yorick Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Our German friend is at it again!!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80s-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-LEFT-HAND_W0QQitemZ120503509337QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0e91a159"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80s-FENDER-JAZZ-BASS...=item1c0e91a159[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 hahaha yeah!! i love it!! i did spot this guy when i started to ebay, i just love the way he hides the headstock and makes cheap basses worth £1,000[sub]s[/sub] i wonder if he actually sells these at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bear in mind that some of the reason stuff looks so expensive is because the pound is crap against the Euro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Try approaching him with offers (but don't mention the War). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote name='bigsmokebass' post='680462' date='Dec 10 2009, 05:58 PM']i wonder if he actually sells these at all?[/quote] With the prices he's asking? he's gotta be so wrecked on some sort of crack type substance that i doubt he cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote name='bigsmokebass' post='680462' date='Dec 10 2009, 05:58 PM']i wonder if he actually sells these at all?[/quote] [url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&userid=music-outlet-shop&iid=-1&de=off&interval=0&items=200"]Apparently not...[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Errrr, it looks like a Fender Japan bass to me, I have one very similar and a lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I must have missed all discussions on Basschat regarding this guy (!?!) but I've been a fan of his listings for years.... purely as a spectator sport of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='680802' date='Dec 10 2009, 11:12 PM']I must have missed all discussions on Basschat regarding this guy (!?!) but I've been a fan of his listings for years.... purely as a spectator sport of course[/quote] +1 to that. It's always a pleasure to watch a master at work (although I'm not sure exactly what "our man in Mittel" is a master of) P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Pepper Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='680539' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:10 PM'][url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&userid=music-outlet-shop&iid=-1&de=off&interval=0&items=200"]Apparently not...[/url][/quote] Does he still have that Status Shark bass for sale? That advert has been on ebay for as long as I can remember. FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 [quote name='Floyd Pepper' post='681400' date='Dec 11 2009, 02:58 PM']Does he still have that Status Shark bass for sale? That advert has been on ebay for as long as I can remember. FP[/quote] Probably sprayed it banana yellow and called it vintage..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebasshead Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='680827' date='Dec 10 2009, 11:40 PM']+1 to that. It's always a pleasure to watch a master at work (although I'm not sure exactly what "our man in Mittel" is a master of) P.[/quote] It's his replies to his negative feedback that tickle me...he's not a very forgiving sort when it comes to criticism, straight in with the insults! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Great playing and great sounding = no strings ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='681441' date='Dec 11 2009, 03:38 PM']Great playing and great sounding = no strings ?[/quote] It's so you don't see how badd the action is when re-strung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 See: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=604268&highlight="]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...&highlight=[/url] Read to the bottom. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Crikey, he seems a wee bit unhinged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tischbein Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 There is a sucker born every morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Isn't this not the same guy who was trying to sell that red Warwick Fortress with the scratch plate for as long as Ebay had been running?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) You could always go for this 'Bonsai Jazz'... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-FENDER-BONSAI-JAZZ-BASS-USA-MADE_W0QQitemZ120504348863QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0e9e70bf"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-FENDER-BONSAI-J...=item1c0e9e70bf[/url] Edited December 16, 2009 by RussFM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 hahaha! Do you think you need to spray it with a fine mist of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 My favourite bit is: "Spec: sound: sounds GR 8 !" Is that the manufacturers spec? Also..anyone speak German and know what all the text says in the white space which you can only see if you highlight it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 It's just legal lease, but it's not right to white it out... (By the way, I don't speak German, but google does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='680539' date='Dec 10 2009, 07:10 PM'][url="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&userid=music-outlet-shop&iid=-1&de=off&interval=0&items=200"]Apparently not...[/url][/quote] i dunno, he's not doing too bad, sold two 70's fender precisions for over 1000 euros this month alone... though most of his sales seem to be smaller items, pots, knobs, screws etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1971-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-USA_W0QQitemZ120519695299QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1c0f889bc3"]Have we done this one?[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 He can't be doing that good,looks like he can't afford strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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