YogiTom
Well-known member
I’m probably getting worked up over nothing, but I’m having a less than stellar buying experience on Reverb, and just wanted to complain to my fellow ukers... Rant below.
In thinking my UAS was behind me, I came across this recent thread and thought it was a fun idea, so I chimed in with my “wishlist”. Top of that list was a pre-WWII Martin S2 Soprano, which I figured would be well out of my price range for the condition I was looking for (near mint).
Two days later, I found one on Reverb that took my breath away. Near-mint, if photos and description was to be believed, AND <$1K. I spent several hours comparing photos to vintage Martin listings elsewhere and internet resources for trying to confirm the age. Feeling satisfied it was in fact pre-WWII, I pulled the trigger. That was yesterday.
This morning, I used the “Message the Seller” feature to ask if the seller could please wait to ship until Monday so the uke wouldn’t be stuck in a shipping network over the weekend. This evening at dinner, I got an email with my FedEx tracking info, showing the package as in the network and scheduled for Tuesday delivery.
I’m sure I’m future tripping, imagining all the problems that could result from this vintage piece of wood sitting in various trucks and warehouses in California summertime, but am I being unreasonable in my feeling that the seller either missed or ignored my message? At the least it feels discourteous, but I also don’t want to blame the seller too much here...I’m not sure how effective these “Message the Seller” messages really are.
Also, instead of two days of transit if it had been shipped Monday (SoCal going to NorCal), it is instead going to be five days because of the weekend.
:rant over:
I’m just hopeful the uke shows up without issue. It’s about all I can do at this point. :shaka:
In thinking my UAS was behind me, I came across this recent thread and thought it was a fun idea, so I chimed in with my “wishlist”. Top of that list was a pre-WWII Martin S2 Soprano, which I figured would be well out of my price range for the condition I was looking for (near mint).
Two days later, I found one on Reverb that took my breath away. Near-mint, if photos and description was to be believed, AND <$1K. I spent several hours comparing photos to vintage Martin listings elsewhere and internet resources for trying to confirm the age. Feeling satisfied it was in fact pre-WWII, I pulled the trigger. That was yesterday.
This morning, I used the “Message the Seller” feature to ask if the seller could please wait to ship until Monday so the uke wouldn’t be stuck in a shipping network over the weekend. This evening at dinner, I got an email with my FedEx tracking info, showing the package as in the network and scheduled for Tuesday delivery.
I’m sure I’m future tripping, imagining all the problems that could result from this vintage piece of wood sitting in various trucks and warehouses in California summertime, but am I being unreasonable in my feeling that the seller either missed or ignored my message? At the least it feels discourteous, but I also don’t want to blame the seller too much here...I’m not sure how effective these “Message the Seller” messages really are.
Also, instead of two days of transit if it had been shipped Monday (SoCal going to NorCal), it is instead going to be five days because of the weekend.
:rant over:
I’m just hopeful the uke shows up without issue. It’s about all I can do at this point. :shaka:
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