prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:18, wateroftyne said: Of course it's a valid conversation - it's a pretty polarising one, too. Expect strong opinions on both sides. Expand Sure, but it's possible to do without resorting to personal jibes. As I say, you guys run the site. :-)
timmo Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 I can`t see what can be done by the admins . The Limelight seems to be a case of mistaken identity, but sorted out when it came to light. The Ebay one has no jurisdiction on this forum.If people do sell good fakes, how do they know? I doubt the mods would know every bass, and year of the differences. Do they need to go on a topic and find the experts to verify if it is genuine before they are put up for sale? I suspect the moderator doesn`t know every bass and every different years of manufacture. There are lots of good people on here that know the basses inside out and will soon pipe up. I don`t see it as a major problem. It is policed by the mods, then the general members
MB1 Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 MB1. I traded one of the bass docs basses on here. somewhere along the line it acquired a fake Fender Jazz headstock water slide logo (not applied by myself) which I removed .....it played and sounded better than any Fender I'd played previously.....before and after the removal.
discreet Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:13, prowla said: another site (The Fretboard) has instituted a no fake logos policy. Expand The fact that BassChat goes its own way and doesn't always do what every other site does is highly commendable and is what makes it unique. Other bass guitar sites (yes, they exist) and to a lesser extent guitar and pro-audio gear sites are just not as good! On 27/12/2017 at 12:13, prowla said: I don't think that Fender logos belong on non-Fender instruments. Expand Duly noted, thank you.
karlfer Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:21, prowla said: Sure, but it's possible to do without resorting to personal jibes. As I say, you guys run the site. :-) Expand Perhaps if you pm'd perceived "offenders" before affecting their sales threads????? 1
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 11:50, bumnote said: I believe Mark uses generic fender parts ie allparts etc, I dont think they are fender parts. When I originally sold it, I advertised it as a limelight 62 stack knob jazz bass. No mention of Fender A real 62 stacknob would sell for considerably more than the £750 i sold it for. Expand Thanks - sometimes just seeing the logo may be enough. But yes, if anybody has a genuine '62 Fender bass going for £750, then let me know!!!
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:19, prowla said: FYI, here's a link to The Fretboard's rule: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/120189/no-fakes#latest Expand You keep referring to thefretboard.co.uk - what's that got to do with Basschat?
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:24, discreet said: The fact that BassChat goes its own way and doesn't always do what every other site does is highly commendable and is what makes it unique. Other bass guitar sites (yes, they exist) and to a lesser extent guitar and pro-audio gear sites are just not as good! Duly noted, thank you. Expand Sure - as I said, the other site prompted me to thinking about it. (Yep - that's my opinion.)
timmo Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:19, prowla said: FYI, here's a link to The Fretboard's rule: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/120189/no-fakes#latest Expand If you are worried about the policy here, then surely it is better for you to buy and sell on that site, as you like the policy 1
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:25, wateroftyne said: You keep referring to thefretboard.co.uk - what's that got to do with Basschat? Expand It's just an example of a similar site which has implemented a policy which they think is manageable, and is what prompted my thinking.
discreet Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:28, timmo said: If you are worried about the policy here, then surely it is better for you to buy and sell on that site, as you like the policy Expand Apparently I've already used up all my reactions for today, so... LIKE!
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 To be fair - have any of us actually paused to consider the sheer volume of kittens and puppies that have perished as a result of Basschat's lack of order? Maybe Prowla has a point.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:24, karlfer said: Perhaps if you pm'd perceived "offenders" before affecting their sales threads????? Expand Thanks - I'll take that onboard. I am always scouring sites looking for "Fender", "Gibson", etc., and there are lots of cases of keyword spamming, fakes which come up.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:30, wateroftyne said: To be fair - have any of us actually paused to consider the sheer volume of kittens and puppies that have perished as a result of Basschat's lack of order? Maybe Prowla has a point. Expand That did make me chuckle!
karlfer Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:30, wateroftyne said: To be fair - have any of us actually paused to consider the sheer volume of kittens and puppies that have perished as a result of Basschat's lack of order? Maybe Prowla has a point. Expand But has created a worrying reaction.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:28, timmo said: If you are worried about the policy here, then surely it is better for you to buy and sell on that site, as you like the policy Expand I buy and sell at many sites, as I choose to do.
discreet Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:30, wateroftyne said: ...have any of us actually paused to consider the sheer volume of kittens and puppies that have perished as a result of Basschat's lack of order? Expand
discreet Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:32, prowla said: I am always scouring sites looking for "Fender", "Gibson", etc... Expand Well there's your problem. If you go looking for trouble, you're going to find it.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:35, wateroftyne said: Expand You're on a roll!
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:37, prowla said: You're on a roll! Expand Thank you. I know you're only trying to protect us from ourselves.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:36, discreet said: Well there's your problem. If you go looking for trouble, you're going to find it. Expand Well, always on the lookout for something interesting.
prowla Posted December 27, 2017 Author Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:38, wateroftyne said: Thank you. I know you're only trying to protect us from ourselves. Expand Ah yes - les autres and all that...
discreet Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Good, can I go and have my lunch, now? The label says 'Lobster Thermidor', but I suspect it may be own-brand fish fingers...
wateroftyne Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 12:40, prowla said: Ah yes - les autres and all that... Expand Is he still going? I thought he gave up in 1979 when his album bombed?
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