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(No problem Shaun)(Any idea how I can escape?)(was hoping that a dose of Led Zeppelin would help)

Sh1t !!! Shaun ! Errm... doin' fine, got the Ricky bug. Let the Dolly go (again!) to a local guy, so I know where she's at. Regretted it, but a 4001CS popped up! At lot of these '70s fellas are popping up these days.

I'm a VERY high bidder on that fella !!

(Elys!!)(No I haven't!!!)(I think we may be trapped for good!)

Donny, sorry to hear you let it go and regretted it. Never mind. I take it the CS popped up and straight into your hands then? I've got one too....

All I can say is if I don't get this bass and you do, if you ever get rid I'd be grateful if you could point it in my direction first. Same goes for you Elys, although the other one would do just as nicely!! Darn, that'd be TWO I'm waiting on...."note to self, can only have one"

You can have it, Donny! I just won an all-original Mar 72 FG last week in London, except for the pickguard - no big deal to replace a PG.

The 1968 FG won from Germany this week is going to be more of a problem. Hacksawed tailpiece and icky replacements for the original slotted-screw reverse Klusons, and also needs a new PG. But an excellent original finish and no woodwork ever done, will be an easy restoral. It has an aftermarket metal nut too, just like the one you are bidding on now.

Right now, all I am hungry for is a 70-71 21-fretter to replace the March 71 21-fretter that was stolen from me years ago

Yet, still I have faith that someday Sérgio will take pity on me and give me peace... He has a Nov 1970 21-fretter that will some day be mine

I also bid on the '68, but gave up after I thought about the reconstruction issues. And I saw your '72, Elys. As for a 21-fretter, the only one I've ever seen was Chris Squire's.

We'll see how the '72 auction goes. I might get cold feet and bow out..............

Lack of Paypal, Shaun?

Although everyone knows I'm a BIG non-fan of this shifty scheme, it is just too difficult to do biz on the bay without it.

It takes five minutes to join, and then you can un-join.

I keep very little in my own Paypal account, shifting it to the bank ASAP.

Paul is the email in your profile still good? If so, I just sent you an email

Och aye, it is a two-way race at present between iwasagaijin (you?) and artnightbass. And eight days to go out of ten?

That's what I call Early Interest

Paul, there is little that is worse than PayPal IMHO, but one that actually is worse is emoneygram. Someone asked me recently to send money for a Rick item via MoneyGram. So never having heard of it before, I naively went to their web site to sign up, and after five tries it still did not work. They ask you for your SSAN, your billing addy for the CC must be the same as your physical addy, then they run a credit bureau pull on you and ask you questions that only appear on your credit report, and then if your email address is not one of the big providers like @verizon.net or @comcast.net or @att.net, etc, they deny the transfer and make you call them, and they still cannot make it work

I gave up, after the number of digits of the authorization number it produced were incorrect, according to the recipient to whom I emailed a PDF of the authorization page. I will just go get an Int'l Money Order from the Post Office next week instead and snail-mail that.

At least PayPal was an easier signup by far, and it worked the first time. I still think that PayPal approaches the demonic - remember the WSJ articles about the lawsuits they had against them, from sellers and buyers alike, about the time that eBay bought them?

I have over a 100 buy/sell transactions and have NEVER had an issue with Paypal. I would recommend Paypal to anyone. 100 may not be a lot for a store, but for a small potatoes guy like me, who likes to "horsetrade", Paypal gives me peace of mind.

PS - I never keep money in it, I just pay via the bank through Paypal, and when I sell, I transfer it to the bank, or buy something with it right away.

So far so good with me and my few transactions---but you guys are scaring me.

Hi Paul

Thank for your comments. The problem isn't me unfortunately, I'm fully signed up and use it all the time. It's the seller. Not signed up for Paypal, and not keen to either. As it's probably the only way I could afford this at the current time - depending on how high it goes of course - it may make it unworkable for me. If a miracle does happen, this will be winging it's way to you for restoration....although in view of the early interest it's not looking good for me at all. Ah well, the 4 to 8 would be SOME consolation I guess

FWIW I do the same Paul; nothing's ever in that account.

I had a bad run-in with Paypal about three years ago. Bought and paid for a bass from the 'States via it. then the seller went to ground after he said he'd posted it. After a month had passed with no sign of the bass, I instigated a claim. Paypal refused, saying it was outwith their 30-day period!!! Luckily, the bass did eventually turn up, but I am wary of Paypal.

And if the seller of the '72 does not supply me with cavity/harness pix, I'll pull my bids.