eBay - Guitar Selling Trouble

[django49]

My grandmother was born under a monarchy in Eurpoe in 1900 and came to the US after lightning struck the barn and burned it down. With her husband, they opened a tavern and did okay. They dabbled in real estate on the side and did better. One bit of wisdom she left me with: "it is easy to buy and hard to sell." I think of that every time I think I spot a bargain on eBay.

Great old school wisdom there. Quite true.

Gotta take a deep breath and see how fast the GAS attack passes.......With so many great instruments out there (including some of mine), in mint condition, and NOT moving at 30% of list price (and half my cost--bought new), I am coming around to thinking I need to be a LOT more cautious on the front end.. Even for what seems a "relative" bargain.

[cloakerz]

had a scarry transaction my self on ebay a little while back. sold a Nash tele for $1500, my asking price, but the buyer had ZERO feedback. I figured I would never get paid or would get scammed somehow but the buyer paid and I shipped it. All went well but I felt quite nervous for some time.

[kizanski]

had a scarry transaction my self on ebay a little while back. sold a Nash tele for $1500, my asking price, but the buyer had ZERO feedback. I figured I would never get paid or would get scammed somehow but the buyer paid and I shipped it. All went well but I felt quite nervous for some time.

So you sold a guitar for your asking price and the guy paid for it?

Dammit, man, you're going to keep me up all night with that horror story!

[fractal]

I have been limiting myself to forum-selling lately. I know I'm not getting as much as if I go to ebay, but I have less worry about the transactions. Actually, with all of the fees, I may be doing okay...

[spanky]

Feels better knowing I am not alone in my Ebay woes. The troubles with Ebay have slowed my GAS way down.... I have had some really great transactions but a few hard lessons as well;

1- seller listed item indicating checking not through the nitro, I asked a question about the severity, he said it his luthier gave it thumbs up... it was a neck crack. He had over 100 feedback with a 98% rating

2- seller never sent a guitar after I paid, took months to sort out. I was pissed everytime I looked at it and sold it weeks after recieving it.

3- I sold a guitar, took decent pictures and described it wear and tear in detail, asked for questions before purchase. The buyer demanded a percentage funds returned for denys already described and pictured in listing. I gave it to him feeling in the end it wasn't worth the hassle to fight it.

My local market is very small, I should be selling off a few items but am quite cautious to use the bay. Also, this is a bad market right now, I'd still take the loss but don't want the associated Ebay BS.

[sledhead44]

The troubles with Ebay have slowed my GAS way down....

Same here...I saw two obvious FAKE Gibson Les Pauls this week alone. I reported one to ebay as the seller was actually trying to sell it off as the real deal, the other one I just let the seller know it was a fake because I don't think they knew it (or were they just claiming to not know alot about guitars?)

Makes me worried to bid on a guitar that may end up to be a fake.

[cmatthes]

The sellers know. They ALL know.

[Caddie]

Price check on Aisle Ebay. IMHO When it comes to gear I use Ebay as a price check guide., I buy n sell locally. True, ebay reaches a wider audience of buyers and sellers. By the same token it reaches a wider audience of thieves.

Just my $0.07. (adjusted up from $0.02 to compensate for the looming inflation tsunami)

caddie

[jwhitcomb3]

_{I still sell on ebay. Even with the fee hikes, the market exposure nets a better price than selling local. My two bad experiences are far outweighed by the positive results.}