ebay guitar with broken/repaired headstock

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So i received a guitar from ebay(jackson C. Olde Wolbers 6)and it has a repair all around the headstock. Got it for 375$ but it was listed as like new condition....guy says they did not notice the repair(they are resellers), so what do you guys recommend, should i get a partial refund? If so how much? Or should i just send it back? :no:
 
I have a friend who bought a Taylor off Ebay where the headstock was repaired. That guitar has since been nothing but problems stemming back from that. If it were me (and the condition was listed "like new"), I would demand a full refund and they cover return shipping since something that major was not disclosed. (And someone had to notice something that obvious).

Between Ebay and Paypal, they cover buyers pretty well. If there is any pushback from the seller, you should be just fine.
 
I would send it back. I have a guitar with a repaired headstock, and it's been rock solid. But I paid $60 for it. Unless they were willing to give you a partial refund of a few hundred bucks, it wouldn't be worth it to me.
 
spanny":lge7a0h5 said:
I have a friend who bought a Taylor off Ebay where the headstock was repaired. That guitar has since been nothing but problems stemming back from that. If it were me (and the condition was listed "like new"), I would demand a full refund and they cover return shipping since something that major was not disclosed. (And someone had to notice something that obvious).

Between Ebay and Paypal, they cover buyers pretty well. If there is any pushback from the seller, you should be just fine.
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I would be pissed if I got the guitar and it said new condition. But a properly repaired headstock will be as solid as one that has not been broken. The problem that it does create is how it devalues it. It's really worth about half.
 
I would not be happy with a "like new" guitar coming with a headstock repair. I think I would have to send it back.
 
I have bought and sold several guitars with headstock repairs that were professionally repaired no problems at all. The difference is that they were represented as being repaired including luthiers's name and contact info. Being listed as new or like new condition I would return immediately. If a headstock is repaired properly it will play sound and stay in tune as well as it did before the repairs.

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they offered a $150 refund so i would have ended up paying $225 plus shipping for it, but i guess i'll just send it back, i don't feel comfortable with a guitar that had that kind of repairs done to it, i don't know if it was done professionally or not :cry:
 
I would ask for a refund on the principle of the thing. Like new doesn't mean a repaired headstock. Even if they didn't know what they were doing, they should have before they put up such an ad. I'd tell them that it's too big of a risk nicely and ask for a full refund and shipping costs back to them. This will of course make them upset probably, but you have ebay and paypal on your side I'd bet on such a case. You are right about this even if they made a mistake by being upset about the ad being bogus and or neglectful or naive.
 
Yeah ,Get a refund.
Paying "Like New" money for a guitar with a broken headstock aint cool.
 
$225 plus shipping wouldn't be cheap enough for me. Repaired headstocks (done right) aren't a big deal, but if you ever try to sell it, it'll be really tough to move, so I'd want it significantly cheaper to be worth it.
 
Ebay has the selling protection program if the item is not as described in the listing.
 
Post a pic of the break if you can. A $150 refund seems decent to me if you dig the guitar and it's a clean break with a clean repair, $225 would be a decent price.

But at the same time, if you know it's going to keep bugging you, send it back.
 
it's gone...but repair was quite well hidden, probably was a very clean break in the wood, no loose splinters or something.
 
What a bummer. Sorry it had to be returned. Hopefully you find a great deal on your next axe. If be skeptical is the seller wasn't truthful about the headstock break.

If it were me, I would have taken it to a trusted luthier/shop and have them evaluate the break. I know that in Gibsons (specifically Les Pauls), a properly repaired headstock will be stronger than a stock neck/headstock, but it does hurt the resale value when you sell it.
 
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