Zzounds...What's the Catch?

[Photoman1969]

I'm shopping for a new Fender Precision and their prices are anywhere from $150 to $500 less than everyone else with free shipping and no tax. What's the catch?

 

[Spinal Tapper]

Show us exactly what you're looking at - that does seem like a lot of $$$ off...maybe you're mixing up MIM's and MIA's from other websites?

I had a friend who worked for them a few years ago - they did have killer deals once in a while

 

[Photoman1969]

Road Worn MIM 50's Precision for $850. Everyone else is $1200. They also have MIM Standard Precisions for $430. Everyone else is $550.

Just wondering if these are returns or blems or ?

 

[Bardley]

Road Worn MIM 50's Precision for $850. Everyone else is $1200. They also have MIM Standard Precisions for $430. Everyone else is $550.

Just wondering if these are returns or blems or ?

Could you really tell if a Road Worn was a blem?

I've shopped from Zzounds from time to time. I have always gotten a good deal.

 

[Photoman1969]

Could you really tell if a Road Worn was a blem?

Good point.

 

[bongomania]

Can you post specific links? It'll save us some work in trying to help you.

Generally Zzounds is legit and provides exactly what they say they will.

 

[CardinalFan984]

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New American P for $850.

 

[bongomania]

Ah, see, they have the prices set up such that the most popular color is the most expensive, and the most unpopular color is cheap. It's a clever strategy. I would bet those are not B-stock or blems at all, but rather overstock. Some warehouse bought too many of the slow-moving colors, and they want to unload them.

 

[Bardley]

Maybe they are just clearing out New Old Stock?

 

[Photoman1969]

This one is the Standard MIM...

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This is a crazy good deal on the MIM Road Worn P...

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BTW...I've had the opportunity to play two different Road Worn P's and both were super playing basses. I don't care for the "relic" stuff but these are ~much~ better than the Standard MIM.

 

[GODSBASSMAN]

I would buy the "blizzard pearl" is I was in the market. Better tone.

 

[Jason Brown]

Well, that was apparently shortlived. Everything's back to normal now.

 

[bongomania]

Weird! I wonder if it was like a super-secret 12 hour sale or something.

 

[Jojabeau]

I bought a LH500 from zzounds and then returned it for a LH1000. They were slow as hell and then the price on the LH1000 dropped 129.00. They honored the price drop and credited my account after a phone call. They were very straight up with me and I would not hesitate to do business with them in the future. YMMV

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Zzounds is the real deal. They are apparantly having a Fender sale. It's not B-stock or blemished unless they say it is.

Their shipping rates have always been great. Flat rate shipping, even to Hawaii. I bought about $4000 worth of gear from them over the past several years.

 

[Hawaii Islander]

Well, that was apparently shortlived. Everything's back to normal now.

No its not. Fender Deluxe Jazz bass is $80 off. Other prices are still lower than I've seen at other stores.