BlueMoon

Oh my.......I've just gone all weak at the knees!

10 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Personally I wouldn't want to buy or sell anything aboard for a good few months until I've seen what others are actually experiencing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55530721

It seems that several others are following this as well.

1 minute ago, Steve Browning said:

The net effect is that the purchase through BC now costs you a lot more.

So it could indeed impact cross channel sales to "must have" items.

Trades presumably increase costs at both ends.

Am I correct in understanding that, while the seller (let's say in the UK) still advertises and sells the (2nd hand) item at the agreed price, the buyer (let's say in Belgium) will be required to pay local VAT on the declared cost and shipping + admin cost? So the cost to the buyer goes up by around 25%.

I think this could hit sales of cross channel BC classifieds on 2nd hand gear, won't it?

1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said:

I bought a ‘65 Jazz from them about six/seven years ago. Gary was brilliant to deal with, he brought the bass over beforehand for me to try. He also spent loads of time before I purchased the bass giving me a lesson on what to look out for when buying vintage instruments!

I’d phoned around a few vintage dealers before buying the bass and when doing so asked who else they’d recommend (not an unfair question!) and Gary’s name came up a number of times as someone to buy from... 

Another shout out for Gary Winterflood. I purchased my '71 Jazz from him around 10 years ago. I've had a few other non-Fender basses from him and each transaction was super smooth. He's very well informed. Last time I dealt with him he even brought the bass from his place in Sussex to my brother's in Essex. 

What about a "new" reliced instrument purchased from a business that declares the VAT?

If the package is declared, but opened for inspection, I'd like to imagine the job of convincing an inspector. "Sure guv, you can see it's brand new!"

I have this very scenario likely to play out in the next few months (UK to EU).

In another bass forum where there is a lot of "talk", they have a classified section for domestic and a separate one for foreign-based sales/trades.

Is that an idea for BC?

Perhaps another suggestion would be to keep things as they are but to require that folks specify the location (economic region) of the item for sale/trade. In most cases it is already in the members' avatar anyway.

Just a suggestion.

Personally, I find the BC classifieds a great place to visit. The "B" word won't change my habits....but I might be forced to be a bit more selective. Then again,  maybe not😉!

5 hours ago, molan said:

Might now be sold 😉

Yes it is...........but not to the UK. 👍

New home is Belgium, along with a couple of active Atelier Z stablemates. 

Great quality basses.

Sad news : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/arts/music/leslie-west-dead.html

Charismatic guitarist who could play and sing the blues......and a ton of other stuff. Mountain, Woodstock....the list goes on.

Not to derail the thread.......but, are the Sadowsky-branded tuners generic licenced Hipshot tuners? 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/sadowsky_bass_tuner_light_open_1r_bk.htm

43 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

Bow Finishing, in Godstone - are great.

I think they do most of Bernie Goodfellow's GB custom basses. Top notch finish.

11 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Now is this just expensive T-Cut or am I missing something?

The auto sector is huge compared to instrument refinishing. Most, if not all, the R&D will has been invested and targeted at the auto sector. Indeed, as @yorks5stringer points out, the early Fender coatings were car paints. Me thinks not much has changed. If it is base/clearcoat poly, then T-cut done lightly by hand will do the job - and cheaper.

On 05/12/2020 at 18:47, bubinga5 said:

Cant do it.

Smart decision!! 

But if you change your mind, can I be first in the queue?😀

My current order took a few more days than normal to process (all items were in stock) and was dispatched by DHL from Germany to Belgium. 

Package is currently en route.....I guess we'll see. 

Most couriers are overwhelmed at present probably from multiple factors (Covid, Xmas, Brexshit hamstering etc). Hey ho!

I've bought a few things from @jay-syncro over the past year or so.

Jamie's always been a delight to deal with: open, honest and everytime with great communication. 

He's a great example of the best on this forum.

That was a bargain for someone, indeed.

A stunning bass! 

On the strength of missing out on this one when it was last on the market in the Netherlands, I snagged Barrie's magenta maple top beauty 😀. Funny how life goes.

I wish I could justify two Suhr's though.

GLWTS

Recently bought a few small items from Tim.

Responsive, great communications and rapid dispatch. When the items arrived everything was exactly as described. 

Great basschat member - have total confidence in your interactions with Tim.

On 29/11/2020 at 02:03, namefail said:

Do any of you guys have any experience with the brand or this amp? Apparently they made nice guitars and that's all I know. 

 

I seem to recall that the company was originally set up in the UK selling guitars, basses and amp/combos - even strings......maybe in the 2000 - 2008 period. Then things went quiet and the brand resurfaced, then based in Canada. Not sure if it was the same management. The design philosophy on the guitars included quite a few with RAF-type roundels on them. I think everything was manufactured in the far-east, me thinks Korea in the beginning.

And in the best "cart before horse" fashion I then googled the brand and found this: https://www.indiegitar.no/about.htm

As a last resort you might try T-Cut.

Solvent-based and poly stands up to it if done gently by hand.

5 hours ago, PunkPonyPrincess said:

The buyer has been a dream buyer. I refunded them immediately the thing bass declared lost so its up to them if they want to accept the parcel.

There are both dream buyers and dream sellers. My overall experience with Basschat has been pretty good. Glad it turned out OK in the end.

Oh my, that's terrible!

let's hope the medics can do their best for him. Life can change in a split second indeed.

10 hours ago, Muppet said:

 

Can you source me a match for Candy Apple Red?

 

CAR will be tougher to match, in my opinion. I believe the original method of creating this colour was a transparent red clear coat over a silver (or gold?) base coat. Not so easy to replicate with one paint/nail varnish.

If the base coat is not damaged then I'd try a (tomato red) tinted transparent coat. The depth of (red) colour can built up with several layers of tinted clear coat. I recall the base coat was Inca silver. Halfrauds may have these as car paints, certainly available online.

I've never done it, but if I were to I'd:

- take a few pics first and as you proceed with dismantling the lining.

- carefully remove (dissect) the existing lining from the inner case body, noting anchor points and attachments that aren't simply contact adhesive.

- lay out the pieces of the old lining and use these (when flat) as a template to cut replacement lining to shape. Note double or overlapped edges if there are any

- trial fit and then glue in place. Probably best to use spray adhesive (note any safety warnings)

Good luck........sounds like a fun project.

(Note : others who have done it and have experience might approach it differently, but that's the way I would do it)

Just purchased a bass from @PunkPonyPrincess (aka Claire). Seamless tranasction and great comms.

Instrument was exactly as described, transport crate was an innovation - robust and built like a tank!! 

Overall - very pleased. Highly recommended seller.

Thanks Claire.