GAS - disappointment

[Dunk]

I enjoy being on Bass Chat for a number of reasons but one of my original motivations for joining was the ‘For Sale’ topics. 
 

I generally check 2-3 times a week to see what’s been posted but yesterday I didn’t (Mother’s Day, visiting in-laws etc) … today I saw my dream bass in the ads, but already sold within 24hrs!! 😮 listed and sold before I even saw it!! genuinely a bit gutted.. 

 

I will now be checking EVERY day!! 

[CameronJ]

We’ve all been there - It’s certainly happened to me a few times. Now I check the sale forums daily, usually at least a couple of times a day!

[Rayman]

Yep….. been there. It’s worse when you take a punt on a bass that you quite fancy, then see the one you really wanted appear the next day, but you now can’t afford it.

[Angelus]

I try and check most days. Had disappointment last month and it was my own fault, posted that if it was still there on payday, I’d buy it. Was sold a couple of hours later, should have kept my mouth shut. 🤣

 

Anyone else read the forum from the bottom up, like me, leaving the basses to last? Kinda build up in budget expectations, look at multiple cheaper items, so an expensive purchase doesn’t seem so bad?

[Bunion]

I’ve posted on the wanted ads more than a few times and only a couple have proved fruitless. 
Maybe try there. 

[Guest]

On 27/03/2022 at 12:20, Dunk said:

...I saw my dream bass in the ads, but already sold within 24hrs!...

Fear not. I'm sure there will be another Glarry for sale eventually. Hang in there feller.

[yorks5stringer]

I posted in the Wanted this time last week and also put a Bass up for sale in the Classifieds. On Wednesday I had someone offer me the Bass I was after and another person offered to buy the Bass I was selling too! What's even better they both live reasonably close to each other so I'm driving up on Friday to drop off mine and pick up the new one, so not having to worry about Couriers jumping on the Basses!

Proof both Wanted and For Sale works ( for me)!

[SH73]

This is what happens when people jump on a Bandwagon aka mother's days, Christmas, Easter....

I wanted a few things before , stuck in the wanted and boom

[CameronJ]

On 27/03/2022 at 13:58, Bunion said:

I’ve posted on the wanted ads more than a few times and only a couple have proved fruitless. 
Maybe try there. 

I often forget about the Wanted section - I really must use it more often.

[Rich]

On 27/03/2022 at 12:56, Rayman said:

Yep….. been there. It’s worse when you take a punt on a bass that you quite fancy, then see the one you really wanted appear the next day, but you now can’t afford it.

It's even worse when you see a bass you quite fancy, then one that you really fancy, then one that you really fancy, then you check your bank and it says "your balance is £hahahanochancemate.00"

[Owen]

On 27/03/2022 at 12:20, Dunk said:

I enjoy being on Bass Chat for a number of reasons but one of my original motivations for joining was the ‘For Sale’ topics. 
 

I generally check 2-3 times a week to see what’s been posted but yesterday I didn’t (Mother’s Day, visiting in-laws etc) … today I saw my dream bass in the ads, but already sold within 24hrs!! 😮 listed and sold before I even saw it!! genuinely a bit gutted.. 

 

I will now be checking EVERY day!! 

Amateur!

[Woodinblack]

You know, I spent ages looking for a spector, it didn't come up so I put an wanted out, and despite never having much luck with them before, within a short while I had exactly what I wanted.

 

now I am not checking for a while!

[LeftyJ]

I'm in this WhatsApp group that was initiated by a few members of leftybassist.com, called "Lefty Bassists United", and if I thought that forum was bad for my GAS, that WhatsApp group is all kinds of worse! Turns out a few of these guys are buying and selling a LOT more than they show on the forum, and it's incredibly GAS-inducing on many ocassions. I've been able to withstand it so far, but this one guy who I've started calling Paulo the Enabler reached out to me privately last Saturday to tell me "I remember you saying there's this one bass you've been fancying for a while. I've got one that I've owned for maybe 3 months, but I keep playing my homemade shortscale more. Fancy a trade?" 

 

So naturally I did the right thing and quickly regained my composure, did not stray from the Holy Path of Gear Abstinence and definitely and defiantly did NOT succumb to temptation, and under no circumstances will there be a NBD thread in my near future. Nope.  

 

Edited March 30, 2022 by LeftyJ

[NancyJohnson]

I missed a Hamer 12 string bass a few years ago.  Often think about that one.

[Bunion]

4 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

I missed a Hamer 12 string bass a few years ago.  Often think about that one.

Damn you, I didn’t see it but I am now thinking about one too… 😯

[NancyJohnson]

2 minutes ago, Bunion said:

Damn you, I didn’t see it but I am now thinking about one too… 😯

 

It was £1,700 or thereabouts.  Black.  Just like the one Jeff Ament uses.

[Bunion]

5 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

It was £1,700 or thereabouts.  Black.  Just like the one Jeff Ament uses.

Laaaa laaaa laaaa I’m not listening!! 

[Rich]

17 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I missed a Hamer 12 string bass a few years ago.  Often think about that one.

Oh yes, I remember you recounting that tale. That was quite an instrument. 

[NancyJohnson]

3 hours ago, Rich said:

Oh yes, I remember you recounting that tale. That was quite an instrument. 

 

There was a Hamer Quad bass on e-Bay that I missed (simply because it wasn't titled correctly.  That one has yet to resurface.

 

[Andy_L]

A while back someone put up for sale a Pelham blue Jack Casady, with a hard case and upgraded bridge. I think it even had flats, damnit. Perfect. 

 

I saw it and made a mental note to message the owner when I got home. In the intervening two hours of course it sold.

Edited March 31, 2022 by Andy_L

[bass_dinger]

On 27/03/2022 at 12:56, Rayman said:

Yep….. been there. It’s worse when you take a punt on a bass that you quite fancy, then see the one you really wanted appear the next day, but you now can’t afford it.

That's a warning to me.

 

I saw a through-neck Washburn, buyer collection from Alloa, £350. Barely affordable, and I have never tried one before. 

 

I have now decided not to try to get it.

 

Instead, I will use the Wanted ads to go for the instrument that I really want. 

 

 

[Oomo]

I'm hoping for the opposite - there's a lovely lefty fretless Wal on Reverb at the moment with an eye watering price tag of £8000.

 

I just want someone to buy it so that I don't end up drunkenly trying to sell a kidney/heart/lung to afford it.

[Maude]

4 minutes ago, Oomo said:

I'm hoping for the opposite - there's a lovely lefty fretless Wal on Reverb at the moment with an eye watering price tag of £8000.

 

I just want someone to buy it so that I don't end up drunkenly trying to sell a kidney/heart/lung to afford it.

 

Similarly there's a certain bass in The Bass Gallery I have absolutely fallen for, but it's way overpriced. 

Stupidly I don't even want to highlight it here in case someone does buy it. 

The bank card is at the ready and I'm about to start drinking. 😁