Things that put you off a guitar listing

lustycourtier

‘Good wood era’ 

nonesuch

Grumpyrocker said:

Poor gramma, bad spelling, and low quality images. If you can't be bothered to put some effort into writing a literate listing, proof-read it, and provide some useful images then really I'm not interested.  

Oops  

chrisj1602

Axe

Gibson Epiphone

Minty

L@@K

NOS

roberty

If the electrics have been changed I'll include a pic of the electrics

I'm put off by people overselling in their descriptions

fishfacefour

No time wasters - true time wasters have no self awareness so have no idea they are wasting time.
Also gives the impression that questions are not welcome.
Chatting with sellers is one of the benefits of buying second hand isn't it?

DrBob

Any photos where the vendors toes/feet have ended up in shot

Kalimna

'Unable to accept offers'
'I just want what i paid for it'
Any suggestion it's a person.
'Best version of xxxxxx Ive ever played'
'Rickenbacker'
'My tech/luthier'
Cut n paste from manufacturers/retailers website.

skaguitar

You lot need to get over yourselves.. I’ll be putting a guitar up for grabs soon when she is back from my tech’s having the necessary upgrades…she’s a Les Paul killer and plays like butter…I’ll be amazed if it’s still around after a couple of hours

nonesuch

I find the most annoying thing is where there's no information whatsoever. You'll see an expensive Fender Strat, and the description will simply say 'Fender Stratocaster -used'.

It's like it was too much effort after they'd uploaded the photographs.

Tannin

wrong thread

viz

She’s a gigging guitar and has the roadrash you’d expect of a 40-year-old lady. 

TTBZ

Probably been guilty of a few of these myself over the years I try to give enough information to be as accurate as possible so the seller can get a good idea of the guitar, whilst hopefully avoiding too much of the bullshit bingo.

guitarjack66

I tend to stick to shops and businesses when I buy online. Even if it's a wreck you'd have at least some kind of redress(no pun intended.)

CE1

‘Here we have….’ Don’t know why but it bugs me
Axe, unless I want to down a tree or two
Lawsuit, if the bailiffs aren’t knocking your door down it’s BS
Best (whatever it is) I have ever owned/ played, so why are you selling it?
Amazing Strat for sale, purchased last week but I am not a Strat guy, why did you buy it then?

lustycourtier

nonesuch said:

I find the most annoying thing is where there's no information whatsoever. You'll see an expensive Fender Strat, and the description will simply say 'Fender Stratocaster -used'.

It's like it was too much effort after they'd uploaded the photographs.

That’s how I’ve got the best bargains though. Being able to work out from pics it’s a roadworn or historic gets the deals 

floeighty2

“Future collectors item”
“Will only go up in value”
“Hard to find in this condition” 

Cryptid

"Selling on behalf of a friend" I read as "possibly stolen... either way, don't bother asking any questions about it" 

matt_sefton

“Made at the (insert completely unknown/obscure usually Far Eastern) factory”. Apparently there’s tons of these factories where the world’s finest luthiers congregate to churn out hundreds of the world’s finest instruments every day.

matt_sefton

Oh and “thinning the herd”. Oh f*** off!

TTBZ

lustycourtier said:

nonesuch said:

I find the most annoying thing is where there's no information whatsoever. You'll see an expensive Fender Strat, and the description will simply say 'Fender Stratocaster -used'.

It's like it was too much effort after they'd uploaded the photographs.

That’s how I’ve got the best bargains though. Being able to work out from pics it’s a roadworn or historic gets the deals 

I also got a great bargain on my recent guitar purchase which was described as "needs work" - turns out all it needed was a bit of Servisol in the pots/switch which also needed to be tightened, and a bloody good clean. I think he just couldn't be arsed and wanted it gone, or didn't have a clue how to do basic maintenance.