the boy

I've had a few trades with Greg over the last few months and I can say with confidence that he is a really easy going nice person who is a pleasure to deal with. Excellent communication and absolutely no slobberin or messin whatsoever. Trade with confidence.

Wouldn't it be nice to have the money to bid on it. At currently over £10,000 I'm sure it will raise a lot of moolah for an excellent cause. I feel good about the world having read that post.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1344275135' post='1762127'] Mind how you go, he'll be calling them 'tuning forks' next [/quote] Or flat tuning spoons not suitable for soup. Perhaps sugar if handled carefully.

[quote name='Bassmonkey' timestamp='1343068614' post='1744763'] Always love it when they say stuff like "scratches do not affect playing at all" How deep would they actually have to be to affect the playing? It's up there with " I don't know anything about basses....." [/quote] "selling this on behalf of a friend" and "any questions I'll do my best".

I give it 5 weeks and it will pop up again somewhere.

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1342361077' post='1733695'] This. Although it absolves him of nothing. [/quote] Agreed, he is a thieving prick.

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1342360401' post='1733682'] actually, I don't buy the lodger story at all. Its a ruse to sell a fake bass. Some sucker thinks he's getting the deal of a lifetime but just buying a very expensive fake. The 'landlord' doesn't have to be responsible for a Fender rip off - no lodger's gonna turn up!! Thinks about it...who's forget their Fender bass when doing a runner?....l it's probably a 'Vintage Precision' [/quote] +1 with bells on. On closer inspection I doubt it's a fender at all.

The lodger story is obviously cock and bull. The guy has stuck a 60s style neckplate on a bass that has some resemblance to a guitar of that era. The lodger is a fabrication so he can avoid awkward questions and responsibility when and if the milk turns sour. It's hard to say what guitar this is but it is not a sixties original. It has already past the point for me where it's worth having a punt. Looks like a mex of some sort to me. Any experts out there.

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1341960576' post='1727239'] I'll be entirely honest here. In most RHCP recordings he comes up with some great sounding lines but for my liking he shows off a fair amount and I've never enjoyed the whole incredibly fast slap thing he does. I'm not knocking him, I'm just not a fan. [/quote] Booooooohhhhhh..........fleas cool.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1341918320' post='1726060'] Figure it would have made my life easier if all these people had been blocked from my auctions before I had to deal with them, this is my current ebay blocked list, comprising of people who bid and didn't pay, people who won and tried to use paypal to get unwarranted refunds, people who try and pay less once they've won, people who demand postage to overseas at domestic shipping rates (which is really stupid when we are talking 20kg amps to Australia), and a guy who threatened me with violence if I didn't lower my start price. Anyway, figured it would be handy for other BCers to avoid these numpties, and possibly they could do the same so I can avoid other numpties in future. Easiest way to get to your block list is search 'block buyer' in the customer support bit and a link comes up on the list on the right, coupla of clicks and you can paste in the list. They can still message you unless you fiddle with other settings. [/quote] Two of your blocked list are real pains in the ass. One of them got my home number and rang my missus while I was at work and started askin her about an item I had for sale. eBay is a dodgy spot and full of loons. I didn't know you could block people though. Thanks for the tip.