Cash Converters strikes again

Jetfire

Mystery box...

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/bass-guitar/046100152588

chromatuna

My first thought was ‘probably nicked from someone’s doorstep or porch’ 

What a cynic I am

swiller

Its worth the money just because its a brown bass.

mooncat

It was probably traded for brown sugar!

strtdv

Not sure the £25 saving on new is worth it 

digitalscream

Discover a reliable and well-maintained Item. The Item is in New condition, ready to fulfil its purpose for your needs. With meticulous care and attention, it has been maintained to ensure optimal functionality and durability. Trustworthy and dependable, this The Item is a valuable addition to any collection or daily use. Purchase with confidence and enjoy the convenience and quality it brings to your life.

If that wasn't written by AI (and a pretty poor one at that), I'll eat my hat.

Fiddlesticks_

Got to commend the effort they put into the description.

”Trustworthy and dependable, this The Item is a valuable addition to any collection or daily use.”

Jetfire

strtdv said:

Not sure the £25 saving on new is worth it 

It doesnt say what it is so could be anything...!

Stevepage

Ibanez GSRM20B. One of those little miKro basses

Funkfingers

You cannot seriously expect the staff of Crack Converters to go to the trouble of unboxing the (alleged) bass guitar to take photographs of it. 

chromatuna said:

My first thought was ‘probably nicked from someone’s doorstep or porch’ 

A friend of mine would go apeshit if he were to read your comment. 

Last week, a delivery driver from a supposedly reliable and trustworthy courier firm left £1k's worth of boxed electric guitar outside the door of my friend's flat. Didn't even bother to knock on the flat door. (My friend was in the flat, waiting for the delivery!) 

4114Effects

Sometimes get a decent bargain though. I went for a nosey last week and came home with a mint condition  Burgundy Mist Affinity Jazzmaster for ... £60! Bartered them down from a starting price of £80. 

Next to it was a crappy Westfield battered looking strat for £150 so who knows where they get their pricing. 

SquireJapan

This made me chuckle a little. “Did you say Paul Reed Smith?” - “No, I did not”. 

https://www.cashconverters.co.uk/shop/music-tv--video/musical-instruments/guitars--string-instruments/electric-guitar/040700186384

CHRISB50

.4114Effects said:

Sometimes get a decent bargain though. I went for a nosey last week and came home with a mint condition  Burgundy Mist Affinity Jazzmaster for ... £60! Bartered them down from a starting price of £80. 

Next to it was a crappy Westfield battered looking strat for £150 so who knows where they get their pricing. 

I'm looking for some monitors.

My mate often checks out his local Cash Converters as they sometimes have weird and wonderful musical instruments that he is happy to take off their hands.

They had a set of studio monitors, so he messaged me.

They wanted more than it would cost for a brand new pair, of the same monitors.

Bizarre

BillDL

digitalscream said:

Discover a reliable and well-maintained Item. The Item is in New condition, ready to fulfil its purpose for your needs. With meticulous care and attention, it has been maintained to ensure optimal functionality and durability. Trustworthy and dependable, this The Item is a valuable addition to any collection or daily use. Purchase with confidence and enjoy the convenience and quality it brings to your life.

If that wasn't written by AI (and a pretty poor one at that), I'll eat my hat.

As far as I understand most of all the Cash Converters stores are franchised, and I have heard it said that a significant number of the francisees do not speak English as their first language.  That may account for the odd way the items is described.

BillDL

Jetfire said:

It doesnt say what it is so could be anything...!

If you're using a smartphone it may not be showing it, but in a browser on a desktop PC it shows this:

Item Number: 046100152588
Brand: Ibanez
Model Number: Ibanez Gsrm20b Walnut Flat Electric Bass Guitar
Colour: Brown

WezV

One of these



£185 new 

LionAquaLooper

Crack Converters price seems reasonable....considering it's stolen goods.

Sporky

BillDL said:

Jetfire said:

It doesnt say what it is so could be anything...!

If you're using a smartphone it may not be showing it, but in a browser on a desktop PC it shows this:

Item Number: 046100152588
Brand: Ibanez
Model Number: Ibanez Gsrm20b Walnut Flat Electric Bass Guitar
Colour: Brown

It does show on Android tablet, but it's small and easy to miss.