mr dave

i've only ever bought from music stores or pawn shops. like others have said, i'd much rather be able to try it out and inspect the gear before money changes hands. i know you can return online purchases if you're not satisfied but that's a pretty big hassle in my book.

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Farfisa

Not unless you can't find that brand of guitar anywhere else......and I usally ask for all the details on a guitar from sellers on ebay...If it has a small bow you could get it fixed easily anyway.

mr dave

yeah i suppose that would be the only situation where i'd turn to an online vendor. but if that were the case i'd obviously be looking for a specific name or model rather than a new instrument, like a melodic piece of furniture i might hopefully be able to rock out on.

for example, the old sears silvertone's. in the 60s they were originally made by national, harmony, danelectro then rebranded for catalog sale. you might end up with something really cool, or you might end up with leftover plywood from a cabinet painted like a guitar (which ironically enough is what the early danelectro's were if memory serves me correctly). but when vintage sites are asking $799 for something that may or may not be leftover furniture with a funky paint job i'm thinking i'd rather just go to the pawn shop and see what they have on the cheap wall.

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