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£350 or trade: Rare OVERWATER custom built Strat - made in Cumbria by Chris May

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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    beed84 said:
    At that price, I’d be inclined to get it fixed and sell it for more.
    You're welcome to do that...  :-) 

    When I bought it I was really after something slightly more traditional Stratlike,  but I got sucked in by the appeal of a hand-built Overwater. If it was more in keeping with what I was after then I'd probably pay out to get it fully sorted and would then keep it,  but given my frustration with the purchase (and the seller who was less than helpful)  I'd rather just sell at a loss knowing that it's been sold honestly... 
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  • Sevenof9Sevenof9 Frets: 181
    Really feel for you Matt
    Its partly my issue as I am such an impulse buyer but you do get some less than 100% sellers out there 
    Matt on the other hand is a top class and honest as the day is long 
    GLWTS
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  • musicman100musicman100 Frets: 1707
    RevMatt said:
    beed84 said:
    At that price, I’d be inclined to get it fixed and sell it for more.
    You're welcome to do that...  :-) 

    When I bought it I was really after something slightly more traditional Stratlike,  but I got sucked in by the appeal of a hand-built Overwater. If it was more in keeping with what I was after then I'd probably pay out to get it fully sorted and would then keep it,  but given my frustration with the purchase (and the seller who was less than helpful)  I'd rather just sell at a loss knowing that it's been sold honestly... 
    Why didn't you just return it to the seller
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    edited January 2018
    Why didn't you just return it to the seller
    I did approach for a full or partial refund but he didn't want to know... eBay wouldn't help because I paid cash on collection so wasn't covered by the PayPal stuff which is frustrating as I only paid cash to help save the seller some fees...

    Sevenof9 said:
    Matt on the other hand is a top class and honest as the day is long 

    Thanks for that :-) 
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  • hasslehamhassleham Frets: 600
    edited January 2018
    RevMatt said:
    Why didn't you just return it to the seller
    I did approach for a full or partial refund but he didn't want to know... eBay wouldn't help because I paid cash on collection so wasn't covered by the PayPal stuff which is frustrating as I only paid cash to help save the seller some fees...


    Bastard! Should've threatened with small claims or something..
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  • hasslehamhassleham Frets: 600
    edited January 2018
    Edit: Posted a double comment for some reason!
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    edited January 2018
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    Extensive list of trade options added to the first post.
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    I tweaked the set up / action a little more a couple of days ago and have found that the guitar is playing really well. If you like a similar set up to how I like mine, you may decide to overlook the truss tod issue as you may never want to change it...
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    OK fretboarders,  those of you with a discerning eye,  a spirit of adventure and a sense of vision.... 

    £350.

    Even at the earlier prices people recognised this as a good deal so at this price it's frankly daft. 

    It plays well and is ready to go,  but at this price you could throw some money at it to get it perfect... 
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  • RevMattRevMatt Frets: 833
    And it sold... to a local guy who's a pro session musician. 

    Although I lost a lot of money on this guitar I'm going to focus on the positive which is that the buyer was really pleased with it and said I'd set it up perfectly :) which is no small compliment.
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  • BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 4763
    Glad you got it sold Matt, a plague at the eBay sellers house......

    My head said brake, but my heart cried never.


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  • JerkMoansJerkMoans Frets: 8786
    +1 for the glad you got a sale. As you know I thought it looked lovely. 
    Inactivist Lefty Lawyer
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