Gumtree Glasgow
ESP surveyor jazz bass in candy apple red.
From memory...advert was £300. I phoned and haggled down to £250 (subject to inspection)
On the pick up day, I head up the Barras where his office is, test out the bass, seems decent, couple of scratches so I ask if he’ll do £225. “Aye...no bother.” So I nip out to the bank/cashline....”Feck! £200 limit!” I phone the wife who was shopping, tell her were I am and ask her to bring £25!.
I ran back to the guy, explain what happened, give him £200 and say, “Give it 10 minutes mate.” He just says, “Look, I can’t be be arsed, take it for that as long as you take this bloody case as well! It take some up too much space in here.”
I walk out with the bass and an orange fur lined vintage G and G case in great nick (but without keys.)
I still have the case!