Ebay at its best!

KrisGee

Just when I thought that I've seen everything on ebay... Seller with 502 positive feedback ratings blocked me from bidding on a guitar he's selling because I asked what's the neck profile. Said it's unnecessary to know.... What a f@cking tool of the year!



Now, correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't he need a P in front of his name?

Fortheloveofguitar

What's his user name?

He's going on my blocked list.

sticker

Although I too would find this annoying at first I would soon be happy that none of my money was going to an arsehat like this .

 Breathe out and move on

Maynehead

How exactly did you ask the question to get a reaction like that?

Bridgehouse

"I'm not selling it to you - you clearly know too much and will immediately spot the fact that it's a piece of crap"

Voxman

Guy's an asshole - sorry, no - that's unfair to assholes - at least they're useful! 

Alnico

If i were an ebay user and i got 50+ messages from loads of different ebay users asking about the sonic benefits of black felt washers behind the strap buttons vs white ones, which degree angle the slug screws should be parked in across the pickups to get the best tone and how many microns thick the nitro is on the back of the neck at fret 7, i might start to get the point.
His funniest replies could be posted here?

Just a thought.

starwarsnosebleed

Go on...lets have a username!

HarrySeven

starwarsnosebleed said:

Go on...lets have a username!

Yes, lets.

DefaultM

I can see where he's coming from unfortunately, but at the same time if you're that paranoid then don't use ebay in the first place.

KrisGee

Maynehead said:

How exactly did you ask the question to get a reaction like that?

I was very polite at first. He had no clue how to measure the neck depth at the first fret, when I asked him to do it for me he came back with a 11cm (!) result. So I've sent him a neck comparison chart and he still wasn't able to tell me the profile. Eventually I did the job myself, did a bit of research and the neck turned out to be 60s slim tapered - what I wanted.
All that only to find out that he's blocked me, which made me lose my nerve. I gave him the missing info, called him a retard and moved on to next auction.

Anyway, have fun lads:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142150792654

Btw, his item description says: "any questions, please ask"

Richardj

This however is a cracker.  It used to be mine and is the only Les Paul I've ever regretted selling.

Neil

Looks a nice guitar in an unusual colour.

The chap selling it (like most other people) probably has no idea about neck sizing and clearly thinks the OP is a pernickity weirdo for asking, hence the blocking.

meltedbuzzbox

It's his prerogative. 
A lot of tyre kickers usually start with neck width/depth followed by weight. 

BloodEagle

To be fair, I wouldnt have been arsed to get into a discussion about it either - its his guitar and his perogative, the people who are now suddenly going to try and deliberatly bully/annoy the guy with stupid questions are the dicks here

KrisGee

Well... I can't imagine blocking anyone (maybe apart from a zero feedbacker which I'm not) only becuase I'm not able to provide the most basic info on the guitar I'm selling. We're talking about the neck here, if there's anything more important than that I'd love to know what it is.
He's had a full info on the guitar since yesterday yet he didn't care to update the description so he wouldn't have to answer those questions again.
Proves his selling standards are low and he cares more about his feedback and returns hassle than a happy customer and successful transaction. 

As @DefaultM has said if he's that paranoid he should simply avoid selling on ebay.

timhulio

You know if you Google "Les Paul Studio from 2010" the information you were after is in the second result.

KrisGee

Google search doesn't give a definite spec as this turned out to be a Deluxe version with few fretboard wood variations and different pickups, which wasn't stated in the description either but like I said I eventually did my own research and found the info I needed. Sadly now useless.

blueskunk

meltedbuzzbox said:

It's his prerogative. 
A lot of tyre kickers usually start with neck width/depth followed by weight. 

It's true .....

Alnico

So do a lot of people spending that kind of money on a guitar they can't see.

How difficult is it to lay the guitar down on it's back, put a book under the neck at fret 1 and measure up to the edge of the fretboard ?

Sassafras

It's his guitar.
He can do what he likes with it.
How often do we get a bad feeling about particular sellers?
Maybe he had the same feeling about you as a buyer.