incident but my bass also suffered some really really odd ding... It's more than a ding it's some weird damage and it appears to have happened in the case. I dont care all that much but I was just baffled like "how could this happen inside a case??"... I'll upload photos soon
Most likely this isn't a similar incident but my bass also suffered some really really odd ding... It's more than a ding it's some weird damage and it appears to have happened in the case. I dont care all that much but I was just baffled like "how could this happen inside a case??"... I'll upload photos soon
you can see the damage in both pics.
I believe the that the bass shipped in great condition as the original poster says, but I do see the one ding on the lower horn in his pictures.
It could have been worse.
Delta Airlines destroyed my friends 1981 Gibson Flying-V, a few years back. It was in a well-padded Anvil Flight Case, and they still managed to totally rip the neck off the body.
Their reply: "We're sorry." And, they fought him tooth-and-nail for compensation.
If you travel, your instrument is not 100% safe. Keep that in mind.
Delta Airlines destroyed my friends 1981 Gibson Flying-V, a few years back. It was in a well-padded Anvil Flight Case, and they still managed to totally rip the neck off the body.
Their reply: "We're sorry." And, they fought him tooth-and-nail for compensation.
If you travel, your instrument is not 100% safe. Keep that in mind.
that's what wanted to do, but I'm a better bass player than computerwizzI believe the that the bass shipped in great condition as the original poster says, but I do see the one ding on the lower horn in his pictures.
I have dealt with Tewest once or twice over the years. He is a standup guy. Like him, I value my ratings and would take a financial hit rather than an integrity hit. Hope it works out in your favor, OP.
If you bought the insurance from Reverb, you should be all set. Let us know!
