Reverb is a cesspool
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- Zacharia Matilda
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Reverb is a cesspool
I know, I know... another fucking boomer bitching and moaning, but fuck me, dude.
Just my anecdotal observations. Seeing this listing:
https://reverb.com/item/43868574-vintag ... haser-bass
Just a short time after this auction ended:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265274411612#v ... cvip-panel
This, in addition to having to return the last 2 pedals I bought due to issues that were not disclosed. It’s a real fucking crapshoot with vintage pedals these days. Everyone trying to make a living out of flipping and ripping because, hey, the vintage pedal market is out of control, man!
I asked the douchebag selling the phaser if he bothered to fix the battery terminal before he jacked the price. We shall see if I get a response.
Just my anecdotal observations. Seeing this listing:
https://reverb.com/item/43868574-vintag ... haser-bass
Just a short time after this auction ended:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265274411612#v ... cvip-panel
This, in addition to having to return the last 2 pedals I bought due to issues that were not disclosed. It’s a real fucking crapshoot with vintage pedals these days. Everyone trying to make a living out of flipping and ripping because, hey, the vintage pedal market is out of control, man!
I asked the douchebag selling the phaser if he bothered to fix the battery terminal before he jacked the price. We shall see if I get a response.
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- spofftastic
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
Zacharia Matilda wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:54 pm I know, I know... another fucking boomer bitching and moaning, but fuck me, dude.
Just my anecdotal observations. Seeing this listing:
https://reverb.com/item/43868574-vintag ... haser-bass
Just a short time after this auction ended:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265274411612#v ... cvip-panel
This, in addition to having to return the last 2 pedals I bought due to issues that were not disclosed. It’s a real fucking crapshoot with vintage pedals these days. Everyone trying to make a living out of flipping and ripping because, hey, the vintage pedal market is out of control, man!
I asked the douchebag selling the phaser if he bothered to fix the battery terminal before he jacked the price. We shall see if I get a response.
Totally agree - between this and SoCal being the "new" Macari's dealer - I am taking the route of smaller builders and waiting a long time! Reverb, for me, is just to see what's out there.
- jreeves47
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
I had an idea to buy used crap from GC, list on reverb for double, and return to GC if it doesn't sell within the allowable return period. A measly and boring way to make a buck for all you flip-lurkers reading this.
- innerflight
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
I remember when it first started and it seemed new and refreshing, cool musicians just parting and trading gear, it was much better than eBay (without the big audience of course) but it didn’t take long for it to slip into the murky pits of hell. I’ve had way more fuckers moaning and complaining on Reverb than I ever got on eBay
As for the flippers, they are all just cunts in my book
As for the flippers, they are all just cunts in my book
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- sovtekfuzz
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
Yeah reverb mostly sucks now. Anything fairly priced just gets bought and reposted for double, and you have guys like SoCal preying on people who dont know that most sola sound pedals he has are available directly from Macaris to this day
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- so&so
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
I have nothing nice to say. So that’s all I’ll say.
- windjamma
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
Even the using of the site is shite now. Everytime i search now i have to change it from uk to everywhere. Nott just once but everytime i search then for some reason it just stops allowing me to change it. And don't get me started on flippers. The same scalper who bought my fuzzbound wanted to buy my R9. Fuck no.
More and more clicks i think iam through with it.
More and more clicks i think iam through with it.
- stella_blues
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
This 100%innerflight wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:53 pm
As for the flippers, they are all just cunts in my book
- mjkk
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
Dealers like SoCal make it not even fun to go on anymore
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- hamoftruth
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Re: Reverb is a cesspool
The flipping seems to have gotten really out of control in the past year or two. I hope it cools down eventually.
SoCal is especially egregious.
SoCal is especially egregious.
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