Fender USA Highway One Strat

[MCChris]

I gotta be nuts, but often to my detriment, I price shit to move. So ...

Up for sale is my 2005 Fender Highway One Strat, a.k.a. the Fast Eddie Clarke model (not officially, that's just what Brooks and I call it). USA made with black Dunlop straplock buttons installed, otherwise bone stock in the walnut satin finish (I can reinstall the stock strap buttons or simply include them with the guitar; if I remove the Dunlops I'd prefer to keep them). Excellent condition save for some light pick scratches above the pickguard which I'm sure can be polished/buffed out.

Here's the skinny on these guitars from the Musician's Friend site, where you can also see what they go for new:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gui...tric?sku=511251

$400 shipped in your choice of Fender Deluxe gig bag or generic hard case. Dirt cheap for a USA Fender! INCREDIBLE starter guitar for the student or newbie; EXCELLENT workhorse, backup or project guitar for the more experienced player.

Here's a pic from a current eBay auction; not mine but a dead ringer for the guitar I'm selling:

[cmatthes]

"Say What You Will", but those are nice Strats!

[sw686blue]

MCC, you are nuts! That's a bargoon!

[MCChris]

MCC, you are nuts! That's a bargoon!

So buy it, and help with my "buy BruceM's Phantom Custom" fund! LOL

Forgot these Ervin-esque terms and conditions:

I won't sell to or ship to buyers outside the CONUS; I don't want to deal with the hassle.

I can accept credit cards but not thru PayPal; you'd have to call me with your CC number and exp. date (or I can call you) and I can run the transaction thru my machine at the cafe.

[sw686blue]

So buy it, and help with my "buy BruceM's Phantom Custom" fund! LOL

I'm good in the Strat department.

[Gabe]

I won't sell to or ship to buyers outside the CONUS; I don't want to deal with the hassle.

This has been discussed often at this board.

I really think this is NOT a big problem.

Personally I do not want this Strat, because I have a Daytona.

But in my opinion it is not acceptable that you as a moderator of this board write things like this. This way you put us Europeans in the cold. I hate that!

I am sorry: Thumbs down for MCC

Gabe

[MCChris]

I won't sell to or ship to buyers outside the CONUS; I don't want to deal with the hassle.

This has been discussed often at this board.

I really think this is NOT a big problem.

Personally I do not want this Strat, because I have a Daytona.

But in my opinion it is not acceptable that you as a moderator of this board write things like this. This way you put us Europeans in the cold. I hate that!

I am sorry: Thumbs down for MCC

Gabe

Sorry you feel that way. It was nothing personal, I can assure you. Well, maybe to the Canadian guys. I got my ass kicked in Windsor once and have an aversion to that country.

You do understand that if I changed my mind shipping would NOT be included.

[bruce919]

Forgot these Ervin-esque terms and conditions:

you) and I can run the transaction thru my machine at the cafe.

Thank you , Thank you , Thank you. LOL!!!

[sirDaniel]

Chris, you'de do Germany for a hfc brothah, wouncha?

If Toby wanted it, you'de go the mile and ship to Korea wouldncha?

comeon man!?!?!?!?

[sw686blue]

Well, maybe to the Canadian guys.

Must...resist...temptation...to...deploy...Mr. Beaver

ahh, screw it!!!

[Rockola]

So buy it, and help with my "buy BruceM's Phantom Custom" fund! LOL

The power of the Phantom COMPELS YOU!!!

[Gabe]

You do understand that if I changed my mind shipping would NOT be included.

I indeed think you have to change your mind and I know all Europeans who have ever bought a guitar from the USA know that the costs will be about $100 and that taxes (of about 22% of the cost of the guitar and case and S/H) will have to be added. We can get plenty of Highway strats etc here so the costs won't outweigh the benefits for such a guitar. However, for USA Hamers the story is completely different as they are in short supply over here.

So I am glad you're not offending me personally, but I have to reiterate that as a moderator of this board you'll have to acknowledge (and accommodate) your European friends. And I just hope that I am one of these European friends, just like Belgian and Disturber and JEM and a lot more I do not mention now, not to forget our other overseas friends like Tobereeno and El Kabong and luiss and ...etc. etc.

So maybe we should put this discussion over to the main board where Polara has started a thread about this subject.

Best regards,

Gabe

[sirDaniel]

you guys are loaded with old Marshalls and AC30s over there. I think its time to make PEACE.

[kizanski]

So I am glad you're not offending me personally, but I have to reiterate that as a moderator of this board you'll have to acknowledge (and accommodate) your European friends.

Not to be an instigator or anything (Lord knows I would NEVER be one of those), but how would you have Chris accommodate you? To agree to ship a guitar to points over seas when he feels that it's a pain in the ass?

...and why? Because he's a moderator? Honestly I don't see what one has to do with the other.

Sure, Muse is a moderator, but it's also up to HIM to decide what he will ship where, just as we are free to decide the same.

I have shipped guitars to France, Spain, Canada, and Italy, and each time it was a bigger hassle than the time before. On the rare occasions that I would get talked into it, then the questions and requests come:

"Can you declare the value at $100?"

"Can you specify that it is a gift?"

"Can you ship with the US Postal Service?"

Finally I just had a board meeting with my self and decided that I simply will not do it again.

Again, no offense to anyone that does not live in the USA, but the fact is that it is a pain in the ass.

[GusS]

"Can you declare the value at $100?"

"Can you specify that it is a gift?"

"Can you ship with the US Postal Service?"

What a huge hassle to go through for a "hfc bro"!

[kizanski]

What a huge hassle to go through for a "hfc bro"!

Well, forgive me...you're right. Only one of those is a hassle.

The other two are "just" illegal.

Shipping a guitar out of the US via the USPS IS a hassle. Been there, done that.

TWICE!

Once, the buyer (a Canadian) did not ask me to declare a certain amount or call it a "gift," so, not knowing any better, I didn't. The next thing you know, I'm getting cussed out in emails from the guy, blaming me that he had to pay all of this tax on the item.

He reasoned that I "should have known better." Obviously I didn't, but perhaps he should have.

The other time I shipped the guitar to the address given (again, in Canada), and was told it would take a week to get there. I told the buyer that, and we waited.

...and waited...

...and waited...

We waited 4 weeks. That is, I waited. The buyer started sending the hate mail and ebaY-negative-feedback-threat emails after the 2nd week.

The USPS was no help. They claimed that they can't track the box, only confirm when it is shipped and when it is delivered. They also claim that the Canadian Postal Service "has no idea what they're doing."

"Oh, and they can't claim the same about you?" I asked.

Needless to say, that was the wrong way to go about seeking assistance, but you get the idea what I was up against.

There are other stories where that one came from, but I'm getting off of my point.

For the record: I would go through the hassle for an HFC Bro. Even a Canadian like yourself, Gus. I have done so and much more, and many of you out there reading this know that I'm not just blowing smoke.

I have shipped guitars (that's PLURAL) without knowing when I would get paid.

I have shipped guitars and parts for pals to try out and in some cases hold onto indefinitely.

The list goes on but the point is that it was my choice. I didn't feel obligated to do it, nor did I need to be asked in the first place. If I were a moderator on this board would I need to accommodate other HFCers out of some kind of obligation?

I don't see it that way, and that was the point that I was trying to make.

I don't want to speak for Muse, but when he says it's a hassle, it's partly because his plate is about as full as it gets

[MCChris]

The funniest thing about all this is that NO ONE HAS OFFERED TO BUY THIS GUITAR YET! lol

With all due respect, ggve, this whole hullabaloo is akin to me throwing a fit about you not coming to my annual jam because it's too much of a pain in the ass and cost prohibitive for you to fly all the way to midwest America from Europe.

Like this lowbrow guitar I'm selling, the prize simply AIN'T WORTH IT!

And I'm a moderator, not an administrator. In essence, a paper shuffler. Trust me, if I were an administrator, half yo' monkey asses would have been BANNED by now! LOL

[BCR Greg]

I've never seen half an ass banned.

[MCChris]

I've never seen half an ass banned.

I think we'd all welcome that with regard to kizanski's avatar ....

[BCR Greg]

Talking about it just empowers the asshole.

Ignore it and hopefully.......

[kizanski]

Talking about it just empowers the asshole.

Ignore it and hopefully.......

Yea, look how well that worked with you...

[hardheartedbill]

why so much?

[Guest pirateflynn]

why so much?

Yeah.....why not $350....shipped.

[GusS]

Once, the buyer (a Canadian) did not ask me to declare a certain amount or call it a "gift," so, not knowing any better, I didn't. The next thing you know, I'm getting cussed out in emails from the guy, blaming me that he had to pay all of this tax on the item.

He reasoned that I "should have known better." Obviously I didn't, but perhaps he should have.

The other time I shipped the guitar to the address given (again, in Canada), and was told it would take a week to get there. I told the buyer that, and we waited.

...and waited...

...and waited...

We waited 4 weeks. That is, I waited. The buyer started sending the hate mail and ebaY-negative-feedback-threat emails after the 2nd week.

in the first example, the guy is a douchebag, period.

the second situation can be dealt with by simply stating "I will ship abroad under the condition that once the item is out of my hands I'm not responsible for damages, loss or delivery time".

just fyi canadians have to pay approx. 15% tax on the declared value + brokerage fees. In the case of USPS/Canada Post they are $5, whereas with UPS/Fedex they are absolutely astronomical.

[kizanski]

in the first example, the guy is a douchebag, period.

the second situation can be dealt with by simply stating "I will ship abroad under the condition that once the item is out of my hands I'm not responsible for damages, loss or delivery time".

just fyi canadians have to pay approx. 15% tax on the declared value + brokerage fees. In the case of USPS/Canada Post they are $5, whereas with UPS/Fedex they are absolutely astronomical.

I agree with everything you're saying. Except when it comes to selling.

I can SAY whatever I want and mention every disclaimer under the Sun, but once the sh!t hits the fan and the buyer gets pissed off (due to things well beyond my control), I'm the one that gets the negative feedback and the nasty emails.

If the guy pays me via PayPal with a credit card, he can also deny the charge (even if he receives it - roll that around your brain for a minute), and I would have absolutely no recourse.

Also, I agree that the taxes and duties that you have to pay when importing are outrageous, but when the buyer tries to make that MY problem, I call that a hassle.