Scarabaeus Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 How many errors can you find in this auction?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7313291572&rd=11. Listed in category: Musical Instruments > Guitar > Electric > Fender > Telecaster Ad title: fender squier telicaster (can't spell with "telecaster" in his face?)2. Listed in category: Musical Instruments > Guitar > Electric > Fender > Telecaster Guitar is actually strat shaped3. Ad title: fender squier telicasterAd description: Strat4. Guitar: Fender Squire (import)Ad description: American made5. Ad description: Has 1 Humbucker and 2 single coil pickupsAd picture: 3 single coils6. Ad Description: No punctuationWTF ?!?
Brewmaster Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Looks like someone put a single size hum in the bridge but considering what a dumb shit he is I would say he MAY have lucked into to being right about the pickups.
MCChris Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Are illiterate red-state dwellers not allowed to sell on eBay?
MCChris Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Stop making fun of my listing! It took the Watson to make that gem expendable, huh?
silentman Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Stop making fun of my listing! It took the Watson to make that gem expendable, huh? It was a hard decision I'm still regretting... I'm gonna pull the auction
Scarabaeus Posted April 5, 2005 Author Posted April 5, 2005 Looks like someone put a single size hum in the bridge ... I see only one row of poles centered in all three pickups. He probably thinks it is a humbucker because it is black.
killerteddybear Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 If you guys dig a little deeper you'll see: The username is "biggshady" (big shady?); a clue in itself... He's also listed a fender squier Strat that looks curiously like a Squier Telecaster. Could have been just a brain fart, you know....
tafkathundernotes Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Are illiterate red-state dwellers not allowed to sell on eBay? Don't you be startin' shit up here on the good board!
Nuclear Wessel Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 I read the ad The seller never said the picture was of the actual instrument being auctioned.
MoJohn Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Are illiterate red-state dwellers not allowed to sell on eBay? Sure, it all starts with an innocent politcal jab. Next, it's a FS/FT post on the main board. Then a nudie avatar pic...after that? Chaos, I tell ya! Peace, MoJohn
Brownsound Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Are illiterate red-state dwellers not allowed to sell on eBay? How about cheese with that whine blue boy.
kurtsstuff Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Wow...and I thought I did'nt have a life....hehe
LarryC Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Some of the oddest things happen on ebay. I have a co-worker who bought an open-reel stereo tapedeck in the early 70's which uses aluminum tape sensors for the auto-reverse feature. Since open-reel decks have not been something many people have opted to use for listening to their tunes in about 20 years, this aluminum sensing tape has become difficult to find. My friend found some which was sold in a package of 12 rolls and paid about $15.00 for it. Realizing he would never use 12 rolls before he dies...heh...he decided to put a roll of it on ebay just to see what happens. The first roll sold for over $40.00! No kidding! He put another roll up for auction but it only sold for a mere $23.00. He's been too scared to sell the rest because he is afraid someone will come looking for him. LOL!So, basically you have oddities on both sides of the auctions. Don't you love ebay?
DaveL Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 My opinion, if they can't make a reasonablycoherent ad, then there's no way in hell theyare capable of describing it without missing a bunch ofdings, and god knows what packing it securely getting your money and shipping it in a reasonabletime frame. last week, I got a kickass deal on a digital recorder,but the ad had a TON of spelling errors which shouldhave been a red flag. I got it, the thing was fine but itwas filthy and had a bunch of nicks on it, after his adsaid "practecally brand new". my fault, I should have known...
virtual Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Hah. Also a bad sign when someone hangs a strap over half the guitar before photo'ing it. Maybe he should have just thrown a sheet over the headstock.I agree, when you purchase something over the web you want the guy on the other end to be as detail-oriented as possible.
jujisque Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Haha, the auction has had over 100 hits. I wonder how many of them have been visitors from this thread.
Guest galejt Posted April 6, 2005 Posted April 6, 2005 Hey. You guys are interrupting a perfectly good flame war in it's infancy. Shame on you!Edited to add: I sent the beaver cartoon to my wife at work. Hee hee
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