So this guy is in the store today checking out the Fender G-DEC and asks if we take trade-ins.
"Yes," I tell him.
"Oh, okay. I've got a '60s Fender Princeton, you know, blackface. My kids would love this thing (the G-DEC).
I told him to keep the Princeton and buy a drum machine.
The kids will love it
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Re: The kids will love it
oh man!
it's amazing this stuff still happens!!!
what was the story about the kid that walks in with a LPB Jag (or JM - can't remember) and insists on trading it for a cheapo shredder guitar, even when told his guitar is valuable and could buy him loads of shredder guitars!!
it's amazing this stuff still happens!!!
what was the story about the kid that walks in with a LPB Jag (or JM - can't remember) and insists on trading it for a cheapo shredder guitar, even when told his guitar is valuable and could buy him loads of shredder guitars!!
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Re: The kids will love it
You're a nice person, and that's a good thing.flatfiver wrote: I told him to keep the Princeton and buy a drum machine.
Lots of guys would have done the deal, gave him squat for it, and then bought the store out of it. I used to watch (with disgust) this particular guy in a Tucson gear store ripping people on trade ins and then selling their stuff at guitar shows and on eBay later. It's pretty sad when some bonehead in a reputable store is screwing people worse than Speedy Pawn down the street.
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Re: The kids will love it
I got taken once in Austin, I had a 70's Princeton I wanted to trade for a Marshall cabinet (I didn't know any better back then). The guy sees the amp and I could see in him get excited and then play it off. I thought, "that was weird." Only after I got home with a beat up Marshal cabinet with a blown speaker, did I find out what an idiot I was. You live and learn.
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Re: The kids will love it
He called it a "blackface"? That's pretty gear-nerdish. I would expect a clueless person like that to just say "I have a really old amp so it's probably not worth anything".flatfiver wrote: So this guy is in the store today checking out the Fender G-DEC and asks if we take trade-ins.
"Yes," I tell him.
"Oh, okay. I've got a '60s Fender Princeton, you know, blackface. My kids would love this thing (the G-DEC).
I told him to keep the Princeton and buy a drum machine.
"You eventually learn that true priorities are like arms; if you think you have more than a couple, you're either lying or crazy."
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Re: The kids will love it
okay, so an update:
The guy came in on Sunday and did the trade - the amp was a blackface non-reverb Princeton. Apparently it's pretty beat and needs some work, but does work & sounds pretty good. I say apparently because my manager bought it immediately - I never saw it!
This customer is relatively well-off and knows a decent bit about gear and was happy with the deal.
What's a Princeton (NON-reverb) in crap condition going for these days?
The guy came in on Sunday and did the trade - the amp was a blackface non-reverb Princeton. Apparently it's pretty beat and needs some work, but does work & sounds pretty good. I say apparently because my manager bought it immediately - I never saw it!
This customer is relatively well-off and knows a decent bit about gear and was happy with the deal.
What's a Princeton (NON-reverb) in crap condition going for these days?
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Re: The kids will love it
a lot. 600 bucks?