Members geek_usa Posted May 18, 2012 Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hey man, I'm the dude looking at your amp...I will NOT kill you. I promise. I think it's better for both of us that I know where you live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Btw, here's what you DON'T type: "Hey man, here's my addy. I usually get home from work at 5:30pm weekdays, so anytime after that is fine." In other words:Here's where I liveHere's when I won't be home. (sadly its easy to fall in this "trap" as you try to coordinate a day/time to meet. The scary ones are when you give the person your addy and they DON'T show up! So now they can stake out your house and see when you leave...) My buddy is LAPD. He carries a gun, and even he refuses to deal with CL! Den of thieves. He sees it every day. The bad apples ruin it for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 i lugged my 70 lbs twin reverb to some dudes work and when I get there the very first thing he says is, "I have 30 amps, so I dont really need another one" then he kept saying, "how bad do you wanna sell it?" I was asking $650 for a 5 year old blonde twin reverb in near mint condish. ...then he pulled a power tube and saw the silvering and I said it probably needs new tubes and then he said its really bad for the amp to play it with dying tubes. then he asked what kind of tubes does it have? so I said they are groove tubes, I forget I think rebranded sovteks and he was like, " no I mean what kind?" umm its a twin reverb so 6l6 derp... so he offered his blues jr and me giving him $200. what a dumbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 i lugged my 70 lbs twin reverb to some dudes work and when I get there the very first thing he says is, "I have 30 amps, so I dont really need another one" then he kept saying, "how bad do you wanna sell it?" I was asking $650 for a 5 year old blonde twin reverb in near mint condish. ...then he pulled a power tube and saw the silvering and I said it probably needs new tubes and then he said its really bad for the amp to play it with dying tubes. then he asked what kind of tubes does it have? so I said they are groove tubes, I forget I think rebranded sovteks and he was like, " no I mean what kind?" umm its a twin reverb so 6l6 derp... so he offered his blues jr and me giving him $200. what a dumbass. LOL wow that sucks. What do you mean by "silvering"? I just changed the tubes in my Hot Rod to JJs; I know the old ones are old but I wonder how old lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 LOL wow that sucks. What do you mean by "silvering"? I just changed the tubes in my Hot Rod to JJs; I know the old ones are old but I wonder how old lol. they get this silver crap on the glass. I thinks its called getter, its normal. the guy was an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 they get this silver crap on the glass. its normal. the guy was an idiot. Lol, there was a little brown stuff on mine, but that was probably from that one time I shov- nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 Lol, there was a little brown stuff on mine, but that was probably from that one time I shov- nevermind. as long as its not pink or white they should be ok...blood red from your rectum means you may need a digital impaction (thats medical jargon for getting a finger (or 2)shoved up yer arse), but the tubes are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geek_usa Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 i lugged my 70 lbs twin reverb to some dudes work and when I get there the very first thing he says is, "I have 30 amps, so I dont really need another one" then he kept saying, "how bad do you wanna sell it?" I was asking $650 for a 5 year old blonde twin reverb in near mint condish. ...then he pulled a power tube and saw the silvering and I said it probably needs new tubes and then he said its really bad for the amp to play it with dying tubes. then he asked what kind of tubes does it have? so I said they are groove tubes, I forget I think rebranded sovteks and he was like, " no I mean what kind?" umm its a twin reverb so 6l6 derp... so he offered his blues jr and me giving him $200. what a dumbass. this guy lives on fantasy island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 oh and I brought my guitar and cord and said lets go in your store and fire it up? he just kind of ignored that...he really just wanted to low ball the {censored} out of me. he was wearing a VT shirt and chinos-so me thinks hes a cheapo rich guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I met this guy last week when he came over to buy my slowcooker. Heckuva nice fella. Even invited me to his home for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members albertus Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I will only meet people in a mcdonaldland play area during the time of noon to 1:30 pm. Also it must be sunny out with no bad weather. I arrive half an hour early and set up a surveillance camera that automatically uploads the footage to a secure server in an undisclosed location. Then I notify the local police department of my itinerary. Directly before doing the meet I contact my lawyer and make sure my will is in order, and I leave the name of the potential buyer; if I disappear his job is to contact the police and let them know what has happened. When the buyer arrives I observe him for a while to make sure he looks legit. I don't say it's me, I let him leave and I follow him for a while to make sure he's alone. Then I call him and say sorry I'm running late can you please come back and meet me again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I will only meet people in a mcdonaldland play area during the time of noon to 1:30 pm. Also it must be sunny out with no bad weather. I arrive half an hour early and set up a surveillance camera that automatically uploads the footage to a secure server in an undisclosed location. Then I notify the local police department of my itinerary. Directly before doing the meet I contact my lawyer and make sure my will is in order, and I leave the name of the potential buyer; if I disappear his job is to contact the police and let them know what has happened. When the buyer arrives I observe him for a while to make sure he looks legit. I don't say it's me, I let him leave and I follow him for a while to make sure he's alone. Then I call him and say sorry I'm running late can you please come back and meet me again? Oh, my... Genius... GENIUS I TELL YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 23miles Posted May 19, 2012 Members Share Posted May 19, 2012 I have sold amps via Craigslist. I wouldn't buy an amplifier with out playing it, so I expect any potential buyer to want to put the amp through its paces before buying. Like all Craigslist transactions, you have to do your due diligence. Establish personal contact with the buyer, find out his local phone and address before inviting him to your home. I always have a family member go outside and get the license plate number and registration info from his car. Haven't had a problem yet. And I have met some very nice people this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 I keep learning CL lessons. Drove 50 miles to buy a Strat today. Price was firm but decent. Unfortunately condition was nowhere near what I thought it would be. Just cosmetic, but it was a mess. I could have gotten back in the car and driven 50 miles back home sulking. Instead I "overpaid" for a guitar that feels great and I really like - but has just gotten a head start on the "relic" thing... (I thought it was priced $50 too cheap, instead it was $50 too much - but such is life. Lesson - be wary of deals that appear good!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 "Safest way to sell an amp on Craigslist? Should I let someone come to my home?"No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Should be no problem inviting a stranger over just make sure you have some gay porn playing on the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Should be no problem inviting a stranger over just make sure you have some gay porn playing on the tv. Yeah, two problems with that:1- you have to get gay porn and play it on your tv!2- if the buyer is gay, then that may be an open invitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 Yeah, two problems with that:1- you have to get gay porn and play it on your tv!2- if the buyer is gay, then that may be an open invitation. Up here in the San Francisco Bay Area you have a very good chance of getting option #2 haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hookandcanman Posted May 20, 2012 Members Share Posted May 20, 2012 oh and I brought my guitar and cord and said lets go in your store and fire it up? he just kind of ignored that...he really just wanted to low ball the {censored} out of me. he was wearing a VT shirtand chinos-so me thinks hes a cheapo rich guy. I {censored}ing hate those kind of people. VT posers. You shoulda just stopped as soon as you saw him and turned around.... Or ask him how much tuition costs per semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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