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I hit the BIN on this guitar:
Bergsheil - a JCF member - is the seller.
I assumed that the guitar included a hard shell case. Just thought - for whatever reason - he was one of those guys who does the bare minimum in terms of description, so I asked to be sure. He responded no hard case, would ship in a gig bag.
I will admit that "assumption" was my bad. But "no case" could have disclosed in the auction description. Many would argue that it should have been disclosed in the auction. That could be a matter of opinion, though.
Notice that the guitar has a significant pre-existing neck crack. Supposedly repaired, though. I told him I'd really prefer to ship in a hard case and with insurance, and was willing to pay for extra for both. I did not want to risk the Samsonite shipping monkeys doing further damage - especially given the existing neck crack - and also did not want to risk having no recourse against the shipper (insurance).
At first, Bergsheil was OK with this. We agreed on a price for a case. I suggested that I'd pay for the case and insurance in advance. Once he sent me a picture of the guitar in case as proof, I'd pay everything in full.
That is the point at which Berg refused and became difficult to deal with. I just didn't understand. Was my request a little anal? Maybe. But, since I was paying for the case and insurance up-front as a "good faith" gesture, there was no risk or money involved on his end. All I wanted was picture proof of the hard case as part of our (larger payment) deal, since it was not part of the original auction itself. Then I would pay in full before he shipped. Again, no risk nor money involved for Bergsheil at any point here.
At that point, Berg refused, demanded payment in full, and would not offer any alternatives. I tried to keep thing civil. Repeated attempts at a compromise went nowhere, and Bergsheil's notes became increasingly difficult to deal with. I was open to other suggestions, and he offered nothing. Effectively, "pay up or else" was his only position then. Eventually, his notes had such bad attitude that I lost trust, and I just didn't want to deal with him at all.
I just left Berg a negative feedback on Fleabay, and he's "popped my cherry" in return. My first negative. Now he's calling me dirty names in notes he's sending.
I'll gladly take my first neg from someone as difficult to deal with as him. (Notice that he's gotten two other negs this month, but somehow managed to get mutual agreement to have them removed.) The guitar and neg mean little - I'll gladly deal with that, rather than do business with difficult guys like that. Buyer beware.
Bergsheil - a JCF member - is the seller.
I assumed that the guitar included a hard shell case. Just thought - for whatever reason - he was one of those guys who does the bare minimum in terms of description, so I asked to be sure. He responded no hard case, would ship in a gig bag.
I will admit that "assumption" was my bad. But "no case" could have disclosed in the auction description. Many would argue that it should have been disclosed in the auction. That could be a matter of opinion, though.
Notice that the guitar has a significant pre-existing neck crack. Supposedly repaired, though. I told him I'd really prefer to ship in a hard case and with insurance, and was willing to pay for extra for both. I did not want to risk the Samsonite shipping monkeys doing further damage - especially given the existing neck crack - and also did not want to risk having no recourse against the shipper (insurance).
At first, Bergsheil was OK with this. We agreed on a price for a case. I suggested that I'd pay for the case and insurance in advance. Once he sent me a picture of the guitar in case as proof, I'd pay everything in full.
That is the point at which Berg refused and became difficult to deal with. I just didn't understand. Was my request a little anal? Maybe. But, since I was paying for the case and insurance up-front as a "good faith" gesture, there was no risk or money involved on his end. All I wanted was picture proof of the hard case as part of our (larger payment) deal, since it was not part of the original auction itself. Then I would pay in full before he shipped. Again, no risk nor money involved for Bergsheil at any point here.
At that point, Berg refused, demanded payment in full, and would not offer any alternatives. I tried to keep thing civil. Repeated attempts at a compromise went nowhere, and Bergsheil's notes became increasingly difficult to deal with. I was open to other suggestions, and he offered nothing. Effectively, "pay up or else" was his only position then. Eventually, his notes had such bad attitude that I lost trust, and I just didn't want to deal with him at all.
I just left Berg a negative feedback on Fleabay, and he's "popped my cherry" in return. My first negative. Now he's calling me dirty names in notes he's sending.
I'll gladly take my first neg from someone as difficult to deal with as him. (Notice that he's gotten two other negs this month, but somehow managed to get mutual agreement to have them removed.) The guitar and neg mean little - I'll gladly deal with that, rather than do business with difficult guys like that. Buyer beware.
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