Paid for, but never received. A true story of FRAUD and THEFT!
The seller was offering a very nice Olympic White 1965 Fender Precision bass (serial number L93565) for sale at USD$9,500 (first 3 photos).
The buyer agreed to pay the asking price, and deposited the equivalent value of CAD$12,950 directly into the seller’s bank account. They had been friends for five years in the local community where they both lived, but the seller had recently moved out of province. I am reminded of a movie quote, “How well do you know anybody?”
The package (photo #4) was prepared by the seller and shipped and delivered by Canada Post. Upon delivery it was found to contain only a worthless Chinese Squire guitar in a cheap molded bass case (photo #5). The seller claimed that the package must have been tampered with and contents switched during transit. Seriously?
The Canada Post shipping label shows the package weight when offered for shipment as 9.79 kg (same as the weight when received, indicating no ‘switcheroo’ during transit).
Stay with me just a little bit longer here. The truth rises to the top!
For comparison I weighed another vintage Fender Precision bass at 4.2 kg. The weight of the matching Fender bass case is 6.5 kg. And the weight of the cardboard shipping carton/packaging from this shipment is 2 kg. The sum of these three weights is 12.7 kg. No way to compress all that into the 9.79 kg package that the seller offered for shipment at Canada Post. That’s a difference of 2.9 kg (6.4 lb). This is FRAUD!
The seller refuses to return the buyer’s money. This is THEFT!
Let's Be Careful Out There!
P.S. During the previous decade, I have bought and sold, shipped and received many basses. Domestic, international, and overseas. Nothing but great dealings with great people. You know who you are and I send each one of you my sincere thanks. This time I found a bad apple.
The seller was offering a very nice Olympic White 1965 Fender Precision bass (serial number L93565) for sale at USD$9,500 (first 3 photos).
The buyer agreed to pay the asking price, and deposited the equivalent value of CAD$12,950 directly into the seller’s bank account. They had been friends for five years in the local community where they both lived, but the seller had recently moved out of province. I am reminded of a movie quote, “How well do you know anybody?”
The package (photo #4) was prepared by the seller and shipped and delivered by Canada Post. Upon delivery it was found to contain only a worthless Chinese Squire guitar in a cheap molded bass case (photo #5). The seller claimed that the package must have been tampered with and contents switched during transit. Seriously?
The Canada Post shipping label shows the package weight when offered for shipment as 9.79 kg (same as the weight when received, indicating no ‘switcheroo’ during transit).
Stay with me just a little bit longer here. The truth rises to the top!
For comparison I weighed another vintage Fender Precision bass at 4.2 kg. The weight of the matching Fender bass case is 6.5 kg. And the weight of the cardboard shipping carton/packaging from this shipment is 2 kg. The sum of these three weights is 12.7 kg. No way to compress all that into the 9.79 kg package that the seller offered for shipment at Canada Post. That’s a difference of 2.9 kg (6.4 lb). This is FRAUD!
The seller refuses to return the buyer’s money. This is THEFT!
Let's Be Careful Out There!
P.S. During the previous decade, I have bought and sold, shipped and received many basses. Domestic, international, and overseas. Nothing but great dealings with great people. You know who you are and I send each one of you my sincere thanks. This time I found a bad apple.
