Oldman

Sold DAVE a Nano thingy Pedaltrain jobby. Using Parcel2Go and selecting Collect+ and delivering to Dave’s selected address....... which he thought, as it was Collect + he could collect! Wrong..... there followed a phone call to the Garage ( A Holes) I was assured it would be returned to sender..... it wasn’t despite me harassing the collect + people and the garage. Anyway after a bit of Sabre rattling today DAVE finally got his package thanks to Amber at Collect+. Oh, transaction completely painless.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1510224603' post='3404704'] A "Specialist" shop, in a niche market, will by necessity be slightly elitist. If you cater for a small market, and mostly the high end of that market, a level of expertese is assumed by both trader and punter. If they try and compete with the usual high street and on line giants they have little chance, so they do what they do best, deal with bassists who have experience and have an idea of what they are looking for. High end instruments and amplification. I use the on line giants for things like strings, stands, leads etc, but I would never buy an instrument or an amp without seeing and trying it out, having a chat with the sales people and getting advice. I like to enjoy the whole buying experience and feel I am getting more than just a product for my money. [/quote] Yep, I’m up for that

I have to pop this in. Since joining this money extraction forum in 2009 and buying online from BD a Genz 600 soon after, I have sold via BD 6 Basses and purchased numerous heads ( no I don’t have them now ) and a Bass or two. Apart from being intimidated by the array of sweeties I have not had a really bad experience topped out a by slice of consumer excellence yesterday. I decided to downsize to C4’s and sort out a 3/4 cab solution ( once and for all you understand ) so three weeks ago I bought an Aguilar AG700 together with 3 (yes 3) C4’s. At first it sounded immense but then the shine rubbed off the Head ( stay with me, breathe ) I decided I didn’t like it....... I’d been advised not to look at the Mesa and the Darkglass has a ( for me ) fussy from end so it’s the Genzler. I’d communicated with Marcus and without any quibble was offered a refund immeadiately. Yesterday I returned the AG700 and picked up a shiny new, sealed in the box Genzler Magellan. Got it home, fired it up with the three cabs, tonal perfection... I am a happy bunny, in this online cut throat Thomann, GAK, Bax ( and others) dominated online sales arena, for me ‘popping’ out for a perusal and a purchase is most satisfying. It’s a commercial venture and is run successfully.

19 days to save up £2.94, you should have put them on hold while you scrimped

Gone, thanks anyway.

Just copped this thread. I have owned my Thumb 4 NT fretted since new 1988, I twinned it about 7 years ago with an ‘89 Fretless. Promised to my grandson as a legacy so they are going nowhere.

Swift transaction for my BH800 with Marinus, pleasure to deal with. Good comms, money in quickly, courier labels e mailed to me. Brilliant