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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I realize I am "preaching to the choir" here, but, REALLY!!!!! I hope the buyer appreciate the larceny he has just perpetrated!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3715499577&category=33029&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1
The laws of basic commerce hold, I guess.....what the market will bear.
Thanks, may I play through? |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Man!!!!! Gave me a sick feeling in my gut. Mostly because I wish I had bought it. I don't need another guitar, but with a price like that I wouldn't need a reason to buy it!! Oh well...some things you just have to let go. John. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Congrats to the buyer then for such a deal! If the most important thing in Real Estate is location then the most important thing on Ebay is "who's watching". It happens.
Too bad that the pagan case serves porpoise's though. |
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Location: NJ | "pagan"
You make it sound like it's a "bad" thing . . ;) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | So, should we outreach to this individual for enlightenment, and the True Faith? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I say we extend the left hand of fellowship and invite the Buyer into the Brotherhood of GAS Station Supporters. |
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | The reason the guitar went so cheap..IMHO is because the seller didn't put the word "guitar" in the title.. I used to search on E-Bay for "Ovation, Guitar"... Believe it or not that left out some results that just gave the discription as.. "Ovation, Acoustic/Electric"... Now I search under, "Ovation" in the musical instruments catagory... I find quite a few guitars that aren't listed as guitars...They're just listed as Ovation... Balladeer....Elite... Ect...Ect... This e-bay tip brought to you by...
Gerald
By the way... I just bought a little 1611 with case for $200 (and I was the only bidder)... The guitar was listed as "Ovation Model 1611 Acoustic/Electric".. the world guitar wasn't in the title... Some people don't list the guitars right and that's really where I look for bargains... Stupidity comes at a cost... to them.. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Whoa....STOP. There are reasons here why this guitar went cheap IMHO. The seller really didn't give any real details about the condition of the guitar. What is "very good condition"??? Is the neck warped? Is the bowl cracked? Are the frets worn? Don't see any cracks in the top, but do you really know? A 12-string is prone to those from the added string tension.
Unless you e-mailed the seller, you don't have a clue, do you? And then he might say "everything's OK" when it really ISN'T because he doesn't know any better.
A guitar on eBay will only bring the amount of money that a bidder is comfortable risking on the description and picture(s) that is given, plus the level of trust that you have in the seller.
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1978 Ovation 1617-4 Legend 6-string
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string |
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| Roger, that's for sure..a 1768 Elite just sold on ebay for $405, and it was immaculate and original owner...i think this guy just didn't know what his guitar is worth; i wonder if he is legally obligated to sell that cheap?...what a rip..
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Steve, if the auction ended at that price, YES, HE IS. If he wasn't savvy enough to have a reserve price, he is stuck.
He could refuse to sell and take a negative feedback, but it would have been so easy to avoid.
What was the seller's feedback number? Might have a part to play in how low it went.
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1978 Ovation 1617-4 Legend 6-string
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string |
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| TOP TEN REASONS WHY THIS GUITAR WENT SO CHEAP
(in no apparent order):
1) Lack of adequate title
2) Lack of through description
3) Lack of detailed pictures
4) Lack of serial number
5) Lack of original case
6) Lack of electronics
7) Lack of adequate feedback
8) Lack of listing fixed shipping cost
9) Lack of accepting PayPal
10) Lack of potential buyers (holiday weekend) |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | bobfrith, all good reasons. Although, if I were the seller, I think I would not list the ENTIRE serial number, maybe the first three digits to allow assurance of the year.
I myself decided to not list anything for this weekend for that very reason, too many people out of town and otherwise busy.
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1978 Ovation 1617-4 Legend 6-string
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string |
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | I agree with all the reasons written above... I will take chances on USA made Ovations that I can pick up for $200 and under if the discription is good and they answer a couple of questions via e-mail... I figure it ain't gonna cost much to find out...
... I know I can pay $805 and get a great sounding LX... But I love the hunt for different guitars where people never realized what they had... The regulars on this board know the "general" dollar value of O guitars.. Not withstanding the "personal" or sentimental value..
I know I've had success and failure on e-bay buying musical instruments but, overall I've gotten great instruments at great prices...
Best to ya!
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I don't give a shit if that thing was in pieces, I would have bought it for that price and put it together. 12 string GAS addict. |
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| roger, check your email; also log on to ebay, check 'completed listings' for Ovation Elite 1768..
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Location: Zion, Illinois | Originally posted by BalladeerFun:
The reason the guitar went so cheap..IMHO is because the seller didn't put the word "guitar" in the title.. I used to search on E-Bay for "Ovation, Guitar"... Believe it or not that left out some results that just gave the discription as.. "Ovation, Acoustic/Electric"... Now I search under, "Ovation" in the musical instruments catagory... I find quite a few guitars that aren't listed as guitars...They're just listed as Ovation... Balladeer....Elite... Ect...Ect... This e-bay tip brought to you by...
Gerald
By the way... I just bought a little 1611 with case for $200 (and I was the only bidder)... The guitar was listed as "Ovation Model 1611 Acoustic/Electric".. the world guitar wasn't in the title... Some people don't list the guitars right and that's really where I look for bargains... Stupidity comes at a cost... to them..
Here's another about to go out with a low price...
Ovation Country Artist Nylon String
These low prices on Ebay are a good reason to either buy an Ovation, or if you own one, to hold on to it!
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