a gamble...
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a gamble...
last week, i came across a CL listing for a '73 MG 4001 in the uS for a great price.
i contacted the seller who informed me he purchased it off of an "old timer" 5 years ago and as the current owner is a drummer, he's had it cased for pretty much all of that 5 years.
the seller doesn't have a digital camera, so i sent him images of a '73 with the desired features of that year and he confirmed that his looked exactly the same. as there were other interested parties, i gave the seller a call and we set the price and shipping details.
i know it was a gamble - let's hope it pays-off. updates to come later in the week when it arrives...
i contacted the seller who informed me he purchased it off of an "old timer" 5 years ago and as the current owner is a drummer, he's had it cased for pretty much all of that 5 years.
the seller doesn't have a digital camera, so i sent him images of a '73 with the desired features of that year and he confirmed that his looked exactly the same. as there were other interested parties, i gave the seller a call and we set the price and shipping details.
i know it was a gamble - let's hope it pays-off. updates to come later in the week when it arrives...
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Re: a gamble...
You got stones, kid!
Good luck!

Good luck!
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+1rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! 
Re: a gamble...
MG= MapleGlow?brycycle wrote:last week, i came across a CL listing for a '73 MG 4001
Good Luck on this!
Scott
Sparky,
Snohomish, WA
72-4001 JG, 73-4001 JG, 86-4003/5 JG hmmm someday I might have to try a color!
Snohomish, WA
72-4001 JG, 73-4001 JG, 86-4003/5 JG hmmm someday I might have to try a color!
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Correct, just leave off the "w" at the end.kssound wrote: MG= MapleGlow?
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! 
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Re: a gamble...
Good luck, Bryce. Photos, please, when you get it.
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i've always had perfect luck buying from CL.rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
i'm usually sent photos which tell all, but there have been 2 other gambles in the past. on one occasion the photos are terrible (cell phone) - the other was a blind buy.
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+2rickenbrother wrote:+1rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
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Remember the CS, Bryce?
Certifiable nut case, he wuz.
Certifiable nut case, he wuz.
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yes - but you helped me pick-up TWO rics basses for $2800 IIRC - one being a CS. i sold the other, an early 80's white 4001, for $1800...but yes, our "dear friend" was out there...jingle_jangle wrote:Remember the CS, Bryce?![]()
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Certifiable nut case, he wuz.
on that subject, how's that CS coming along?
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Locked and loaded, Bryce.
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If there was gold ore in a Scottish lake, would that then be 'loched and loded"?jingle_jangle wrote:Locked and loaded, Bryce.
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. - Seneca
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A Golden Rimshot Award goes to the Good Doctor!
Re: a gamble...
I missed delivery before I headed West for the holidays - the mystery box is waiting at the post office - I'll pick it up Jan 3.
