Hmmm... I am not sure about this one

stts64 · Post by **stts64** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:45 am

I am sure most of you have seen this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-VINTAGE-BASS-GUITAR-JACK-PLATE-1970s_W0QQitemZ150076559418QQihZ005QQcategoryZ85856QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

An easy way to put some vintage years on your new RIC. It just did not agree with me very well. I guess RIC should start thinking of putting their serial numbers somewhere else.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:10 am

Stay away from this guy, he is bad news.

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:37 am

Never dealt with him. What's the deal with him?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:52 am

He was selling some prototype hardware that "left" the factory apparently without management approval. That is not to say that the seller had anything to do with that but the items were stolen goods nonetheless.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:19 pm

Didn't some forum members also have issues with buying from him and not getting their merchandise or something to that effect? I think Mark Walker may have been one such person. IIRC there was a thread about this that eventually got deleted.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:27 pm

None of my business really, but I recall another member having had difficulties with Doc, & JH's comments would tend to lead someone to shy away from dealings with the doc.
Not isolated incidents at all, you'd expect someone who has been in & around the biz for so long, as the doc is supposed to have been, to be more professional!
I think all of that was in the deleted thread.
And yes, there was some very nasty name-calling posted by doc directed at Mark W.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:41 pm

He took forever to send me my small part, and gave me false info as to when it had been mailed out, in order to keep me from lodging a Paypal complaint against him.

He seems to be the kind of guy who thinks his business would be a breeze if it weren't for those da***d customers...

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:41 pm

I need that part for my faker...whoops!

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:31 pm

Thanks for the heads up!

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:18 pm

I bought an old Rickenbacker badge from him for about $23 identical to this one which he has a $99 BIN.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150045379211&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=150076559418&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

When I called after I'd won the auction I got the distinct impression that they were not at all happy with the low price the item went for.

I was charged $5 shipping and another $3 for insurance, it was sent surface mail for $1.80 and no insurance. It took several calls and approximately three weeks before I saw the article.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:05 am

Funny thing is I could kinda use that plate, as when I originally made my sea green project, I BT'd everything including the jack plate. Would love to have a chrome one...

not a major thing on my needs list however.