Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Interesting looking stuff, but $135 shipping for guitars? http://stores.ebay.com/Antoniotsais-Guitar-Mandolin-Arts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rapmaster Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 $135 isn't outrageous considering it's coming from Taiwan.... But then again, it's coming from Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trill Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Looks like they're shipping from Taiwan, dawg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted February 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 I've heard high shipping costs is a bit of a red flag on Ebay. Figured shipping was going to be higher since it was from Taiwan. But would there stuff really be worth it, or would it just be something you would just hang on the wall and look at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exdeath Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Google the guy's name. He's had a lot of bad reports because apparently he doesn't dry his wood properly and it causes the inlays to crack and warp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 98.2% positive feedback is "ok".....but still equates to 45 negatives and 72 neutral feedbacks(as a seller). I would not bother with this seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 http://www.chionline.com/Antoniotsai/index.html I would say: no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lonechicken Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 I swear, I got tired of seeing that donkey's name come up with tons of listings so I started filtering everything to not show international listings. I know, I might miss out of some good stuff elsewhere, but it just drove me over the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fanuvbrak Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 He's kind of a snob, don't you think? I mean he won't even address solid state customers ("Hello Valved Customers"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zerkalo Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Those guitars look so gaudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Most of the negative reviews have been on his acoustic stuff. However, if you search hard enough you'll find some glowing reviews of their electric guitars and basses. That being said, I tried to contact them regarding combined shipping prices and some general other questions and never received a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 yupin last 4 months i bought heaps of guitars including rosewood backed acoustics from this ebay storethe cracking as pictured on chionline webpage appears to be similar to cracking problems in ANY acoustic guitar that has been moved/delivered from one extreme environment to another..the hit piece webpage have helped in maintaining reasonable prices on the guitars however...and for tht i am grateful all my guitars including acoustics from this ebay shop were around (and most usually under) USD300 total to my door per guitar (I am in Aus as a point o reference) and their shipping is lightning fastthey all benefit from a fret dress (as do most guitars i buy from all other sellers) but all can be setup to play beautifully (the acoustics are tougher to setup as changing action requires more work than on an electric)incidentally this is one of the few guitar sellers i have noticed who believe in bliiing on guitars (as I do) and sells them at very very reasonable pricestry finding a local luthier to do some inlay work and see how much tht costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 The reason I asked is because someone bid on that guitar using my Ebay account. I was logged into my account, and was looking at a guitar. I had to go to the bathroom, and there is a bathroom within five feet of the computer. Instead of logging out of Ebay and logging off the computer first I rushed into the bathroom (how come the real big craps are able to sneak up on you so fast?). I came out in about five minutes and found someone had entered a bid.I was asking to see how good they were, so I could possibly sell it locally and at least break even instead of going through the hassle of retracting a bid (I didn't want the bother of Ebay investigating the retraction or the possibility of having a black mark on my account).Reading the feedback on the guys page there are a lot of examples of feedbacks from the same person leaving multiple ones wording exactly like each other, all left only a few minutes apart from each other. Seems to me he's padding his postive feedback percentage. On top of that the Google search and a lot of people complaining about a lot of cracks.I've retracted the bid already, and changed my password to be on the safe side. If either Ebay or the guy tries to make a big stink about it, I'm just going to say screw it and delete my Ebay account. I've always found getting things through MF a lot less painless anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Reading the feedback on the guys page there are a lot of examples of feedbacks from the same person leaving multiple ones wording exactly like each other, all left only a few minutes apart from each other. Seems to me he's padding his postive feedback percentage. On top of that the Google search and a lot of people complaining about a lot of cracks.. are you saying the seller is buying from himself?! lolol those multiple feedback entries you see from same person/bidder/buyer in his feedback probably refers to folks who have bidded and received multiple items at the same time i know i have received 4 guitars at once from this seller after going crazy once in a few days heh so when i leave feedback i also tend to copy and paste my comments for multiple items... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 your living arrangements might require some security work are you saying the seller is buying from himself?! lolol those multiple feedback entries you see from same person/bidder/buyer in his feedback probably refers to folks who have bidded and received multiple items at the same time i know i have received 4 guitars at once from this seller after going crazy once in a few days heh so when i leave feedback i also tend to copy and paste my comments for multiple items... Forgot to mention that it is a public computer, but when you gotta go you gotta go, and I didn't think anyone was around.Also forgot to mention half the time when there was multiple entries as described the person had a very similar choice of words as used in the item description page. Me thinks he has his workers get EBay account, "buy" something, then leave positive feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Forgot to mention that it is a public computer, but when you gotta go you gotta go, and I didn't think anyone was around. Also forgot to mention half the time when there was multiple entries as described the person had a very similar choice of words as used in the item description page. Me thinks he has his workers get EBay account, "buy" something, then leave positive feedback. i doubt it very muchthe prices on these items are so low tht i am certain many buyers (like myself) have bought far more items from him than intended in the first placemoreover ..after receiving the first batch of goods(cause the first items brought on the most anxiety as one just does not know ...) and seeing tht ..OMG they are da real deal ...buyers like me then go on a spending spree GAS for these things dont cost an arm and a leg . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 $135 isn't outrageous considering it's coming from Taiwan.... But then again, it's coming from Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asp1ring_r0cker Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 "valved customer?"The answer to that question: no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MakeThemSuffer Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Did you see this one?http://cgi.ebay.com/SKULL-EYES-WITH-LIGHTS-DESIGN-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-GT6621_W0QQitemZ260206037257QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10171QQcmdZViewItem Teh lightz in teh skulls lit up when striking chord shape. I kind of want to buy that just because of the novelty lol. Too bad I don't have cash to just throw around right now I'd seriously buy it just to see what the quality is like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BusterBuster Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Start running now and don't look back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asatnutz Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 How original... Wow.. Must be the eye's. They thought they saw us coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 not by the hair on my chiny chin chin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exdeath Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Did you see this one?http://cgi.ebay.com/SKULL-EYES-WITH-LIGHTS-DESIGN-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-GT6621_W0QQitemZ260206037257QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10171QQcmdZViewItemTeh lightz in teh skulls lit up when striking chord shape. I kind of want to buy that just because of the novelty lol. Too bad I don't have cash to just throw around right now I'd seriously buy it just to see what the quality is like. It comes with a gib bag, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crappymonkey Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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