So, there was/is a nice looking GF 30 SB on Reverb at what I think is a very fair price. The first time it was listed it was at a BIN of $950 or Best Offer (+ a small shipping fee) I contacted the seller and asked/mentioned 3 things:
1.) How was the neck angle and saddle height?
2.) In what shape were the frets?
3.) What would he accept as an offer?
I thought all 3 were reasonable questions. I never heard from him so I just made an $850 offer (plus the shipping) and said in a comment if that worked for him fine and if not, no worries. I also asked that if it did not work for him would he please reject my offer before midnight that night which was when the enhanced Ebay Bucks Program was over (10%).
He did reject my offer and I just said to myself o.k. then, no problem.
The guitar did not sell and he eventually relisted it at $850 or Best Offer + shipping (my original offer) but when I went to buy it via BIN I received a message back that the Buyer would not accept any offers from me. I'm still not sure what I did that was so offensive and I went back to read the messages again but still didn't see it.
So, I found a way to send him a message nicely asking what I had done and saying if he wanted to sell me his guitar at the BIN price I was ready to buy. I never did receive a response.
I've always thought I was pretty easy to deal with but maybe I'm not. Oh well, I don't really need another guitar anyway.
1.) How was the neck angle and saddle height?
2.) In what shape were the frets?
3.) What would he accept as an offer?
I thought all 3 were reasonable questions. I never heard from him so I just made an $850 offer (plus the shipping) and said in a comment if that worked for him fine and if not, no worries. I also asked that if it did not work for him would he please reject my offer before midnight that night which was when the enhanced Ebay Bucks Program was over (10%).
He did reject my offer and I just said to myself o.k. then, no problem.
The guitar did not sell and he eventually relisted it at $850 or Best Offer + shipping (my original offer) but when I went to buy it via BIN I received a message back that the Buyer would not accept any offers from me. I'm still not sure what I did that was so offensive and I went back to read the messages again but still didn't see it.
So, I found a way to send him a message nicely asking what I had done and saying if he wanted to sell me his guitar at the BIN price I was ready to buy. I never did receive a response.
I've always thought I was pretty easy to deal with but maybe I'm not. Oh well, I don't really need another guitar anyway.