disaster

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:57 pm

it's a '72 LPB compstang, looks to be in particularly good condition but the photos i've seen are pretty crappy. i would just need someone to give it a play and have a look at the guts etc. if it got a thumbs up i'd then negotiate the price with the guy and get him to post it up to me.

yes mike, i do have a few, but i'm selling the bullet soon, and if i really really had to i'd reluctantly sell the ash mustang...

i've just always wanted a blue compstang but they're getting more and more scarce thanks to cobain-hunters.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:58 pm

You bastard

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:01 pm

Looking at the map, the train station seems to be a little out of the town. I take it you have the address? Is it on the train side of the town?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:08 pm

Mike wrote:You bastard

haha, i don't have it yet, and might not get it... it hangs in the balance!

James wrote:Looking at the map, the train station seems to be a little out of the town. I take it you have the address? Is it on the train side of the town?

i don't have the address yet, my phone's donald ducked so i can't call the guy til i get home from work tonight.

i can pass on any info to you as soon as i know for definite if you like? i'll suss the dude out this evening and if it looks like a possibility then i'll let you know the whereabouts and you can have a think about whether or not it's an option.

if it did work out i'd be eternally grateful though, i'd send you a big tin of cadbury's roses or something!

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:25 pm

Sorry, I'm a little late to the thread: James seems to have this pretty much covered, but yes, Pershore isn't far at all. Consider me very much on standby. In the plus column, I have a car and my good looks, in the negative column, I have very few free evenings this week, and no frame of reference when it comes to mustangs.

I remain, however, your humble servant.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:29 pm

I'll give each of you a fiver (clearly a better offer than some shit chocolates) to give me the skinny on everything and take Stewart out of the loop.

My contact details are: Dr.Spangle@gmail.com

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:31 pm

If you were to drive you'd have to go pretty much past me, I think. You could stop by, have a cup of tea and a bash on my Mustang, then I'll go with you to Pershore.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:37 pm

I'll give you Â£10 if you pretend to be a couple looking for an Anniversary present for each other.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:42 pm

I was assuming it was a shop, but looking at ebay it's the one on there and a private seller?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:44 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Mustang-1972_W0QQitemZ280275274210QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280275274210&_trkparms=72%3A1298|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14]Lolz @ wank flash photography

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:14 pm

camera phone pics...

yeah that's it. i'd asked the guy if it was the original finish, and as he'd mentioned buy it nows and offers on the listing i said i would have made an offer if there was a BIN, but as there wasn't i'd just let the auction run. i'm not really one for hassling ebayers, but i dropped a hint in response to his (rather bizarre) info on the listing.

he then emailed me back and said he was open to offers, and because of the amount of interest he was getting he'd probably pull the auction early... so i had no choice but to reply with a ballpark figure, depending on condition. it was either that or miss out on it when he cancelled the auction for some other fucker.

so anyway, he left a voicemail on my phone today, and said to call him back tonight.

but now my cover's blown i suppose there's nothing to stop someone else spangling me!

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:15 pm

BRB, off to Pershore to get my Spangle on.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:22 pm

Unless someone had put down a large offer, like Â£2000 or more, if I had a lot of interest I'd be letting people push the price up amongst themselves rather than pulling the auction. I suppose it gives you a chance to get it for less than you might have had to bid though.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:34 pm

James wrote:If you were to drive you'd have to go pretty much past me, I think. You could stop by, have a cup of tea and a bash on my Mustang, then I'll go with you to Pershore.

See, I could do this, but not until Thursday at the earliest, which I believe pisses on Stewart's chips somewhat. Also, I'm off to Coleford to look at a Marauder prototype Dr. Spangle's found listed with a BIN of Â£299.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:50 pm

yeah, that might be a bit too long to wait, i think there's only a couple of days to go on the auction... i can't check ebay at work though.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:32 pm

Aye, sorry Stewart and James - finishes in almost exactly two days time (he's bid up to Â£460 now, so is a tosser if he stops the auction early, in my opinion...) and I've got commitments for the next two nights (parenting and teaching, respectively) that I can't wriggle out of. Looks like the train might have to take the strain. Soz.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:36 pm

When I was talking of training it, I was assuming it was a shop that you'd found online with one, so there was less of a time constraint. I've no idea if I'm working tomorrow (see nonsense management post in the diary thread) and it's my birthday wednesday so I can't do it in the next couple of days either.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:50 pm

ah, no worries, thanks anyway laddies, i appreciate it.

i'll phone him tonight and explain i couldn't possibly offer top dollar given the quality of the photos he's provided, but i'll be willing to put a reasonable bid in if he leaves the auction running... unless of course he can send me some good quality, clear, detailed photos, then i'd consider buying it sight unseen at a higher price.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:56 pm

Good luck with this, it looks sweet!

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:57 pm