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I've Been Robbed! (By a Crooked Dealer)
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12/27/04 02:41 AM
12/27/04 02:41 AM
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DonFerro55
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I have been robbed of somewhere between $30-70 dollars by a guitar dealer. I have played guitar for about 6 years nowand have gotten quite good. I have 5 guitars(4 of which work), and I went out to buy a new accoustic. My classical guitar was not going to cut it anymore,(My other accoustic is the broken one), so I headed out to buy a new one. I only had in the area of $150 to spend, so I wasent expecting anything mindblowing. Well, I went to the stores and they were just about sold out of everything. I did find a Takamine S35 "Jasmine" guitar which played and enjoyed very much. The tag said $269, do I set it down. A dealer came up to me and offered it to me, WITH a hardshell case for $169. How could I resist? I bought it right there. I didn't know about the "Jasmine" model, but Takamine makes a good product, so I thought I was safe. I went home, naturally excited, and went online to the other websites to see what kinda deal I got. BOOM! EVERY OTHER site was selling the exact same guitar for only $99, with a list price of $199. I emailed the store I bought it from to see if they will let me return the case and just keep the guitar with a re-embursement of the $80 extra I payed. I dont need the case, I have an extra. I will bring them the ad and demand action. I'm sorry for posting this rant, but I am pissed. That case is not worth $80 bucks and I want just the guitar for that price. What a snake of a dealer to raise the list price to $269 just so he can drop it with a coustomer and make it seem like a great deal. Damn, I'm pissed! I blame myself for not researching nto this better, I usually know my guitars too but damn, this is a kick in the balls. I'll keep all "you'se guys" posted on my progress.
Has anyone else ever experienced something like this?(I'm sure you have, share your thoughts)
The Doc
And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Re: I've Been Robbed! (By a Crooked Dealer)
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12/27/04 07:56 AM
12/27/04 07:56 AM
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Don Ferro, I don't know what the policy is with returns where you live, but I would think that if the guy has a store, he will work something out with you. I would print the ad, go in VERY calmly and try to reason with the guy. Ask him if he is willing to match the price. If not, the most fair thing for you to settle on a split of the difference between you and him with you eating half the difference and him reimbursing you half the difference. If he doesn't agree to that either, then just CALMLY tell him that you belong to the gangsterBB boards and you have some very "important" associates from the boards who just may be paying him a visit! But seriously, I think that if you approach him with a reasonable offer, you'll do fine. I wish you luck! Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: I've Been Robbed! (By a Crooked Dealer)
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12/28/04 04:44 AM
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I have gotten no reply yet from this rotten slime. I researched a guitar I wanted I saw there earlier, it was sold out. I had to improvise with the "Jasmine". Takamine is a good brand and I bought a Les Paul from this store in the past. I had no reason to suspect foul play. If I don't get some kind of re-embursement, I'm going to unleash a hell storm on that piece of shit, god forsaken place. I'll bring that damn guitar back and smash it over his lousy head. I hate these god-damned dealers who do this. I must have been dealing with the head slimeball because the last guitar I bought there I got for a steal. No need to worry folks, The Doc will not take this sitting down. Freedom will prevail. Death to this pig creature.
The Doc
And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Re: I've Been Robbed! (By a Crooked Dealer)
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12/29/04 02:02 AM
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Still no response. I'm gonna ride in there on a white horse and set the plsce on fire.
Doc
And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Re: I've Been Robbed! (By a Crooked Dealer)
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12/29/04 02:17 PM
12/29/04 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by Don Vercetti: Bah, I bought a Squire Strat for $230 or something like that. That's without the amp mind you. Thats actually quite good for a startocaster but amps are always usually expensive if you want a decent 1.
Who's keyzer soze?
How are thou, thou globby bottle of cheap stinking chip-oil. Come and get one in the yarbles, if you have any yarbles you eunich jelly thou.
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