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How to avoid getting ripped off on the internet Mods, feel free to move this wherever you want, but I thought the classifieds was the most appropriate place to post this. I get about 2 or 3 requests a month from people asking me to help them track down someone who has ripped them off on a transaction on eBay, HC, Bassgear, etc. I'm more than happy to help out, but the one thing I have noticed is that a lot of people don't protect themselves as much as they could. Here's a little checklist to go through that I posted over on the Dudepit that can help you guys avoid a lot of grief when doing a deal with someone you don't know. In the future, I hope everyone here checks out people before they do business with them. A lot of you guys here buy and sell a lot of gear, and if you know the person...great. But if not make sure you get a home phone# a work phone # a cell phone# home address etc. check out the info too. Call the person. If you think they gave you a cell# as a home or work # - check it out here: www.fonefinder.net/ It will tell you if it's a land line or a cell and what city it goes to. Reverse the phone#s and addresses they gave you to see where they go. Argali is really good for this. You can also reverse the address. Just go to www.argali.com and download their program. If you think the address is a mail drop you can check that out as well at http://www.finaid.com/scholarships/maildropsearch.phtml If you want to find out who owns the address they give you to send payment to you can also go to http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm Select the state and county of the address. A lot of them have online databases, but you can call the tax assessor as well and find out who owns that property. These are just a few of the free online resouces you can use to protect yourself and verify the information the seller gives you is accurate. Ask for references from other people they have done business with. If I'm shelling out $100 for an effect pedal or $3000 for a bass, I want to know if the person is honest or not, Make sure the info they give you checks out before you give up any of your hard earned cash. An honest seller won't be offended in the least when you ask them for this info. Posted for info.

[quote name='aznbass' post='870281' date='Jun 17 2010, 10:05 PM']I think im trading it off for tom1946's P if all is well, i really like the look of the black jazz with a maple neck. If i had money... [/quote] No worries mate - no doubt I'll be buying it off Tom in a few weeks....

[quote name='tom1946' post='870119' date='Jun 17 2010, 06:48 PM']Pm'd back [/quote] You not got enough basses? Quick photos of Tom's old bass: Replaced the pearlescent with the black to 'moodify the bass! The mark: There is another lighter mark elsewhere on it - maybe you've still got the photo Tom? Not desperate to sell trade but fancy a USA if it comes up - it's a 2008.

Any images?

[quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='865499' date='Jun 12 2010, 08:25 PM']Price Drop: £650 ono Can get some decent pics if anyone is interested???[/quote] pm'd

Free bump for a thing of beauty.

[quote name='aznbass' post='865270' date='Jun 12 2010, 03:21 PM']Hello! For sale is my Fender jazz bass , American Standard, in charocal frost, with maple fingerboard. after i bought it second hand, ive literally played it a handfull of times due to college etc. There is a bit of damage from the previous owner. No paint is missing, just indents on the back in a few places. The original square finder SKB case is also present. as is the truss rod tool, and i think the cloth is around aswell. The case is damaged on the underside, some of the plastic is broken. Im only selling it so that i can buy a cheaper Mexican Jazz bass. and maybe some Bartolini's to throw into it. So if you have a Mex or other cheaper model for sale, let me know, and i would love to do a PX. I would ideally like somewhere around the £600 mark, this is significantly under what i payed for it. But obviously, there is always room to barter i guess. Pictures can be sent to anyone interested, I am willing to post, and willing to recieve payment in cash, or by paypal. Thanks alot guys. Daljit.[/quote] I have a black MIM Jazz, maple neck with a choice of pearlescent or black pickguard. Bought from Tom1946 off here and since then it has been set up by 7strings from this site with new rotosound strings; I have shielded the control panel area and stuck a new capacitor on the tone pot. I am considering selling it for £350 (I bought it for £320) due to the upgrades. It has 2 marks on it. If interested, I'll get pics and send them.

Just remove the E and B high strings and add an octaver.......

Anything I like but can't afford is getting a free bump!

Utterly beautiful...I've got £450 saved for a strat....could sell MIM black Fender Jazz and....NOOOOOOOOOOO! Best of luck mate - I would totally love that piece of wood but I doubt mine would sell in time!

Strung Out Guitars sold our red version for about the same two months ago. Best of luck.