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I've kept my mouth shut long enough and I have had just about all I'm going to take from a particular member here.
A few months ago, I posted on here expressing an interest in USA JAcksons. Well, I got contacted and the member showed me several nice guitars that I was interested in. We struck on a deal for an Soloist and a Rhoads. The prices were high but he worked with me on the price and knocked 200 bucks off. The guitars arrived and, appearance wise, they were as expected. The Rhoads, however, had something rattling around inside it and when plugged in, it didn't work...no signal. I opened the CC and found the compartment a wiring mess. The battery had come loose....understandable. The wiring, however, wasa a mess of exposed solder, bare wires touching, and the preamp circuit was bent to hell. I isolated every wire and cleaned things up a bit, replaced the battery, and it worked fine. Both guitars sounded and still sound great and are my favorites. At the time, I emailed the seller asking about the wiring issue. I did not get a response. Again, I emailed him and he replied that time saying that there were, "no wiring issues" and that it worked fine when it left him. Not wanting to burn a bridge, I let it go at that. No wiring issues was ambiguous at b est...did he ever change the battery....had the control cover off? The guitar worked although to this day, I don't know what the deal with the wiring is. It needs to be completely redone becasue huge gobs of solder are only protected by e-tape.
Now, during this period, I had bought a LOT of guitars. This seller asked where I had all the money to buy them. I wrongly informed him that I had the money to buy lots of guitars, something I would soon learn.
During the deal for the first two axes, he offered another SD Soloist for a seemingly good price. I turned it down at the time. He described this guitar as having dings, scratches, and minor players wear but in very good condition. A while later, I had bought a virtually brand new 98 SL1 for a decent price from another guy. This guitar was literally like new.
I offered the SL1 for the SD Soloist and I based that decision on the fact that this Soloist would be of the same quality as the first I had bought from the seller I am referring to. The descriptions were similar....who wouldn't think that very good condition and minor players wear would be just that. He turned it down but suggested that I trade my mint Shannon BGF instead. I said no (thank God). He said my 98 SL1 and 150 bucks would get it done. I countered with a 100 buck cash offer and we settled on 125 plus my 98. I shipped off the SL1 and he shipped of the SD Soloist. I was shocked at the condition of the SD when it arrived. The headstock had file marks near the low E string like someone had done a haphazard repair job on it. The guitar was beat to hell although in the pictures, the condition was not visible I beleive due to the Ferrari Red color. The guitar had spray paint over large areas including the headstock and the lower waist of the body. The Kahler saddles were not even remotely close to the proper positioning for an intonated guitar. It would not tune up. It was beat to hell. I emailed him and complained. He apologized that I was not happy. I asked him why he would ask for cash on top of a near mint SL1. His response? "the Sl1 wa hardly near mint...it had dust between the pups and strings, an added coil tap switch (he knew this befoer the sale), and minor buckle rash if the guitar was held in the right light. Various emails are exchanged and he points out that I was not forced into anything, no gun to my head, etc, I agrred to it, yadayada. Yet he never answered why he would describe a guitar as he did then ask for cash on top of it knowing that the SD Soloist was beat to hell and not even remotely close to the value of the 98 SL1, which I maintain is in like new condition. I asked him again about the Rhoads wiring....his response? "No wiring issues". Same ambiguous answer and to this day, I do not know what the deal is with the wiring in the Rhoads. Who cares if it works right now! It need a re-wiring job.
Back before the beater guitar for the SL1 deal, I told my wife that he was someone I trusted to treat her right on a guitar deal....she wanted to buy me one for Xmas. I even told the seller that I had referred my wife to him and he said he would treat her right. Yeah, right! Remeber this in a few minutes.
Back to the beater Soloist: in his defense, he did offer to reverse the deal. I said no because 1. I had agreed to it; doesn't matter that the guitar was described inaccurately and the deal was blatantly lop[sided. And 2. I was new here and to collecting Jacksons and had I agreed to reverse it, I believe that I would have been blackballed. After all, this member/seller is quite well known around here. Who's going to argue with all of those positive feedbacks? I felt that I had to suck it up and chalk it up to "buyer beware" and "capitalism" at it's worst.
He says now that he told me that he offered to let me keep the beater Soloist and he would mail back the SL1 but, despite going thru every mail, I have yet to find that reference. Wouldn't matter anyway, I would have refused.
So why have I had it? I see that he's now selling the SL1 and it is clearly described as nearly mint and almost brand new. But when I pointed this out complaining about the piece of crap he dealt me, the SL1 was hardly mint...dust, coil tap, etc.
I cannot get a straight answer out of him. He won't answer me about the wiring in the Rhoads except with the same ambigiuous line. He won't address my questions about the SD Soloist....he said the file marks on the headstock were news to him.
I want answers. If broadcasting negative feedback is the only way to get anywhere, so be it.
A few months ago, I posted on here expressing an interest in USA JAcksons. Well, I got contacted and the member showed me several nice guitars that I was interested in. We struck on a deal for an Soloist and a Rhoads. The prices were high but he worked with me on the price and knocked 200 bucks off. The guitars arrived and, appearance wise, they were as expected. The Rhoads, however, had something rattling around inside it and when plugged in, it didn't work...no signal. I opened the CC and found the compartment a wiring mess. The battery had come loose....understandable. The wiring, however, wasa a mess of exposed solder, bare wires touching, and the preamp circuit was bent to hell. I isolated every wire and cleaned things up a bit, replaced the battery, and it worked fine. Both guitars sounded and still sound great and are my favorites. At the time, I emailed the seller asking about the wiring issue. I did not get a response. Again, I emailed him and he replied that time saying that there were, "no wiring issues" and that it worked fine when it left him. Not wanting to burn a bridge, I let it go at that. No wiring issues was ambiguous at b est...did he ever change the battery....had the control cover off? The guitar worked although to this day, I don't know what the deal with the wiring is. It needs to be completely redone becasue huge gobs of solder are only protected by e-tape.
Now, during this period, I had bought a LOT of guitars. This seller asked where I had all the money to buy them. I wrongly informed him that I had the money to buy lots of guitars, something I would soon learn.
During the deal for the first two axes, he offered another SD Soloist for a seemingly good price. I turned it down at the time. He described this guitar as having dings, scratches, and minor players wear but in very good condition. A while later, I had bought a virtually brand new 98 SL1 for a decent price from another guy. This guitar was literally like new.
I offered the SL1 for the SD Soloist and I based that decision on the fact that this Soloist would be of the same quality as the first I had bought from the seller I am referring to. The descriptions were similar....who wouldn't think that very good condition and minor players wear would be just that. He turned it down but suggested that I trade my mint Shannon BGF instead. I said no (thank God). He said my 98 SL1 and 150 bucks would get it done. I countered with a 100 buck cash offer and we settled on 125 plus my 98. I shipped off the SL1 and he shipped of the SD Soloist. I was shocked at the condition of the SD when it arrived. The headstock had file marks near the low E string like someone had done a haphazard repair job on it. The guitar was beat to hell although in the pictures, the condition was not visible I beleive due to the Ferrari Red color. The guitar had spray paint over large areas including the headstock and the lower waist of the body. The Kahler saddles were not even remotely close to the proper positioning for an intonated guitar. It would not tune up. It was beat to hell. I emailed him and complained. He apologized that I was not happy. I asked him why he would ask for cash on top of a near mint SL1. His response? "the Sl1 wa hardly near mint...it had dust between the pups and strings, an added coil tap switch (he knew this befoer the sale), and minor buckle rash if the guitar was held in the right light. Various emails are exchanged and he points out that I was not forced into anything, no gun to my head, etc, I agrred to it, yadayada. Yet he never answered why he would describe a guitar as he did then ask for cash on top of it knowing that the SD Soloist was beat to hell and not even remotely close to the value of the 98 SL1, which I maintain is in like new condition. I asked him again about the Rhoads wiring....his response? "No wiring issues". Same ambiguous answer and to this day, I do not know what the deal is with the wiring in the Rhoads. Who cares if it works right now! It need a re-wiring job.
Back before the beater guitar for the SL1 deal, I told my wife that he was someone I trusted to treat her right on a guitar deal....she wanted to buy me one for Xmas. I even told the seller that I had referred my wife to him and he said he would treat her right. Yeah, right! Remeber this in a few minutes.
Back to the beater Soloist: in his defense, he did offer to reverse the deal. I said no because 1. I had agreed to it; doesn't matter that the guitar was described inaccurately and the deal was blatantly lop[sided. And 2. I was new here and to collecting Jacksons and had I agreed to reverse it, I believe that I would have been blackballed. After all, this member/seller is quite well known around here. Who's going to argue with all of those positive feedbacks? I felt that I had to suck it up and chalk it up to "buyer beware" and "capitalism" at it's worst.
He says now that he told me that he offered to let me keep the beater Soloist and he would mail back the SL1 but, despite going thru every mail, I have yet to find that reference. Wouldn't matter anyway, I would have refused.
So why have I had it? I see that he's now selling the SL1 and it is clearly described as nearly mint and almost brand new. But when I pointed this out complaining about the piece of crap he dealt me, the SL1 was hardly mint...dust, coil tap, etc.
I cannot get a straight answer out of him. He won't answer me about the wiring in the Rhoads except with the same ambigiuous line. He won't address my questions about the SD Soloist....he said the file marks on the headstock were news to him.
I want answers. If broadcasting negative feedback is the only way to get anywhere, so be it.
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