The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54095   Message #1186018
Posted By: guitarmn
15-May-04 - 01:45 AM
Thread Name: eBay (for guitar purchase)
Subject: RE: Ebay (for guitar purchase)
I would be very careful purchasing on Ebay. Recently I purchased a Gibson C-1 Classical circa mid 60's. I asked the seller if it was all original. He said it was. He also said various times that it was a fantastic sounding guitar. To make a long story short - when I received the guitar the 1st thing I noticed was the finish looked like a baked potato. What the heck that won't affect the sound. Then I looked at the saddle - wow, someone had just took a big ass saddle and put it in the bridge. No shape and rough cut on the sides not to mention high. Then I looked under the bridge to see gobs of white glue. The nut was also poorly done and the low E and A string buzzed. I could go on and on. The seller wrote me to say that didn't know what to say. The guitar worked fine for him and that it just needs a set-up to solve the buzzing. So I wish I'd never purchased this guitar. I'm to blame for not getting very detailed pictures though. Expensive lesson learned. Maybe it'll turn out that out that he will co-operate with me on refunding some of my $. I'll wait and see.