Reverb was sold by ETSY to Fender.

[Alanko]

8 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

Will there be a cheaper and better quality Japanese version of Reverb?

Fender Japan RV-24 2024 Vintage Reissue Reverb? Sold here in two colours but listed in twenty different finishes on the Ishibashi website.

[bakerster135]

I've, technically, bought one bass off Reverb, but only because I spotted a bass I wanted that was being sold by a dealer dealing through it. I then went to the dealer's own website and the bass was £800 less than advertised on Reverb, I expect due to their selling fees...Deal done and, although not needed, I expect the aftercare would have been much better if I'd dealt with the dealer directly rather than through Reverb. I'm not deluded in thinking I'm the only person who's done this.

Edited 2 hours ago by bakerster135

[Kiwi]

I don't think Reverb can be judged on the people who use their platform, they can't really take action without just cause. 

 

Last experience I had on Reverb was trying to land a pair of Alembic pickups for an upcoming project and the guy was pretty unreasonable just because I was in China.  I could arrange and pay for my own door to door shipping and he still wanted 30 bucks.  He eventually sold them for $100 less than he wanted from me.  Similar situation with a rare Carvin FS77 footswitch for a guitar preamp I sold just recently, the seller kept flip flopping until he got a US based buyer.

I've had good experiences with UK and European sellers though and the one time I needed support in dealing with a transaction that went a little awry, they stepped in promptly and chucked some Reverb credits at me to compensate for inconvenience.