Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
I always have my eye out for USA Dean Hardtail's, as I'm selling my Blue one and I'm likely selling my 2004 signed Collectors Edition in quilted maple amber burst. I would really like another 2002 or 2003 in a unique finish, as the wood from the first 3-4 years were supposed to be the best of the best of Dean's wood stock.
So this morning an incredible deal popped on Reverb, and I mean incredible. It was a 2002 flame top with a really nice pattern and a one piece back in a really nice trans amber finish, but not a burst finish. Beautiful. My absolute favorite Hardtail is my 2002 Vintage Cherry Burst. There is just something about it, so I'd like another 2002.
Anyhow, I was at the hospital with my wife, who was having an outpatient procedure. I had my tablet with me and was using my iPhone as my hotspot, but I couldn't get it to connect to PayPal or take my credit card after adding the guitar to my cart. We were pretty deep in the hospital and service was spotty. Normally I would have just gone outside to get better service, but the nurse had told me I could see my wife in just a few minutes and that she'd had a hard time during the procedure.... so I didn't want to be outside buying a guitar while she was lying in recovery in pain, waiting for me to come in.
The only thing I could get Reverb to do was let me make an offer. So I made an offer for the full asking price + the full shipping price listed in the ad, along with a note saying I was tied up with my wife for a medical procedure and that I could probably pay within the hour, but wanted to reserve the guitar.
20 minutes later I get a message that my offer was declined and the guitar was now sold. WTF???? It turns out that since the seller hadn't yet accepted the offer, someone else came along and put the guitar in their cart and bought it. That automatically declines all offers, even my full price offer that was submitted before the other party bought the guitar.
Long story short, I'm pretty bummed and it's bummed me out all day. Deals like this, at the asking price for a 15 year old mint condition guitar, are not common. I've never seen one listed at such a low price.
It wasn't meant to be, and I won't die. I just wanted to share my disappointment with a group of guys that I know will understand. Thanks for reading if you made it this far.
So this morning an incredible deal popped on Reverb, and I mean incredible. It was a 2002 flame top with a really nice pattern and a one piece back in a really nice trans amber finish, but not a burst finish. Beautiful. My absolute favorite Hardtail is my 2002 Vintage Cherry Burst. There is just something about it, so I'd like another 2002.
Anyhow, I was at the hospital with my wife, who was having an outpatient procedure. I had my tablet with me and was using my iPhone as my hotspot, but I couldn't get it to connect to PayPal or take my credit card after adding the guitar to my cart. We were pretty deep in the hospital and service was spotty. Normally I would have just gone outside to get better service, but the nurse had told me I could see my wife in just a few minutes and that she'd had a hard time during the procedure.... so I didn't want to be outside buying a guitar while she was lying in recovery in pain, waiting for me to come in.
The only thing I could get Reverb to do was let me make an offer. So I made an offer for the full asking price + the full shipping price listed in the ad, along with a note saying I was tied up with my wife for a medical procedure and that I could probably pay within the hour, but wanted to reserve the guitar.
20 minutes later I get a message that my offer was declined and the guitar was now sold. WTF???? It turns out that since the seller hadn't yet accepted the offer, someone else came along and put the guitar in their cart and bought it. That automatically declines all offers, even my full price offer that was submitted before the other party bought the guitar.
Long story short, I'm pretty bummed and it's bummed me out all day. Deals like this, at the asking price for a 15 year old mint condition guitar, are not common. I've never seen one listed at such a low price.
It wasn't meant to be, and I won't die. I just wanted to share my disappointment with a group of guys that I know will understand. Thanks for reading if you made it this far.
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