Basinski
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25 minutes ago, BassBunny said:
I regularly buy wine from Portugal and the retailer has informed me that prices will rise by 7% from Jan 1st.
This being the difference between VAT in Portugal of 13% and UK VAT of 20% so additional VAT on delivery should not be levied.
That’s right, you currently pay the local rate of VAT, from January you’ll pay our rate. You’ll probably also pay a handling fee to the courier company for collecting the VAT.
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I believe from what I’ve read elsewhere, that the EU/UK relationship with regard to buying and selling anything - including used goods - will be the same as the current UK/rest of the world relationship. So you’ll pay VAT and import duty on anything you buy, as will anyone you sell to within the EU. We become a third country. The VAT rates vary across Europe, you currently pay the local rate - the rate operable in the country of purchase - from January you’ll pay the UK rate, which might be higher.
Buying from somewhere like Thomman will be the same, though you’ll probably end up paying import duty on top of the VAT. Couriers will probably charge a little extra too, I know Royal Mail add a handling fee onto purchases from America.
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Let him choose them.
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They’re useful. They’re better - in my opinion of course - than a pedal, certainly much smaller.
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I believe from what I read earlier, courier lorries aren’t going to risk their driver getting stuck in the UK for Christmas. I can’t really say I blame them tbh. There’s thousands of lorries waiting to cross back to Europe, they’re not re-starting crossings until tomorrow. Who’d want to get stuck here over Christmas? I believe those that aren’t stuck on the motorway, are staying in their lorries on lorry parks with one single non-functioning toilet, and no running water.
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He might be posting it to you - though I wouldn’t hold my breath - but what about the others that he’s sold it to?
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Nobody needs one, they can be incredibly useful though. You need to get away from the thing of playing down and along the neck though, and use the low B notes to play across the strings.
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A vaccinated person can still I believe spread it by physical contact - touching a contaminated surface and not washing their hands before having contact with someone who doesn’t have protection. Hopefully getting back to normal won’t also include people forgetting about hygiene. I honestly couldn’t say how many times I’ve seen people leaving a public loo without washing their hands. I usually grip the handle with my coat sleeve.
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Have you reported him to the Facebook sales group moderators?
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Just now, prowla said:
Can you report someone on Facebook and give details?
Yes. Click on the three dots in the top right hand corner of their post. That’ll give you several options, one of which is ‘find support, or report post’.
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I really think that everyone who’s involved should contact the police. He’s obviously got no intention of refunding the injured parties. There’s how many now?
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4 hours ago, binky_bass said:
As others have said, set a deadline for a refund, say 48 hours, if that fails then its police time. With a crime reference number and the evidence you have you will likely be able to request a charge back from your bank. Failing that, draft a short 'letter before action' and take him to small claims court. Maybe find others that have been out in the same position by him and all raise the claim together. Round up any and all evidence you have and keep a solid record of conversations etc. This will help with any route you take. Don't let this guy get away with it, he needs to be taught that his actio s have consequences, for your sake and for others he'll very likely scam in the future.
That’s right, I had to do similar a few years ago. I did get my money back and it didn’t take too long. Make sure to keep a log of all correspondence, and all your messages and emails, the bank will ask for them.
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I would tell him he’s got until 6pm tomorrow, then if he hasn’t refunded you in full, then you’re reporting him to the police. Bearing in mind he’s on probation or whatever for a past fraud offence, surely the last thing he wants is to be arrested again for the same crime.
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4 hours ago, Bloopdad1 said:
If you're seriously interested, to save you a trip, if it's still up for sale after lockdown I'll pop over to give it a once over if you want. I'm about 20mins away from Neath. (That's if the seller doesn't mind?)
I know most of the bassists around here but I don't recognise his ebay name, I don't think the seller is a bassist??
(if I haven't already got 4 double basses and 1 EUB then I might have a punt on that bass myself! - but the missus would go nuts!) 🤣
That’s a very kind offer, thank you. Unfortunately it looks like it has sold now anyway.
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I’m not excusing the guy, it’s awful ripping people off, it looks - at least according to the newspaper- that he’s got a gambling problem. Whilst I have bought things off here by bank transfer, there’s no way I would for an item on Facebook, unless I did actually know them.
I hope you get your money back.
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1 hour ago, chrkelly said:
Bloopdad1's advice is sound. Those old ply basses can work out great for hardly any money. I'll add, definitely ask for the dimensions before checking it out. Either that door in the pic is massive or it's a lot smaller than full size.
Thank you. I did wonder about the size - especially with it being an ex-school instrument.
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8 hours ago, MacDaddy said:
not sure if we've had anything on sale from the USA, but the mods would not have been expected to warn about customs charges for that. Same goes for any other country?
It’s always been the case for things coming from America though. Having to for items from the EU will be a new thing, and is likely to catch a few people out.
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1 hour ago, Bloopdad1 said:
I know these basses quite well. They're typical "school basses" most of the local authorities bought loads of these back in the early '80s. Most schools here in S Wales had at least a couple of these knocking around. A local residential education centre kept 8 of them. They're all consistent and strong.
Decent sturdy student basses that actually sound half decent considering... Not bad at all for orchestral playing and in my opinion much much better that the new Chinese stuff, gear 4 you etc, and hold their own with instruments 4x the price.
This one will be well played in, resonant and if it was going to crack, split or the neck fall of it would have done so by now! It'll have a strong bass bar, the sound post will be correct and you won't need to fart about with the nut.
New bridge £110, strings £200, tail wire 50p and your good to go... Its not shiny, it's not pretty, they have thick gloopy varnish and no-frills machine heads but if it can survive 40 odd yrs knocking around the valleys it'll be ok... 😁
If you do go see it double check the neck joint is stable. Ignore the bridge, tailpiece, tail gut and strings you will be replacing those anyway.
That’s really useful, thank you. I’m not really after something that’s in pristine condition, as long as it’s playable and sounds OK, I’ll be happy.
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3 hours ago, TPJ said:
Looking at the pics, the tail wire is worse for wear, the end pin looks like it has tape or something around it, and the bridge is quite a way out of place on the front. You might want to ask for more pics showing if the sound post is in place, fingerboard close ups, headstock to see if there were repairs etc...
He does say collection only and for cash so if you go and it's rubbish you can walk away. Travelling a distance for the right DB is not uncommon. Looking at this one, you'll ask yourself if it's worth the journey.
I did notice the end pin, not the other things you mention though, so thank you, much appreciated.
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1 hour ago, petebassist said:
You'd think they'd add more detail to the ad if they want to sell this instrument, I know they said ask, but ...
I’ve asked him, he doesn’t really know much about it, other than what he’s put on his listing.
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I’m looking for a cheapish double bass, I’ve come across this one on eBay.
Whilst I do play DB, I’m most definitely not an expert on the actual instrument. Would this be a good purchase, if I can get it for a good price?
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2 hours ago, ped said:
I haven’t but have been tempted by these a few times before I remember that drilling holes is not my forte
Thank you. They look great, my bass has flush-mount strap locks unfortunately, fabulous idea though.
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Has anyone any experience of using one of these?
Buying from EU private sellers - 20% VAT from 1 Jan 2021
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Posted · Edited by Basinski
There will be VAT payable though at our 20% rate, plus a handling charge to the courier. That’s not something that’s applicable at the moment on used items. The government advice is here, it’s also quoted in the Guardian article.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bringing-goods-into-great-britain-from-outside-the-uk-from-1-january-2021