Easy mistake to make....I suppose (ebay & Chappers content)

imalrightjack

The weirdest thing about this is why Rob is even mentioned in the sale - although you would imagine they might expect posts like this, granting free advertising. 

I don’t know the facts around any of his crowdfunding/PRS purchases but find the idea of crowdfunding singing lessons is utterly cringeworthy. Why people throw money at such egregious requests baffles me. 

pt22

digitalscream said:

In other words, empathy.

Famously a staple of online forum discussions. 

S56035

imalrightjack said:

The weirdest thing about this is why Rob is even mentioned in the sale - although you would imagine they might expect posts like this, granting free advertising. 

I don’t know the facts around any of his crowdfunding/PRS purchases but find the idea of crowdfunding singing lessons is utterly cringeworthy. Why people throw money at such egregious requests baffles me. 

No, the weirdest thing is that these discussions keep being had.

imalrightjack

S56035 said:

imalrightjack said:

The weirdest thing about this is why Rob is even mentioned in the sale - although you would imagine they might expect posts like this, granting free advertising. 

I don’t know the facts around any of his crowdfunding/PRS purchases but find the idea of crowdfunding singing lessons is utterly cringeworthy. Why people throw money at such egregious requests baffles me. 

No, the weirdest thing is that these discussions keep being had.

Well, let’s keep it going!

randella

fretmeister said:

Bats_ said:

Shame there’s no best offer option…

I’ve got a USA Strat that was QC’d the week my son was born (2012) put away in storage for his 18th birthday. 

I did this for my daughter. Bought a 2003 USA Strat with the aim of giving it her on her 18th.

She's now a hell of...... a clarinet player.

I ended up buying the guitar from her as it's the best strat I've ever played. She is very happy with the financial arrangement.... me, less so!

Ha, shit - unless my maths is off you've bought the same Strat twice and probably a clarinet too.

I don't have kids, but rest assured my friends do and I see this kind of thing happening on the regular

The struggle is real! Anyway it sounds like it's ended all to the good - your daughter's far more likely to get a gig than me, that's for sure.

OilCityPickups

Don't give ...

Yorkie

Say what you want about Chapman, at least he knows how many kids he's got.

Kurtis

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

steer

Kurtis said:

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

Yes, if there is anything to learn from this story is that Chapman is an absolutely terrible parent for buying them something nice to either play or to have as a wall hanging or - shudder the thought - a saleable investment for when they are older. 

If my parents bought me the right sort of Y.O.B. guitar and kept it minty, then it would be worth a fortune today, whether I played or not. 

LionAquaLooper

Kurtis said:

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

Read between the lines.  These parents really bought these guitars for themselves

randella

LionAquaLooper said:

Kurtis said:

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

Read between the lines.  These parents really bought these guitars for themselves

Me dad will be kicking himself for that decision. Right now, he'd be the proud owner of a late 70's three-bolt Strat that could, allowing for inflation, even be worth approximately what he paid for it.

Kurtis

steer said:

Kurtis said:

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

Yes, if there is anything to learn from this story is that Chapman is an absolutely terrible parent for buying them something nice to either play or to have as a wall hanging or - shudder the thought - a saleable investment for when they are older. 

If my parents bought me the right sort of Y.O.B. guitar and kept it minty, then it would be worth a fortune today, whether I played or not. 

Fair enough. As I said I don't know anything about the guy so I'm not going to say he is a bad parent.

On the other hand there's plenty of non guitar related things you can do for your kids that are nice and probably far more sensible. 

How do you even know the kid will be able to play guitar let alone want to. Or favour the other hand. 

The only reason anyone would do it is because they like guitars. 

bertie

Kurtis said:

I find it a bit weird to assume you're kids will be in to the same things as you. Sounds a bit pushy parent to me. 

buying a guitar for them,  not exactly the same as forcing them into beauty pageants or greco roman wrestling   -  I know plenty that have bought a case of expensive red,  or single malt to lay down................ doesnt mean they want them to become piss-heads

(and its your      )

Kurtis

Your right. 

randella

bertie said:

buying a guitar for them,  not exactly the same as forcing them into beauty pageants or greco roman wrestling 

On the other hand, run a loose ship and they might end up doing 20 years in software dev when they could have been wrestling it up.

Horses/courses.

bertie

Kurtis said:

Your right. 

touche

bertie

randella said:

bertie said:

buying a guitar for them,  not exactly the same as forcing them into beauty pageants or greco roman wrestling 

On the other hand, run a loose ship and they might end up doing 20 years in software dev when they could have been wrestling it up.

Horses/courses.

never did me any harm

randella

bertie said:

randella said:

bertie said:

buying a guitar for them,  not exactly the same as forcing them into beauty pageants or greco roman wrestling 

On the other hand, run a loose ship and they might end up doing 20 years in software dev when they could have been wrestling it up.

Horses/courses.

never did me any harm

Speak for yourself, I did years of looking at screenfuls of C# when I could have been covered in glory for my beauty pageant wins.

SPECTRUM001

TeleMaster said:

Don't people have other stuff to do beyond trying to pick holes in people's stories?

No, not really...

Or is this kind of thing along with arguing with idiots online about unimportant stuff, emailing companies because someone is selling a product cheaply on ebay to try and see if they conned people when there's no evidence of that what I've got to look forward to when I'm retired and/or bored? 

Yep, you got it...

bertie

randella said:

Speak for yourself, I did years of looking at screenfuls of C# when I could have been covered in glory for my beauty pageant wins.

you say that now..........................................