Signs a seller knows nothing about guitars....

[Tiltsta]

We have all seen the craigslist ads from people who very clearly have no knowledge of the musical instruments they are selling. I think we should compile a list of tells that suggest a seller is clueless.

Two to get thing started from today's CL listings....

1. Listing an acoustic guitar as an ACOUSTICAL guitar.
2. Describing a guitar by overall length, eg, acoustical guitar 37 inches long.

 

[jaxn slim]

I like when they mention it's missing a string, but it's replaceable.

 

[Mark Wein]

"plastic strings"

 

[smurfco]

haunting mids

 

[Mark Wein]

"Ovation"

 

[Prages]

Gibson Les Paul Maestro or Fender Squier Bullet.

 

[BlockInlay]

Don't know if this guy knows anything about guitars or not, but he knows nothing about selling them. These guitars have been posted on craigslist for YEARS now. Easily more than 5 years. Probably closer to 10 at this point.

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401467655.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401520199.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401530597.html

 

[ColourofFire]

Hehe I've asked my parents to sell some of my stuff I left behind in the Netherlands, must have been great fun if people came over to their place to test and buy

 

[jp_nyc]

- Has one broken string
- Just professionally set up (when applied to TOM bridge guitars)
- Gibson Epiphone
- Gibson Maestro
- Will not sell guitar without amp (amp is a Spider)

 

[Tiltsta]

4 string BASE guitar.

 

[Rick 381]

Don't know if this guy knows anything about guitars or not, but he knows nothing about selling them. These guitars have been posted on craigslist for YEARS now. Easily more than 5 years. Probably closer to 10 at this point.

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401467655.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401520199.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401530597.html

I probably wouldn't buy anything from that guy either. According to Google maps he lives in the middle of a lake.

 

[jelloman]

"Still has the original strings!"

 

[mongooz]

guitar has a warble stick

 

[Gary Blanchard]

 

[Kerouac]

"Still has the original strings!"

Most of mine do.

 

[mongooz]

has hummer pickups

 

[aliensporebomb]

BROWN ELCETRIC GUITAR, has 4 ply pickguard and BROWN finish. Includes trap and coiled cord.

 

[altoidman]

Don't know if this guy knows anything about guitars or not, but he knows nothing about selling them. These guitars have been posted on craigslist for YEARS now. Easily more than 5 years. Probably closer to 10 at this point.

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401467655.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401520199.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/5401530597.html

He's probably just a serial killer.

 

[bsman]

Esteban
"Squire"

 

[Lerxst]

The listing says guitar but the ad is for a keyboard