I purchased an inexpensive soprano uke from ebay. The listing stated the uke was "like new and had only been played a few times". When it arrived I changed out the strings to the Martin Fluros that I like and in doing so discovered that the nut had been filed down so much that the A string would barely vibrate as it was so close to the first fret. The grooves had been filed deep enough that I now have piece of hard plastic toothpicks in the grooves with the strings on top of the toothpick pieces.
I can understand wanting to lower the action, but this uke had been rendered in need of repair from my perspective. So, here is the question: Does one assume this kind of risk when buying a used uke or has the guy been deceptive enough that it warrants a bad ebay seller rating. If the guy had said it needed a new nut, I would not have purchased it. Your thoughts please.
I can understand wanting to lower the action, but this uke had been rendered in need of repair from my perspective. So, here is the question: Does one assume this kind of risk when buying a used uke or has the guy been deceptive enough that it warrants a bad ebay seller rating. If the guy had said it needed a new nut, I would not have purchased it. Your thoughts please.