jsa11 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I recently posted for sale my 2003 cherry red B-stock Epi Casino, made in Korea, on craigslist. I got a response back from a guy who wants to do a straight swap, my Casino for his '89 Sheraton. He lives out of town, however, and we would basically have to ship our guitars to one another. I'm a little wary of this, but I might be willing to go through with it depending on the feedback I get from you guys. My two questions are: 1. What is the build quality of the late 80s Sheratons compared to current day quality. I hear a lot of raving about early 80s Rivieras, but do the later Sheratons hold up fairly well as well? 2. Anybody have any experience with long distance craigslist deals? I'm incredibly wary about doing this sort of thing; any postitive/negative experiences with this? Below are some pictures. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 My biggest concern would be assuring that he has sent you his, before you send yours. I would think that if he were legitimate, he would have the same concern. Unlike eBay, where there is at least some recourse for a transaction tha goes bad (leaving negative feedback, filing a dispute, neither of which are worth all that much) you are acting solely on someone's word. I wouldn't do it, no matter how good a deal it is. Unfortunate that we can't trust people anymore. Too many scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have to agree. Without the recourse of PayPal dispute resolution you are trusting the other party to ship you an item that you haven't seen up close and that could have defects even if the trade went smoothly. I'm reluctant to buy any archtop on eBay, but doing a swap is even riskier. Maybe instead of doing a straight trade, he could buy your guitar and you refund the amount when his shows up? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Jsa, I'm with Brianh and Tweed. Without even considering any specific guitar, I am cautious of buying a new guitar without playing it. I would never buy (or trade for) a used one if I could not examine it first! Just my two cents. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 for sure. if he is shopping on ebay he is looking to buy, and if he is selling his there is no reason why he would not want to sell his to you if he buys yours. now, if he ain't willing to do that, that tells you right there something is wrong. another thing to add about poeple, nowadays poeple do wrong without even believing they are doing wrong. something to consider when trying to guess someones actions-you are at the mercy of his ethics, and as stated you have no recorse. as far as the axe goes, i am not an epi expert but i know that those are good guitars. does he have it listed? what is he asking for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 make a road trip out of it, take a saturday, and go check it out. problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomeagle1 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Personally I would stay FAR away from this unless it was face to face While this may be on the level, my gut feeling is that it has too much potential for a scam. IMHO Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Your '03 Casino is probably made by Peerless and is well regarded, & the P90s were pretty darn good around that time. The humbuckers in early Korean Sheratons generally get very mixed reviews. At best this would probably be an even swap, or depending on condition, you might be trading down. Offer to drive & meet this person half-way, or forget it. You need to see this guitar first hand, and take along a little battery powered amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsa11 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Thanks for the feedback guys. He lives much to far away to drive out there but he ended up reading this post and contacted me with the same concerns I had, so I guess we both agreed that it was best not to do the deal. Shame you can't trust anyone these days tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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