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Location: Eugene, Oregon | :) Hey!
My local GC took a 1713 in trade. It is very very near-mint. No finish cracks, great looking everything. There are two small nicks that are hard to see and not even worth mentioning.
They will let it go with the case for $250.00.
It has a very wide neck so I am not biting. My dang fingers are just too short. Please pm me if anyone is interested and I would be happy to ship her to you.
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | That sounds like a FANTASTIC deal......for someone other than me :( :( :(
I'm so broke that if they were selling sailboats for a penny a piece, all I could do is run up and down the dock hollerin' "Ain't That Cheap!" :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The next best deal to that that I ever heard of was mine at $375 without the case. Somebody needs to buy that. dvd are you there? I like these better than the Country Artists, but it does require long fingers. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ooh!
I have a bid on a Viper due in 40 minutes and a bid on a Papoose ending in less than 24 hours. If I get blasted out that would provide some great GAS tension release!
Can I take a number? |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
The next best deal to that that I ever heard of was mine at $375 without the case. Somebody needs to buy that. dvd are you there? I like these better than the Country Artists, but it does require long fingers. :) It is a great steal....I plugged her in and the guitar is very sweet. I did not write down the serial number but it starts with a 3.
The wood top is just a beauty, amazing grain. The neck is just a monster of wood. :D |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Mark, thanks for thinking of me, but I value my marriage and I'm still working off the repair bill for the Redwood.
Mike, have at it! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Go for it, Mike. These are wonderful guitars. The cedar tops have a great tone. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Well, ok...
I just hate set a bad example for Andrew :rolleyes: |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Mike,
NO, STOP, SAVE YOURSELF!!!
If you get it, can I play it?
I'd pick that one up myself, but after spending almost $700 for a guitar I already bought once, I would SERIOUSLY be in the same boat as DVD if I did that the same day. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I may be slow, but I get in the way!
Norsey - check your PM, er... mail. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Andrew, there's no way you have to count your guitar you bought back with insurance money against your quota. If you do, you should be expelled from the OFC. The 1713 is a great guitar and should have the OP24 preamp. I was not a fan of classical guitars until I heard this one, probably because it sounds "better" than classical guitars. Deep bowl and cedar top gives it a rich tone instead of the plinky sound of a lot of classicals. |
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Location: SoCal | Norsey, take a look at this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ovation-Standard-Balladeer-Nylon-String-1763-4R... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ernie?
We need to talk! |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | Originally posted by MWoody:
Ernie?
We need to talk! He won't be able to talk, Mike. The duck-tape will be too tight. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | My compliments to Pokeypup for going out of her way to find a home for stray Ovations stuck on a GC wall. She was ready to front her own funds on the promise that my check would actually arrive and maybe even clear!
I had an Adamas I shipped to my door just so I could hear what it was about. I have had pick up sets given to me. Members have spent hours sniffing solder so that an instrument might work. I have a recording unit sent to me and countless trinkets and pieces of wood or project materials have come my way.
Thanks Dee!
I like the way you think but as a responsible adult I have to say no, stop, don't.
But duct tape would have been my first choice.
This site is not just about guitars! |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey Paul,
That Balladeer looks sweet...didn't know they made them in nylon. I will definitely keep an eye on it.
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | Mike,
I'm sorry it did not work out. I would not be feeling so frisky and mad, if I had been given the chance to answer Ernie's e-mail. The call to GC was made before Ernie even had received a reply back from me, about other members.
I have not seen this happen here before.
I have seen members helping each other find good deals. I thought my post was clear. Not, here's a good deal, let me throw it in the room and run. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Pokeypup,
Please disregard the email I sent earlier today. I saw the 1713 for $250.00 and emailed to see if it was available BEFORE I read on the Mike already worked a deal. I can't blame Ernie for wanting to call on the guitar...if I wouldn't have read that Mike bought it, and I didn't hear back from you, I may have called as well! I truly believe he just got excited about the price and condition of the guitar, and well...you know Ovation mania!!!
Thanks for posting such a gem though... and please don't stop!
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | thank you Norseman for having faith...
I SWEAR I didn't know..
I received a message from Mike that he doesn't want it. I've asked him to reconsider.
One thing I do know is that I will not enjoy this guitar.
The rightful owner should have it.
Mike has first right to refuse, then Norseman, it's yours.
Let me know ASAP, thanks.
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | I believe you Ernie. As much as I would LOVE to buy that guitar (and just happen to have the funds right now), if Mike decides to decline...YOU should keep it, and enjoy it my friend... guilt-free!!!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Let's not get in too generous a mood here, or I'll end up giving mine away to one of you. I believe you Ernie. See the other thread. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | ...just don't offer it a second time, or I'll be forced to send you my mailing address ;) |
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Location: SoCal | I was in the middle of an offer posted on the OFC to sell a particular nutmeg electric - I immediately put in an offer and bought it. Another OFC'er had posted months before that he needed one of that finish. I had sent the money order, he reimbursed me and we had it sent to Sin City. Everyone was happy. Later, I found another one. |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | It is what it is.
I can hardly answer Ernie's e-mail in my jammies while I am sleeping. Yes, there is a three hour time difference as you pointed out.
Ernie. I read your e-mail at 7:35 this morning. You sent it at 4:33am. If you knew there was a time diff, why would you not allow me to e-mail you back? The GC said you called at 8:30am. I missed the memo that I had to answer you within an hour.
That is all I am saying. You asked me about it but then called to purchase the guitar. Whether or not you even read the thread, really means nothing.
I'm not trying to pick on you. I just think that it have been proper to wait for a reply, as you knew it was posted to others as well.
I would not be surprised if a newbie here took advantage of my location being posted and called information. However, a veteran like you, knows that would be not nice.
Peace.. |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | Seriously Norseman, I'm 3rd in line.
Mike is 1st, then you.
Still haven't heard back from Mike. One of you two needs this guitar. I would send me your address. I'll wait to hear back from Mike for the remainder of the day to reconsider.
It will probably take a week for the guitar to get to me, but I'll ship it right out.
I appreciate the kind words.
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Location: Upper Left USA | I had to actually attend to work,then I had to figure out which string to post in.
first let me address Dave's post:
Please visit Dave's latest website for Global Warming where 30% of all profits will go toward buying eco-friendly canola oil based gasoline for all the protesting Bhuddist Monks in needy countries. Geesh, Dave! Quit picturing me in shorts?
Ernie - I can understand GAS and I have on occasion jumped into the fray before reading the right posts or knowing what was going on. You shouldn't have to leave the table because you used the wrong fork.
If someone spots a gem in a store and asks if they can get it for you, you shouldn't track down the store and buy it without talking it through. Busy schedules and time differences can add a lot of stress but it should have gone differently.
That said, I relinquish any hard feelings, guilt trips, quivering lower-lip, poor me actions, poisonous posts and bad feelings on my part from this point forward. I do this for totally selfish reasons. I am guilty of assumptions in this case so I want to start over.
I will only ask that you to buy me a beer at the Tour.
Of course, I will ask that of everyone more than likely. That and any uneaten pizza sitting around.
Follow through and get the guitar. Play the heck out of it. enjoy it
If I've help to ruin it for you I am sorry.
If you just can't - send it to Norsey. He tolerates children all day and needs an outlet. I think he might want it (!!!) and there needs to be more artistic expression in Minnesota!
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | I'll buy you both two beers, if you thumb wrestle blindfolded and naked for the last piece of pizza. |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | Pokey, I see what you're saying the more i try to put it in your perspective.
I guess my thought process was this:
I saw the post and only read the main message and a couple of messages after. I took it as an FYI for this great deal, and a generous offer from you to purchase and ship it.
I emailed you, then left the office.
As I'm sitting in the meeting, i thought, just call GC, see if they have it, and if they do, then just buy it. saves you all the effort of buying and shipping, etc.
I called them at 930am at the earliest, i know this because it was at least 1230pm here when i got out of my meeting, and it was probably later than that. not sure why the salesman said 830. i know i wouldn't have even tried to call that early. our local store opens at 930 at the earliest.
the guy answers, and i ask if they have stock of the 1713, he says yes. I say that i heard from the OFC that it is 250, he agrees and I buy it.
I come back from lunch, and the poop hits the fan on the forum. i read the threads and i say to myself 'holy sh!t !!, people have already made deals on this guitar.
I try to type as fast as i can to respond. I see my name in CAPS on the title, and it's not a good feeling. I call GC as i'm typing to cancel the deal, but to no avail.
The only thing i can do is what is right. my integrity is more important to me than a guitar. and i have enough of them to play.
mike and norse should have the 1st rights to it.
if they both refuse, then i will keep it and feel good about it knowing that i did everything i could to make it right. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Pokeypup:
I'll buy you both two beers, if you thumb wrestle blindfolded and naked for the last piece of pizza. Oh thanks, Poke. Now I've got that image to exorcise out of my brain in less than a month... |
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Location: closely held secret | Pokey, as much as I hate to butt in (anyone here can tell you that), please give Ernie the benefit of the doubt. I've been hanging around here a little over a year, trying to bring a little panache to the place, ya know, and though there are a few members I would suspect of doing what you're accusing Ernie of, he's not one of them.
It's a proven fact that GAS can seriously impair one's judgement and ability to make thought-out decisions.
Now cut the guy some slack or I'll come down there and convince your husband he really does need that fence.
Ernie, just send me the 1713 in liue of the payment we discussed. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MWoody:
Please visit Dave's latest website for Global Warming where 30% of all profits will go toward buying eco-friendly canola oil based gasoline for all the protesting Bhuddist Monks in needy countries. Geesh, Dave! Quit picturing me in shorts? IHNFIWYATA !!! |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | Ernie,
I'm sorry I was such a bitch. I really am. I truly apologize.
I put some meetings on hold this am and went to the GC at 9am. They were closed and I returned back at 10:30 and I talked to Mike in the parking lot until the doors opened. I was really excited. I had made plans to go buy shipping stuff and was really happy.
When the GC dude walked up to me and asked if I had posted it, my heart just sank. He said, "It's gone!" I was devestated and I really felt sniped.
I should have e-mailed you and not posted that you were a loser. I am sorry. You are not a loser. |
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1713 Classical