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    Boys : if your partner / wife has a one in, one out rule on basses...

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    Posted

    [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1361819570' post='1991470']
    Depends on how much the partners respect each other. I've heard of blokes on here being quite smug about 'sneaking' in new kit. Hardly a trusting relationship is it.
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    It's got to the point Nige I either resort to that, or end up spending the dosh on non essential house stuff, how about 3 new sofa suites in 5 years !!!!

    I have bass smuggling down to a fine art, and I'm not being smug, just practical.

    Whats the safest way to trade basses overseas?

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    I've done a few trades with overseas members of the forum. If they have good feedback I'll ship straight away. If however they are new to the forum with no feedback i agree with them that they ship their bass to me first and once it's with me, I'll ship mine to them.

    This arrangement has worked fine for me over about three trades. Once all is OK I leave them feedback. None of the members I've traded with have had a problem with this as they can see my feedback and know they will have a safe deal.

    With the best will in the world I'm not shipping a bass to someone abroad with no feedback.

    Vigier Passion 5 string (Sold)

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    Posted

    [quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1361834892' post='1991848']
    Hope you don't mind, not sure if you saw my original question, but I would be interested to know the answer if possible. :)
    [/quote]

    The string spacing at the bridge is 18mm, but I believe it's adjustable. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. :)

    Vigier Passion 5 string (Sold)

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    Posted

    [quote name='Jellyfish' timestamp='1361834892' post='1991848']
    Hope you don't mind, not sure if you saw my original question, but I would be interested to know the answer if possible. :)
    [/quote]

    Hi, sorry I got side tracked by loads of stuff last night and forgot, I'll do it tonight as soon as I get home from work.

    Vigier Passion 5 string (Sold)

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    [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1361809519' post='1991223']
    Would you be interested in a trade for [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198660-fsft-les-evans-custom-6-olive-wood-l1750/page__p__1980939__hl__les%20evans__fromsearch__1#entry1980939"]THIS[/url] ?
    [/quote]

    Thanks for the offer, but I have no extra cash to put into it

    Vigier Passion 5 string (Sold)

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    For sale. Vigier Passion 3 5 string, recently took it in a trade.

    Bass is in excellent condition and comes with Hiscox case. No idea of the year, but its more or less mint.



    Photos don't do it justice. Marks seen in photos are just shadows, bass is mint.

    Price £1100 inc P&P

    OPEN TO SERIOUS CASH OFFERS

    Will Trade for a Ricky.



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    Would this be a good thing? A Led Zep Reunion

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    I think it would be good, but only if there was new material behind the tour. It's no good going out doing a past glory's shin dig.

    Plant should still be able to hold a tune or two.

    BTW, I started to watch The Who in Vegas on sky tonight, what a train wreck, none of them could sing for toffee, they were terrible. Ended up turning it off. It's impossible for Zep to be any worse than that.

    Flipping basses on BC

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    [quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1360588328' post='1972754']
    i totally agree about professional traders, and i'm sure pretty much everyone on this thread will agree that they aren't very welcome and don't do the site any service, although personally i've not seen any examples of this 'flipping'...

    what i do object to is this notion that as a non-trader bass player, buying and selling a few basses per year, you are [i]morally obliged[/i] to sell it for the [i]same[/i] price you bought it, and now this is even being suggested by the mods?!

    it is [i]for example[/i] in my opinion totally reasonable to think that some fender MIJ signature models are increasing (slightly) in value purely because they are becoming more sought after now production has moved to mexico. i don't think its unreasonable or insulting or anti-comunity to put it up at £100 more than you bought it for a year ago, knowing full well that what usually happens is that the seller is going to make you an offer of what they consider reasonable anyway. i put my MIJ Geddy Jazz up for £600 having paid £500 six months ago. it sold for £530 inc post, which once you take off the postage strings and setup equates to roughly £30 loss.

    its hardly the housing boom! and yet me and a few other people on here are getting labled as the 'types that will screw you into the ground' over price just because we don't object to someone trying to make a few quid on an occasional deal. i think a bit of perspective is in order!
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    I am a mod, so it wasn't being suggested by the mods, and if you look closeley enough, you'll find the words just my opinion.

    Flipping basses on BC

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    The only time I think it's acceptable to sell a bass on for more that a member paid for it is if new strings have been added or if a bass has been bought and then had some luthier work done on it to make it straight. In other words if a buyer has had considerable expense in getting a bass straight. Even then there is a market value. Just my opinion.

    Some of the basses I have bought on here at some time or another end up with Jon Shuker for a good set up and fret dress to get them spot on. Also, the last bass I bought on here was delivered to me with no strings on it at all, and were talking a high level bass. When i opened the case I thought the seller had taken them off for transportation and they were in the compartment in the case....nope, nothing there. The word gobsmacked come's to mind.


    There has been a few sellers on here who seem to buy basses from ebay for example and then try to sell them on here for a profit. They are being watched. While it is not against forum rules, there must come a time when when if someone does it once too often they have a danger of being classed as a trader, or an amateur one at that. If it becomes too regular with any one individual, we will look into it.

    how long should I wait before I start asking for moderator help?

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    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1360527442' post='1971882']
    To be fair, we don't know what's gone on behind the scenes. Presumably the OP does, and he seems happy enough, so maybe it can be filed under 'extenuating circumstances'.

    Forgiveness is one of the more pleasant human traits.
    [/quote]

    Well to be fair, I have dealt with my fair share of deals on here that have had problems. Including driving a 60 mile round trip to pick up a bass that a seller didn't send, the bass was bought by a guy in Germany. And having to organise the courier and pack the bass.

    What I find inexcusable is that PM's are not answered, but just ignored.

    In this instance the OP's PM's were ignored and mine were as well. It takes 2 minutes to send a PM to explain the situation and take the pressure off, then the member having the problem understands and will get a resolution, and the moderator can move onto other stuff and just keep an eye on developments.

    Instead PM's are ignored which leads to the member who has bought the item having more anxiety, and the moderator having to file endless reports to the other mods and admins on what is happening. TBH we have a dim view of poor comms, and PM's being ignored.

    Comms are king, because we're a forum innit ! :)

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