discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Nice Jap PB for Not Much I'd snag this myself if I had the readies, which I don't. Hence this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/332659888782 Even with shipping it's a good deal. Edited May 22, 2018 by discreet Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, oldslapper said: My favourite P. Could be mine, too! Why don't you buy it for me and I'll pay you back... in Smarties. Wibble! Quote
oldslapper Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 2 hours ago, discreet said: Could be mine, too! Why don't you buy it for me and I'll pay you back... in Smarties. Wibble! I think your car will be full enough don't you? However, if you post them out one at a time (leaving out the blue ones), you may have a deal. Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, oldslapper said: I think your car will be full enough don't you? However, if you post them out one at a time (leaving out the blue ones), you may have a deal. Do you mean one tube at a time or one Smartie? If the latter, the postage to send tens of thousands of Smarties individually would cost far more than the bass! It would be a novel method of hire purchase though... Edited May 22, 2018 by discreet Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, oldslapper said: A Fair point, well made. NOW we're getting somewhere! It only remains to agree on exactly how many Smarties you think would be reasonable... Quote
Bassassin Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 I fear with that fretboard it'd go straight in the CITES incinerator. Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, Bassassin said: I fear with that fretboard it'd go straight in the CITES incinerator. Oh dear. Really? Quote
Bassassin Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 Unfortunately CITES affects import of rosewood (even on a 25 year-old bass) and unless both exporter & importer obtain & pay the fees for the correct paperwork - that's exactly what can happen now. I'd be very careful buying any instrument from outside the EU. Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Unfortunately CITES affects import of rosewood (even on a 25 year-old bass) and unless both exporter & importer obtain & pay the fees for the correct paperwork - that's exactly what can happen now. I'd be very careful buying any instrument from outside the EU. Well that's peed on my chips. Thanks for the info, though. Quote
Bassassin Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 It's a rubbish situation - I've heard about a guy who tried to import a 1981-ish rosewood top Washburn Falcon from Japan. Cost quite a bit, as you might expect. The seller did not complete the necessary CITES stuff and the guitar was duly impounded, and then destroyed. The buyer lost the instrument and the £1000-odd it cost him, with no means of compensation. Some Japanese sellers claim to obtain the CITES export clearance - and they probably do - but as I understand it the buyer also needs to obtain seperate certification this end before it's legit. Not sure how it works & I'd recommend anyone going down the Ishibashi route these days to know exactly what they're getting into! Luckily it only applies to rosewood & other endangered hardwood species - if you're fan of maple boards you shouldn't have much to worry about! Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Luckily it only applies to rosewood & other endangered hardwood species - if you're fan of maple boards you shouldn't have much to worry about! I am a fan of maple boards. And I suppose if I wanted a rosewood board I'd be better off buying it in the UK and sidestep the CITES thing. Quote
Hobbayne Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, discreet said: Well that's peed on my chips. Thanks for the info, though. Never mind, your Limelights up for sale again. Edited May 22, 2018 by Hobbayne Quote
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: Never mind, your Limelights up for sale again. Ha! I don't think I ever owned that one. Or the other one. EDIT: No wait, I DID own the Dakota red one. Didn't recognise it because of the bloody tort guard and cream pickup covers... That's a truly great bass. But of course I don't have the readies for it, as usual. Tsk! Edited May 22, 2018 by discreet Quote
oldslapper Posted May 23, 2018 Posted May 23, 2018 8 hours ago, discreet said: That's a truly great bass. But of course I don't have the smarties for it, as usual. Tsk! Fixed Quote
discreet Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 46 minutes ago, oldslapper said: Fixed Ha! Smarties, readies, wonga, folding, beans, cabbage - call it what you like, I don't have any of it. Quote
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