edstraker123 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173979528561?_trksid=p2471758.m4704 Looks a good price as it stands but is from the seller who sold me the unplayable Elwood.(Once bitten and all that ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I saw this and even had thoughts about buying it - seems very reasonable for a "M Bass" - thanks for guiding me away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Could you remind us or post the original link regarding your bad experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booga13 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Damn, should have looked here first, I've only got a tentative bid in there😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, jrixn1 said: Could you remind us or post the original link regarding your bad experience? I bought an Elwood at what looked a good price.The seller said she'd loosened the strings for transport (reasonable enough) but when the bass arrived they were tight against the fretboard so much so that it was impossible to tune. The state of the neck immediately set alarm bells ringing. It was meant to be Active - there was no cavity for a battery.The bass was meant to be a 'Human Nature' i.e. natural finish, but it was a normal bass which had been sanded back to the wood and not sealed. The seller originally wanted me to pay for return postage, till I quoted ebay policy on items not described. She finally refunded me by e-cheque which took an absolute eternity to clear.Having bought a few basses from Adrian Maruszyck previously, I sent him pictures to see if he knew anything about it and his reply was that he thought the bass 'had been pickled'. It was a truly horrible experience ! A shame, as I really fancy the Univox she is also selling. It is bizarre as she has loads of positive feedback and I think some people on here had purchased other things off her around the same time.Given that she sells a lot of guitars and basses, there is no possible way she didn't know what she was doing. I guess she'd bought a lemon and tried to offload it. As for the Jake - seems a very low starting price..... Edited July 31, 2019 by edstraker123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Oh dear - thanks for the heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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