Of any interest to anyone? UK X390

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOOK-RARE-Vintage-1986-Westone-Pantara-X390-And-Original-Hard-Case-/320876991026?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4ab5c25232

Looks to be in great condition as well. Not really my cup of tea and Hertfordshire is a way away from Yorkshire so good luck to anyone who's interested. wonder what the reserve is - don't think you'll get it for a penny!

It's mine all mine already Just got to pick it up.

Wow - quick work! Seller prepared to end the auction early for an offer he couldn't refuse? Let us know when you have it in hand - wouldn't want anyone trying to trump you before you have it

Blimey, the rest of us have no chance.

grogg wrote:Blimey, the rest of us have no chance.

Well after a few phone calls and an agreed price the seller hasn't the decency to even mention that he has changed his mind. Just relisted it. There you are grogg. May the highest bidder win. Good luck all. Don't think he realizes Ebay will eat 10% of the final sale. Twat.

Sounds like a chancer to be very wary of...

Bad luck, Damia

Local collection only, eh?

Anybody over there care to act as a shipping agent?

It's not even 10 miles from me. After having arranged to pick it up this evening... and then nowt!!

It still looks very white compared to most - he may have been pretty honest in that it wasn't played much, it looks great. Is it really yours now Westbone? If so, you need to make a deal on the roughed up white one ya got

Westbone wrote:It's not even 10 miles from me. After having arranged to pick it up this evening... and then nowt!!

Yup, I did a GoogleEarth search of the area. Sorry Damian, not attempting to rub in lemon juice or anything...

You want to read the post a little closer, sarc.

Iceman wrote:

Westbone wrote:It's not even 10 miles from me. After having arranged to pick it up this evening... and then nowt!!

Yup, I did a GoogleEarth search of the area. Sorry Damian, not attempting to rub in lemon juice or anything...

The guitar is not in Cheshunt but Loughton, even closer. I'm just well peed off. At half 6 this evening we spoke. He was on his way home and would phone when there. Nothing, won't even reply to my calls. After a day of calls. What a prize plonker.

Westbone wrote:You want to read the post a little closer, sarc.

Ek dink hy is baie gretig om sy hans te kry op 'n...

Ya, hy dink soer.

Here's the new link
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320878240457?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Westbone wrote:You want to read the post a little closer, sarc.

ah had missed one of your posts - he hosed ya eh? not cool. Sorry - It looks like a keeper

Was this in the original ad? "Please note due to the huge amount of Interest that there is NO buy it now price and the auction will run to the end"

No, but after a lot of calls and an agreed price, could of at least had the decency to explain on the phone.

Westbone wrote:No, but after a lot of calls and an agreed price, could of at least had the decency to explain on the phone.

Looks like doublespeak is alive and well over there as well. Painfully reminiscent of my experience last June with that early model PW. Just plain sux, Damian

peter andre sounds like a right ©üñ+ for not manning up.

Probably can't get the wife to hand over the stones...

*EDIT* peter andre is what the forum sanitizing service substitutes for the pejorative wæñkér

I've been burned a few times. It stinks. When I was outbid on my last 350, and the bid was retracted, it looked like I burned the seller, but contacted immediately and we worked it out.

There is a lot to be said to good communication when there is any issue. We both kept our nice ebay rating and both got what we wanted. The D bags that do not have the decency to communicate suck.

sarcaster wrote:I've been burned a few times. It stinks. When I was outbid on my last 350, and the bid was retracted, it looked like I burned the seller, but contacted immediately and we worked it out.

There is a lot to be said to good communication when there is any issue. We both kept our nice ebay rating and both got what we wanted. The D bags that do not have the decency to communicate suck.

As well as "putzes" who just plain lie about an item then claim didn't know what they were doing ...

http://www.rivercityamps.com/electraforum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6221

you know that 390 hasn't been played in forever - look how green the frets are. That's an easy cleanup

Just for those of you who want one and don't really care about being mint or not...
http://cgi.ebay.fr/Westone-Pantera-X390-/150788030742?pt=FR_YO_InstrumentsMusique_Guitares&hash=item231baac116

Please feel free to P.M. me if interested ;-)

I can send you more pics, etc.
I've got the original hardcase and the original pickups, but it's got an evolution and bill awrence right now installed. Much better for sure. The knobs were also changed. Well, for more details and pics you can write to me.
Not willing to send to EUA, it' would be toooo expensive.

Thanks
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. kramer stagemaster deluxe (red amazing)
. Brian May replica (luthier's one)
. peavey destiny custom
. Fender USA yngwie malmsteen
. Custom shop limited golden edition washburn N4
. Gibson M-III custom shop
. Fender Strat 82 Similar to a '79
. Washburn ec29
. Unique washburn rs10v with birdseyemaple 1987

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The Chad wrote:Your email's going to get removed very soon by Admin I'm sure.

You'll want to invite us to PM you instead.

Thanks ;-)

Westbone wrote:

grogg wrote:Blimey, the rest of us have no chance.

Well after a few phone calls and an agreed price the seller hasn't the decency to even mention that he has changed his mind. Just relisted it. There you are grogg. May the highest bidder win. Good luck all. Don't think he realizes Ebay will eat 10% of the final sale. Twat.

Sorry to see that Damian, has happened to us all. My comment was about your speed off the mark, cant fault that. Not on ebay now, did you get it?

Ended and relisted yet again, 3rd. time. messer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320878895492?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The way this one is going you sort of get the feeling that even if you won the auction there'd be some reason that the deal didn't happen. Very poor form to accept an offer and then go back on it. If the intention is to let the auction run it's course then so be it.

And why is it constantly being removed and re-listed rather than simply amended? Messing with reserve prices? Seems like the seller knew he had something of value but has been suprised by the interest regardless. Shame really - bit of research would have told him that

He's going to get a bit of a suprise when Ebay and Paypal eat into the sale price.

And now it's been ended again! Is someone just having a laugh?

you're joking..

And relisted again.,...and again...and again...and again.

The early bidders must be getting sick of this.

If i click on the link, the item is there, but if i try searching for it directly, doesn't seem to come up

Maybe some of those early bidders got annoyed enough to have a word about the sellers conduct?

Think I'll stick mine on ebay, just for a laugh

Yes that is strange, it's gone again and again

If I had the loot I would buy it, i was working in chesthunt today....Any ideas how to persuade the wife how worth it it is and how I NEED to have it!!

To have what??? It seems that there is no there, there...

I concur that if he did let it go to auction and finish he would probably think it should have earned more no matter what the winning bid was and renege in the end. Damian seems to have the best shot at it as he is relatively close by and has already begun pursuit.

This seller comes off as awfully skittish and flighty to me... stones are most likely MIA or wanting...

What makes you think that Ice?.....................................?

IanO wrote:Any ideas how to persuade the wife how worth it it is and how I NEED to have it!!

she needs to know???????

The real ghost guitar? Well it keeps disappearing. This guy seems to be a cit of a bunt.

Ia nO wrote:If I had the loot I would buy it, i was working in cheshunt today....Any ideas how to persuade the wife how worth it it is and how I NEED to have it!!

The guitars in Loughton, apparently.
It's moved again..cupid stunt.

The guys been so surprised by the amount of interest in it.
Hence relisting time and time again, changing postage perimeter, more photos, defined info. ect. good luck to him ect. ect. ect. It's now worldwide.

They made 100'000'000' of Strats + Tele's they seem to be worth a hell of a lot more. Gonna stick mine on 'bay, for a F-nk.

I'm sure he will be monitoring the responses here. Would be great if we knew what he wants, I mean, how much is thus worth. To me, it's worth how it plays. If it's a player then I would spend but I don't like terms (apart from steinberger) and I'm not spending to use it as a bit of decoration. Westbone, if I was buying I would pass on to you at my cost+shipping.

Mea culpa as far as recent pricing is concerned, but I think this guy has got starry eyes like when someone on the antiques roadshow finds out tha their worthless bit of tat is actually worth thousands.

Sellers please remember, it's the buyer who sets the price.

Anyway, all things considered, I hope he fails in his money grabbing venture and has to go crawling back to you westbone, good luck.

I had not read all of the posts when I posted that I was in Chesthunt today. It sounds like it would ever happen even if I did have the cash and won the auciton!

Westbone wrote:What makes you think that Ice?.....................................?

Just contrasting your chances against your body of work thus far. You seem to have the knack, or gift, or Midas Touch, or call it what have you to procure these rarer examples.

I'm sure in the end it is more about your persistence and work ethic than luck that brings these home.

Now if it was Caspian Blue..maybe.

Its at £360 already and 8 days to go. With an international listing and the willingness to ship the game has changed... Damian, some you lose, lots you win.

Yes, wait untill tomorrow.

Westbone wrote:Yes, wait untill tomorrow.

...for??

Another change from the seller I guess??

grogg wrote:Another change from the seller I guess??

...sad but true

I am the brother of who's guitar x390 is up for sale, it was ME who made him take the guitar off sale! He phoned me and told be a person was very keen and being a pest and keeps phoning and wanting to buy the guitar. I am a seller on E Bay for the last 11 years with 5000+ points know when a chancer is offering cash that is is normally a VERY bad move to sell and the price £450!! was NOT fair for the condition of this (my bother wanted to take the £450 so blame me!!) .As a seller of rare vintage USA drums condition is everything there will NOT be a better example of that guitar anywhere, I promise the guitar is in the condition as stated and looks NEW, it has been at my parents house for 20 year and was never played when purchased. The reason it was taken off sale a few time is by brother did NOT realise that if it said local pick up only or uk bidding would make him lose out as he is NOT an e bay seller normally, every time he put it back u for sale he did it wrong >> it still said pick up or UK post only so I made him relist it as you can NOT edit when it had bids as I felt it needed to be a worldwide listing, Good luck if you bid, by brother Gary is not a guitar player just purchased this and never used it, it is a true story and as you will see it is a time warp example, sorry to see the bitter comments on this forum from a couple of people, John Please note now this auction is correct and set for world wide selling it will run and will NOT be pulled again, who ever wins will get the guitar when paid for.