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Funny related story: I was looking at a guitar in one of the aforementioned Daddy's stores, when a guy walked in looking to sell his Hamer Sunburst. They offered him $150 for it (this was 1982). He decided against it and left the store. I followed him out the door and bought it on the street for $300. I still have it!

Since we're on the subject of prices and assholes I must share this one... When I was in college I worked at a local gun store. One day a guy walked in with a very old, very rare, 28 gauge Parker double barrel shotgun in nearly perfect condition. He said that it belonged to his grandfather and he didn't want it around the house in case the kids got hold of it. He also said, very arrogantly, "my neighbor collects guns and said I shouldn't sell this for any less than $1,500 and not to let you guys cheat me so I want $1,500 for it." I took a look at it and wrote him a check on the spot. We sold it later that day to a local dealer for $5,000. The dealer sold it to a collector the next day for $9,000. The next day he brought a buddy of his into the shop to show him the gun. I wasn't working that day and one of the other guys said it had already been sold and for quite a bit more than we had paid for it. He came in the following day when I was working and started yelling at me the moment he got in the door. Called me a liar, a thief, and a few other things that belong in the Outer Circle. I said "First of all, never yell at someone wearing a cocked and locked 1911 .45 on their hip. Second, you never once asked me what I thought the gun was worth. You were arrogant and full of your neighbor's advice and demanded that I give you $1,500 for it. I merely complied with your demand." My dear departed mother told me that I should have felt morally obligated to give him more money. I told her that if he had come in and asked what I thought the value was I would have been morally obligated to tell him the truth, but coming in and demanding a price was in effect digging his own hole... She agreed with me.

They call me Tater Salad.

You need to hire Hamerhead Tim, along with his "Stupid Stick" ;0

Daddy's Junky Music used to calmly state that they would pay half what they thought they could sell it for. They gave more on trades, but for cash buys, that was the deal. Don't like it? Sell it yourself.

So, an entitled asshole.

A lot of people think that their gear increases in value over time. For 99.9% of the stuff out there, that just isn't true, and even if it was, a dealer needs to build in profit. Maybe a reply to somebody who doesn't get it would be: "Okay. You would like me to buy your used guitar (that regularly sells for $400 elsewhere) for $475. That's a pretty good deal for one of us. Let me ask you a fair question, and please answer honestly and objectively: knowing that I am a business owner, and I need to make a profit on everything I sell to keep the lights on, if you walked in my store tomorrow and saw this guitar with a tag for "$475+$X", would YOU buy it from me at that price? Do you think anybody else would?" I would say it's a really nice guitar, and I can truly only offer you $X for it. If you feel it is worth $475, then I really encourage you to put it on eBay and Craigslist, etc. That's where you will get the most bang for your buck. Sounds like this guy wants the quick and easy way out and doesn't want to do the legwork of listing the guitar, dealing with (other) a$$holes, losing additional money on fees or assuming the risk of anything at all, AND wants to make out better in the end. Great work if you can get it!

Pawn Stars was the first thing that came to mind. These people are, in a word, lazy. They want the retail price without making the effort or exhibiting the patience required for a retail sale. In another word, these people are disrespectful (or oblivious) of the investment retailers have made and effort required to maintain their business presence. These are the same people who protest for example, the "outrageous salaries" of the President of Exxon or LeBron James because they are ignorant of what exactly the job entails and / or the scarcity of qualified personnel. [/rant] except for: I can take a lot of things, but willfully ignorant is not one of them.

And that's a jack fact!

I once fixed one by taking a jewelers screwdriver and tweaking the contact inside the barrel... personally, I don't like them... not sure why Hamer was so loyal to what is a $2.00 part. maybe cos it was a $2.00 part.

I just received a two Switchcraft 151 jacks in the mail yesterday. I got them from Markertek on a recommendation I received in my own similar thread a couple week ago. Here's a link: http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/62125-flush-mount-jacks/?hl=jack Markertek were great. The jacks were $4.79 apiece, shipping was reasonable, and they threw in a free catalog AND a T-shirt, even though my order was under ten bucks.

Check to see if the cord end is metric, metric ends are just a little smaller diameter then inch USA type plugs, also it only takes a little bump with a cord plugged in to mess up the switchcraft 151 jacks used in most Hamers. Cool Beans Gene

Check to see if any ground paint got on the walls of the jack hole. If any part of the jack touches the walls, or gets close to it, it will do that. It could be bad soldering. We had different people doing them. The jacks also suck. One of the feet might have been bent putting it in also, so the pressure might not be there. It could also be that the guitar weighs 95 lbs and it might be fucking with your chord. It could also be the govt. fucking with your signal between your guitar and your amp. You could also be on drugs when you plug it in. Bm