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Location: Wooster, Ohio | http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-Ovation-Elite-Collectors_W0QQitemZ17007271... |
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Location: big island | very nice with a very good price! what a deal, i mean steal! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's a GREAT deal! I'd say 1/2 of the going price. Somebody here should grab it QUICK. Dave |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | And....gone! |
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| Wow, that was fast...did the OFC grab it? |
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Location: SoCal | It went cheap too.... If I were to ever sell mine, my BIN would be a lot higher than $650.... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by Steve:
Wow, that was fast...did the OFC grab it? "badgolferman" could be any number of us, but it's not anyone I recognize. |
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Location: Alabama | badgolferman2000 = bgm2000 = Keith. Soon as it arrives I will let everyone know how it is. I also have a 1769 that will soon be headed in to the mothership for a repair on a crack in the top, a 1117, and a breadwinner project waiting to begin. However - this happily unexpected purchase will push back the breadwinner. My girlfriend is supposed to help me take some photos and I will try to post them as soon as possible.
I love the sound of the 1117 and with all the good things you guys say about the 1537 I couldnt pass it up. |
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Location: Alabama | Seller will ship today or Monday. And the waiting begins..... |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Keith, good purchase. Hope she travels safely. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Good grab Keith! I know you won't be disappointed. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Excellent!!! |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I want to add my personal thanks for grabbing this so quickly. I was weakening - and I can't afford to weaken, just now. |
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Location: Alabama | I tried to walk away - even went out with friends for an hour or so, had a beverage and it was still there when I got back. I was also feeling the loss of the Adamas that Thierry snagged the other day as I was watching and let the end of the auction slide by without even bidding. Oh well - I think this will help ease the pain. :) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You will love it. Hope it is as good as it looks in the pictures. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Loss replaced with anticipation; nice perscription! Now that's a sweet pill to swallow.
Congrats on a great grab. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Nice get. You won't be disappointed. 1537s are wonderful guitars! |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | 1537's relieve all kinds of gas! |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Funny, I have been looking at these guitars and always said if I found one cheap enough I would pull the trigger. Glad someone had more brains that me. This was a great guy.
Steve |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | What a great deal...never saw it, kinda glad I didn't, as I wouldn't have been able to bid anyway.
Norse(...Congrats bro, but I think your golf game probably just took another hit...unless you have room in your caddy bag to tote your 1537 with you to the golfcourse, cause something tells me she won't be getting set down for a while!)man1 |
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Location: Alabama | I had a phone conversation with the seller today. Should be shipped this afternoon. Wooo hooooo. With the 1769 ready to be shipped off and the breadwinner in pieces I am left with only my 1117. Well I guess thats not too bad. ;) |
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Location: Alabama | The tracking info says due for delivery today. However, the low here in the deep south was 27 this morning so I do not think it wise to open the guitar upon arrival. The thread about sub freezing temps has me paranoid. Any tips or suggestions to minimize risk? The guitar has already had one crack repaired at the factory so I would rather not have another. Thanks in advance for any advice. |
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| When it arrives bring it inside and let it sit unopened for 24 hours. It will gradually warm up and should be fine. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Stand outside until your lips are blue. Then you can come in, open and hold the 1537, and warm up together and evenly!
I suggest using an Em chord first. |
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Location: Alabama | Is that the 4th chord I keep hearing so much about? |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | What a grab! 1537s rule!! |
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Location: SoCal | 1537's are one of Ovation's really great guitars. I'll go w/o playing mine for a while then pick it up and wonder why I haven't been playing it. Mine's a forever guitar to me.... |
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Location: big island | i'm gettin' all chicken-skin about my new 1537 that stellarjim is shipping me later this week. i hope the jet stream blows warmer air down to the country's mid-section soon. |
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Location: SoCal | You're gonna like your 1537. I'll guarantee that that's one issue that you and I will always agree on... |
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Location: big island | :) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | It's really tough to wait after you bring it in from outside. I recommend having someone else bring it in and leave it sit inside while you try to work for a few hours. I don't think anyone could wait 24 hours before opening a 1537. I've had guitars shipped with much bigger temperature swings than that with no problem. Just don't do anything to drastic. |
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Location: big island | good idea mark! i'll send my two year old outside to fetch it when the mailman honks his horn. i'll have her place it inside the dog house while i complete my video work on the computer. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I guess it doesn't work for you if you work at home, but the problem doesn't occur if the temperature is the same inside as it is outside. You can open yours right away, Lanaki. |
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Location: big island | after the guitar thaws out from the mainland's weather and the coldness of the storage hold on the plane.
although, it will probably thaw out overnight at the main post office in honolulu. i might be able to just pop that puppy right open. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Lanaki has a point. Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring... It is pretty-darned-cold in an airplane hold. |
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Location: Alabama | Bummer.... Guitar has been opened and has a 3.5" through wood crack approx 1/4" above the old repaired crack. The top is not level across the crack. Mild pressure does not cause the top to move much at all. The crack is not visible in the auction pics. There are also a few very minor finish cracks near the bridge (all less that 1/2" and not parallel to the grain)and one 3" finish crack at the end of the fingerboard that curves across the grain. I have emailed the seller to see if any of these were there prior to shippping. Thoughts? Suggestions? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Take pictures, document. Seller needs to work out compensation from the Shipper.
Patience, etc.
Hang in there. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | I am so sorry to hear this Bro...I've had it happen too many times myself. Seller doesn't mention the cracks, nor are they visible in the pics...it would be my guess that those apes handling your guitar didn't exactly "Handle With Care". I swear some of those delivery guys go out of their way to damage stuff (or at least out of spite when they see a "Fragile" or "Handle With Care" sticker). Too bad there is not a system to track every worker who handles your product in case of damage...I realize weather and other factors play a role, but I have no doubt that if there were a way to hold EVERY package handler accountable, you could cut the amount of damaged goods by 80%...at least!
Hope all works out for you. Truly sorry. I know it's not comforting to hear at this point...but cracks and all, you will still have a great guitar! |
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| bgm2000,
Ask the seller if he purchased insurance. I bought my 1767 from a collector in Arizona and he bought insurance included in my shipping costs. |
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Location: Alabama | Insurance was purchased in addition to the purchase price as per the terms of the auction. The seller responded quickly and is willing to make a claim on the insurance. He said he would check his pics for the small finish cracks but did not remember any and was adamant that there was not a crack of that severity when he packed it up. The shipping carton was an original SCGC guitar box and the guitar was packaged very well with bubble wrap. It does not show any signs of even moderate abouse/damage. He is the original owner and said he would check if the warranty still applied to the guitar as his or if it is transferable. I would be surprised if the warranty transferred but when does the warranty stop covering the original owner, upon close of the sale or receipt of the guitar? So it looks like it will all work out, it will just require more patience. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Contract Law 101: Title passes to buyer once the item is placed into the custody of the shipper. The warranty wouldn't cover the crack anyway. Have the seller make the claim and see what happens.
Good deal nonetheless. Hopefully you will get something on the insurance claim. For about $300 you can have the factory fix the cracks and re-finish the top. Then you'll have a "like new" 1537. |
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| Sounds like it will all work out. You'll have an original 1537 top factory-repaired to new condition. The best of both worlds... |
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Location: Alabama | Yes that sounds like a good deal after all and after all patience is a virtue or so some really patient person said. |
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Location: Alabama | Does anyone know if Fedex insurance covers damage due to cold or is it only for obvious package/handling damage? |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I know I don't wanna find out... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | ...if mine gets here at all...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17042993/?GT1=9033 |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by bgm2000:
Does anyone know if Fedex insurance covers damage due to cold or is it only for obvious package/handling damage? Plaintiff's Claims Law 102: The damage happened while the guitar was in FedEx's custody. INSIST that the guitar was damaged from being mishandled even though the box was clearly marked "Fragile." Send the guitar back to the factory for a written estimate for repair. You need to email Kim Keller (kkeller-kmc@kaman.com) for return authorization and insructions. Tell Kim that the guitar was damaged during shipping. Don't settle with FedEx until you send them the written estimate. Then demand the FULL repair cost and see what happens. |
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Location: Alabama | Thanks - will do. |
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1537 on Ebay.