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The plain fact is, I bought some pickups on eBay and the bridge pickup is not per specification, whether or not you agree with that is irrelevant, but it’s something I’m not happy with, so we have agreed a return. What is so outrageous about this that some of you are compelled to say the things you have?
Rob
It's entirely possible that these "lower output" pickups could be *more* powerful than "higher output" ones if all you're going by is the DC resistance. They might sound better, even.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I already have a set of Mules, the bridge measures 8.5k, and I know how it performs. With these particular pickups, you would expect most things to be relatively equal, but at only 7.7k it isn’t going to perform in the same way, and rather than spend the time and effort fitting them, only to discover what I suspect to be the case and in the process, lose my right to return, I am returning them, fully insured, at my cost. At the end of the day, I’m actually down more money than the seller too.
I don’t see why this is such a big deal to a lot of people here, and certainly doesn’t warrant the insults.
Rob
Why would you lose your right to return? They're second hand anyway, it's not as if you're fitting new pickups so the wires would no longer be pristine. On Ebay you have something like 45 days to return.
I don't think it's a big deal, I'm just completely baffled by why you want to cost yourself time and money for something that you don't even know for sure yet is the case, all because you measured the DC resistance, which is simply the most easily measurable but one of the least significant factors in the tone of a pickup.
You *may* be right. In which case then return them...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Mrs B returns a metric ton of stuff she's bought on the internet every week.
To Brighouse point and a totally different point - I'm not an online retailer and there I don't have an unwanted returns policy.
But the rub on this is and my issue now...
£7.25 special delivery, that I've lost (I know, it's
a couple of pints!!).
However, PayPal has now been locked as this was done through a 'not as described dispute', rather than just emailing me.
To unlock PayPal I've had to refund the £130.
However a transfer to PayPal takes 5-7 days.
When I get the pups back Rob will get an immediate refund, as I'll hit the button on ebay and eBay will refund Rob.
I'll still have a locked PayPal account for the next 5-7 days (and the missus wants to use it to buy presents, which she can't now do).
Brilliant situation and I'm sure everyone and Rob will agree I've done absolutely nothing wrong!!!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
You do it within Paypal............click on Wallet - then in the Paypal Balance box, click "add money"......it will then take you through the steps
I bought a Custom Shop strat on eBay the other day. As anyone would, I got my ruler and digital calipers out straight away when it arrived. Unfortunately the neck measued 1mm thinner than the manufacturers advertised spec. I've not even bothered to play it to see if it's any good, as I know the loss of 1mm will make it sound awful. It's gone straight back in the case and I've opened a "not as described" dispute with the seller, who I'm sure will understand.
:-P
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