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How to avoid being scammed when buying guitar stuff. Some tips...
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bad alice
there is a known Paypal scam if you are selling as well
it goes like this
you sell something on ebay and the buyer uses paypal. then they collect the thing - the key is no courier, so no POD
the buyer then goes to ebay/Paypal and claims they have not received the thing. you can't provide a POD
ebay/ paypal policy is *always* to side with the buyer, so they get a full refund and you are left no cash, no thing and possiby blacklisetd on ebay with your credit rating knacked. i know a couple of people this happened to with guitar related stuff
bunch more here
https://www.lovemoney.com/news/12513/watch-out-for-this-ebay-scam
there is a known Paypal scam if you are selling as well
it goes like this
you sell something on ebay and the buyer uses paypal. then they collect the thing - the key is no courier, so no POD
the buyer then goes to ebay/Paypal and claims they have not received the thing. you can't provide a POD
ebay/ paypal policy is *always* to side with the buyer, so they get a full refund and you are left no cash, no thing and possiby blacklisetd on ebay with your credit rating knacked. i know a couple of people this happened to with guitar related stuff
bunch more here
https://www.lovemoney.com/news/12513/watch-out-for-this-ebay-scam
Yep. Another scam that should raise alarm bells is the "buyer" offering to send you money to pay for the item and cover courier costs (usually via Western Union or PayPal) so that you'll send the item to them (somewhere abroad). The idea is you send the item and they immediately remove the funds from the Western Union/PayPal account. And you lose the item and the cash.
Sh*tbags.
Sh*tbags.
Also, the above may also include a convincing, logo bearing email from PayPal saying funds are now safely in your PayPal account. ALWAYS click on the email's "sent from" address and double check with PayPal (even if looks real) to see if it's legit or not. PayPal are keen to stop these frauds so they'll get back to you pronto.
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I've recently discovered and have used transpact - it's an escrow service so the funds are held centrally until the goods are received, the buyer then releases those funds to the seller. In event of a dispute it goes to arbitration instead of like paypal automatically siding with the buyer.
And the best bit is it only costs £6!
And the best bit is it only costs £6!
Any thoughts about making this thread a sticky doctorpaul DrKarnivore?
Some really useful know how here...
Some really useful know how here...
Adding a bit to the original post, if you use Google Chrome, all you need to do to reverse image search is to right click and select 'Search Google for image'.
Here's a test - this is a photo a scammer tried to use when selling a '56 Les Paul Junior on Facebook.
Right click the above and select 'Search Google for image'.
Under 'Visually similar images' you'll find this:
So you can see clearly that a 6 and 7 have been swapped around in the serial in photoshop, the photo cropped to get rid of the guitarHQ watermark and then re-posted to defraud.
Here's a test - this is a photo a scammer tried to use when selling a '56 Les Paul Junior on Facebook.
Right click the above and select 'Search Google for image'.
Under 'Visually similar images' you'll find this:
So you can see clearly that a 6 and 7 have been swapped around in the serial in photoshop, the photo cropped to get rid of the guitarHQ watermark and then re-posted to defraud.
In this day and age.. Don't click it anyway. There are a couple of ways to make at least obscure what's happening.
My experience is not so much about scamming as well as people selling stuff as something more expensive.
I tried out a 2nd hand les paul that was supposedly a $1500 plus model. I had my doubts going in. If the guitar was a couple of years newer then stated it'd be an $800 axe.
So I drove over, tried it... And well there's no way that was the $1500 model. It wasn't a bad guitar at all but not worth the $700 the guy was asking.
Now he got the guitar from his parents or a friend or something like that. He honestly didn't seem to know better. But especially if you're a less experienced player it's easy to spend too much money.
If that had've been my second guitar I probably would've bought it because it would've been a truckload better then my first guitar.
The lesson here.. If it's too good to be true, it probably is, check serials.. And if in doubt.. don't do it.
I'm sure there are good deals out there.. But you're not going to get something for half of what it's worth anymore.
My experience is not so much about scamming as well as people selling stuff as something more expensive.
I tried out a 2nd hand les paul that was supposedly a $1500 plus model. I had my doubts going in. If the guitar was a couple of years newer then stated it'd be an $800 axe.
So I drove over, tried it... And well there's no way that was the $1500 model. It wasn't a bad guitar at all but not worth the $700 the guy was asking.
Now he got the guitar from his parents or a friend or something like that. He honestly didn't seem to know better. But especially if you're a less experienced player it's easy to spend too much money.
If that had've been my second guitar I probably would've bought it because it would've been a truckload better then my first guitar.
The lesson here.. If it's too good to be true, it probably is, check serials.. And if in doubt.. don't do it.
I'm sure there are good deals out there.. But you're not going to get something for half of what it's worth anymore.
Buy (any) gear from me. All my gear posts are EXACTLY how they are, including any slight scratches in pedals. I'd rather sleep at night, than try to beat someone out of a few dollars.
When I sold my Godin, the guy was pretty much a new guitar player, but wanted my Godin. He didn't even really look at it. I gave him a tutorial on what to look for when buying a guitar in the future.
On several occasions, I've had buyers text me the next day, telling me how great the guitar is, and how much they love it.
When I sold my Godin, the guy was pretty much a new guitar player, but wanted my Godin. He didn't even really look at it. I gave him a tutorial on what to look for when buying a guitar in the future.
On several occasions, I've had buyers text me the next day, telling me how great the guitar is, and how much they love it.