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a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:32 pm
by brycycle
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...
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:04 pm
by rickaddict
You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:35 pm
by rickenbrother
rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
+1
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:37 pm
by kssound
brycycle wrote:last week, i came across a CL listing for a '73 MG 4001
MG= MapleGlow?
Good Luck on this!
Scott
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:43 pm
by rickenbrother
kssound wrote:
MG= MapleGlow?
Correct, just leave off the "w" at the end.
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:51 pm
by dog
Scares me!
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:09 pm
by beatlefreak
Good luck, Bryce. Photos, please, when you get it.
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:19 pm
by brycycle
rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
i've always had perfect luck buying from CL.
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.
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:35 pm
by jps
rickenbrother wrote:rickaddict wrote:You got stones, kid!
Good luck!
+1
+2
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:19 pm
by jingle_jangle
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:36 pm
by brycycle
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...
on that subject, how's that CS coming along?
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:41 pm
by jingle_jangle
Locked and loaded, Bryce.
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:29 pm
by doctorwho
jingle_jangle wrote:Locked and loaded, Bryce.
If there was gold ore in a Scottish lake, would that then be 'loched and loded"?
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:13 am
by jingle_jangle
A Golden Rimshot Award goes to the Good Doctor!
Re: a gamble...
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:26 pm
by brycycle
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.
