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Their clothes are way too clean for their sound. 😆

I'm sure you didn't mean it this way but I read that in the exaggerated Jerry Seinfeld voice: Who ARE these people???

I subscribed to Rolling Stone magazine for a long time. In 2010 they did similar "year-end" and "decade-end" lists of best artists, songs, and albums. Out of all the categories I had heard "of" a few of the artists, actually heard ONE of the songs, and owned ZERO of the albums. I realized I had aged out and that's when I quit subscribing. I don't feel like I've missed a thing.

I remember when I first started using Reverb and had to contact them with some question. There was an actual number to call and I talked to a real person. As I recall, the call routing menu was extremely simple. The person I spoke to was friendly, upbeat, really knowledgeable, and wasn't reading from canned scripts. It has gotten worse and worse over the years to the point where when I do still use it, I pray to the ghost of Eddie Van Halen that I don't have any trouble. On a slightly positive note, I got the email below from eBay recently. Apparently they are going after deadbeat bidders who don't pay after they win an item. Starting May 13, 2026, buyers in the US who win auctions on eBay will no longer see an option to cancel orders. Why we’re making this change Auctions on eBay work best when winning bidders follow through and pay. You have told us that canceled bids disrupt your sale, hurt the item’s value, and create overhead. To better protect you, we’ll be removing the option for buyers to cancel winning bids. What this means for you Fewer cancellation requests US buyers will no longer be able to submit cancellation requests after winning auctions. Auction sales are final While US buyers can still message you directly to request a cancellation, it’s up to you to grant or reject. Our policy states all auction sales are final and fully supports you in declining the request. Protection from negative feedback If the buyer leaves negative feedback due to a declined cancellation, you can request its removal through Seller Help within 90 days of the sale. FAQs What should I say if a buyer is confused about why they can’t cancel? You can let them know that this is an eBay policy. Once an auction ends and they’ve won, cancellations are disabled and the order is considered final. If they have concerns or questions about the policy itself, they should contact eBay directly. Learn more about eBay’s policies. What if the buyer sends me a message to request cancellation? Per eBay’s User Agreement, auctions are considered binding and buyers aren’t allowed to cancel an order themselves after winning an auction. If a buyer messages you to cancel an auction order on their behalf, you will not be required to do so, however you can choose to if you prefer. Which of my orders are covered by the new cancellation policy? All orders resulting from auctions where the transaction takes place on the US site are covered by the new policy. Does this cancellation policy change apply to eBay Live? No, currently this updated cancellation policy only applies to transactions resulting from auctions on our core US marketplace.

Holy frijoles! If I could still play, I would be seriously interested in one or both of those! I'm going through the same thing. After spending a lifetime buying, selling, trading up, need that color, that one plays great, I always wanted one of those as a kid, etc. I had a great collection, perfect for me. Then physical/health events robbed me of my playing ability. I've let 3 of my 25ish collection go and I have 5 on Reverb right now but it's going to get harder and harder because after those every guitar I have left brings back a lot of memories and has more meaning to me. I will add this: after I let those first 3 go, I did not REALLY miss them and in my past whenever I've sold something usually I look back a few weeks or months later and wonder why I didn't do it sooner.

I saw a video of Phil X (I think) ripping the hell out of some Eddie song and he got every tiny bit perfect. When the solo came around he played Eddie's solo perfectly but then looped the solo section and played his own Eddie-style solo right behind it and something just felt...off. It was like AI or a copy of a copy of a copy. He's a great player and one of the best I've seen at copying Eddie, but there was only one Eddie.

Well, I managed to get to about 2 minutes in. He's great, and I like it when a shredder looks like he's having fun, but a little of that goes a long way with me.

Thanks for the tips! I've been using eBay or Reverb shipping labels and they always show how much they are discounted, and I always though it was a good deal and I couldn't do any better. I have occasionally used Pirate Ship and didn't notice any difference. I didn't even know PayPal offered shipping.

I think mine is still in the case with my Zandard. I'd sure take $125 for it but I kind of thought it would be cool to sell it WITH the Zandard (whose time with me is coming to an end. I'm 20 months post-stroke and it doesn't look like I'm going to regain my ability to play.)

I only saw Motörhead once, but it was with the Phil/Würzel lineup which I actually liked. Years later I named my cat Würzel. I know the band wasn't ever loaded with virtuosos but I still like them for being what they are (were). RIP to Phil.

That's really sad. Way too young. The story of Scholz alternating his vocals with Delp's and no one could tell the difference is pretty cool. I only got to see Boston once, but it was post-Delp and I think pre-DeCarlo so that must have been with Michael Sweet singing.

I'm going to watch that. Some of you might have seen the post I made about a possible buyer scammer about a week ago. Just a few days later I got another one. Some person with zero sales or purchases so therefore zero feedback offering $50 less than full price on a $3500 guitar. That makes no sense. I declined his offer and told him why it was because of him having no Reverb history. I never got a response. I few days later I went to check to make sure I had declined the offer correctly and re-read my message to him and all of it was gone. His offer, my response, everything. My guess is Reverb identified the account as a scammer and deleted everything.

Happy to see the recovery pic! One of my best friends and ex-bandmates went in for a stress test and they admitted him to the hospital THAT DAY. He had already had two heart attacks in his life but he ended up having to get bypass surgery the next day.

You normally don't, but sometimes you do? If a buyer on Reverb or eBay has zero transactions or feedback, I delete their bid. This guy did have ONE, but as I said it was ten years ago. WTF? On eBay you can actually set your listing so that buyers with less than a certain amount of time/feedback/rating/etc can't even bid which I have done there. I have to tell you I resent you commenting on my stroke(s). I'm about as laid back a person as you're likely to encounter (I've met several HFCers and they can probably tell you that's true). My strokes were ischemic, meaning they were caused by blood clots. I'm 6'3", weighed about 185 (now 175), never smoked, barely drink, excellent blood pressure, etc. so there were no lifestyle factors. We spent nearly two years trying to find a cause and it turns out I have a clotting disorder. I could keel over right now typing this or I could live to 100, who knows? We are managing it the best we can. So...there's no "extra excitement" here. I just don't want someone trying to scam me out of a $1000 piece of equipment. Even if you have a medical degree, I'm not your patient and a comment like that is not helpful nor appreciated. I have come to the same conclusion - thanks for your input! Love that! To close out the saga: I let the guy know I would be refunding his money and he got PISSED. He said I should have put in the listing I wouldn't accept buyers with insufficient history on Reverb. I replied that I told him that when I declined his first offer but he still made three more. He claimed he never got any of my messages so I screen-shotted them and sent them to him again. He then sent a "What? My money's not good enough for you?" rant and he got belligerent and accused ME of scamming HIM. So basically, ya know, fuck that guy.

That's true, but if I saw a buyer had 200 transactions and all positive feedback, I would be a lot more likely to trust them. Wouldn't you?