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Location: San Angelo, Texas | When looking for guitars or gear, how often do you use E-bay and/or Instrument Exchange? |
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December 2003
Posts: 1889
Location: Central Massachusetts | Guess it's polling day around here. Never heard of Instrument Exchange. and you left out the "OFC Buy/Sell/Trade" forum. |
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January 2005
Posts: 4903
Location: Phoenix AZ | For USED instruments, online auctions are great. I recently made my first purchase from IE and it actually went quite well. They take PayPal, which is a requirement for me. 3 day return policy. I was quite satisfied. Dave |
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February 2002
Posts: 1817
Location: Minden, Nebraska | I buy a lot of stuff via IE auctions, but some of their stores are very, very careless in physical descriptions. It is the exception that I receive something that does not have undisclosed wear and tear or outright damage. Their policy is that if you return it, you eat the shipping cost.
FYI, for those who don't know who they are, they are an outlet for Guitar Center which also owns Musician's Friend. Sometimes bargains can be found, but usually their reserves are higher than eBay prices. |
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September 2004
Posts: 777
Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I bought my W597 through IE and it really was nice having the period of time to inspect the instrument. In my case, it was not as advertised, so I made an offer and it was accepted. Got a good deal on a great guitar, and was able to pass that deal on to another person... at least before the Post Office got done with it. |
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May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Never actually was allowed to purchase anything on IE because on the three times I've bid the store pulled the items because (they say) that someone bought the item in the store. Never had that problem on ebay. |
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Instrument Exchange or E-Bay