phrases that make you instantly not buy a guitar

Skipped

Les Paul Custom.
Kitchen Scales are Broken.

Gizmo

"Plays as well as a guitars 3x the price" (might have been guilty of using this myself before now)

Fixed bridge/Tune-o-matic/blocked trem

anything thats been "reliced"

key word spamming

bingefeller

TGP approved.

Perfect for P&W.

Guitarse

 Agree with the buckle rash comments. Why oh why is it supposed to be acceptable cos some clumsy prick has worn a belt and fucked up a guitar?

jonnyburgo

Comes in original case for an extra £50

jimboflojo

impmann said:

jimboflojo;702429" said:

"Only selling as I've got bills to pay."

Well stop borrowing money off people called Bill then. Idiots

Not funny if you are broke, have bills to pay like food or rent and the only thing you have of value is a guitar you don't want to sell but have to.

Been there. Done that. Still hurts.

If the job situation doesn't pick up for me soon - as in if I don't find another - then I'll be back there again. Oh and I'm far from being an idiot...

So that joke went over ur head. Bills- people called Bill.... Badoom tish Anyway I've been there plenty of times, it's more or less my only reason for selling stuff

Nunogilberto

I think we can safely say that none of us buy used guitars...

As annoying as some potential buyers are, my main pet hate is when the advert is full of negatives and put downs, like:

'Far superior to the later Chinese made models'

'NO trades'

'Buyer collects. I WILL NOT post.'

Basically, you don't want to sell it then?

Phil_aka_Pip

Nunogilberto said:

I think we can safely say that none of us buy used guitars...

As annoying as some potential buyers are, my main pet hate is when the advert is full of negatives and put downs, like:

'Far superior to the later Chinese made models'

'NO trades'

'Buyer collects. I WILL NOT post.'

Basically, you don't want to sell it then?

No trades is fair enough, he wants to sell not exchange

Buyer collects is also OK. If you care enough about the goods, you won't entrust them to a courier neiother will you expect anyone else to.  Buying from China is impractical for the same reasons as buying in this contry from somewhere you can't/won't drive to.

Nunogilberto

@phil_aka_pip - true enough, but it's more the tone than the language used, that tends to wind me up - it just comes across as stand offish...

Phil_aka_Pip

Nunogilberto said:

@phil_aka_pip - true enough, but it's more the tone than the language used, that tends to wind me up - it just comes across as stand offish...

yeh, you don't need to be bluntly impolite, but at least the reader knows where he/she stands

impmann

jimboflojo;702900" said:

impmann said:

jimboflojo;702429" said:"Only selling as I've got bills to pay."



Well stop borrowing money off people called Bill then. Idiots

Not funny if you are broke, have bills to pay like food or rent and the only thing you have of value is a guitar you don't want to sell but have to.



Been there. Done that. Still hurts.



If the job situation doesn't pick up for me soon - as in if I don't find another - then I'll be back there again. Oh and I'm far from being an idiot...

















So that joke went over ur head. Bills- people called Bill.... Badoom tish

Anyway I've been there plenty of times, it's more or less my only reason for selling stuff

Possibly me being over touchy mate - apols. A little close to home right now and all that...

ThePrettyDamned

Perfect for brick layers.

Bygone_Tones

"great for beginners"

chrisj1602

Gibson Epiphone Les Paul

"I saved up £1,500 for my dream guitar, searched eBay for a Gibson Les Paul but then thanks to eBay I discovered the Gibson Epiphone and saved £1,200" said nobody.

ThePrettyDamned

impmann;702932" said:

[quote="jimboflojo;702900"]impmann said:

jimboflojo;702429" said:"Only selling as I've got bills to pay."



Well stop borrowing money off people called Bill then. Idiots

Not funny if you are broke, have bills to pay like food or rent and the only thing you have of value is a guitar you don't want to sell but have to.



Been there. Done that. Still hurts.



If the job situation doesn't pick up for me soon - as in if I don't find another - then I'll be back there again. Oh and I'm far from being an idiot...

















So that joke went over ur head. Bills- people called Bill.... Badoom tish

Anyway I've been there plenty of times, it's more or less my only reason for selling stuff

Possibly me being over touchy mate - apols. A little close to home right now and all that...[/quote]

Sad to hear that mate, hope things sort themselves out.

jimboflojo

Yea sorry to hear that mate-that's rubbish, hope it picks up for u. I know everyone's situation is different but I literally just finished paying a 3 yr old tax bill, I sold a nice guitar in the process as well and it didn't really make a dent, just ended up regretting it, but sometimes it's necessary.

Gru

StefB;702509" said:

eBay listing headings that say (please read description).

You would be suprised by how many people don't appear to read the description. I seem to get 1 in every 2-3 sales

Blueingreen

"Can courier at buyers own risk."

"Paypal gift."

Both absolute deal breakers.

Gru

Bygone_Tones;702937" said:

"great for beginners"

I don't get this. There are loads of guitars great for beginners. Actually most are probably great for beginners unless they are really, really badly set up.

Sarge

"it just sold, sorry"