I thought I had won the lottery when I happened to surf a well known chain store's used Gibson mandolin listings and saw a 2002 F5 Fern up for sale Saturday for $4000. It was in Athens, GA. Of course the pics were blurry and the condition description was generic, but I confirmed with a customer service rep that I'd have the 45 day satisfaction guarantee return policy even though the item was used. So I punched in the numbers for six different gift cards (none more than $20) and then my bank card number and bought my first Gibson mandolin. Or so I thought.
The business withdrew $4000+ from my account but never sent me a tracking number. Monday evening I logged into my chain store account. Though the online listing had said the mandolin was in stock and ready to ship, the order now said the item was backordered. How do you backorder a used Fern? Haha
So I contacted customer service. They said it must have sold in the store. They asked if I wanted to replace my order with something else. I jokingly said they could sell me a new Fern for $4k. Service rep said she'd refund my money. Last I looked, I was still $4000 + short in my bank account. So I have that going for me. Lol
Yeah, yeah, if it's too good to be true and all that jazz. Haha. Hey, you can't fault a guy for taking a shot. On the positive side, the huge swing from cloud nine to dirt bottom cured my MAS. I no longer want to surf the classifieds just to see what's out there.
Man, guess I don't have to worry about pick click on that Florida. But oh, how I wanted to hear it. Haha
Based on a number of posts I read regarding somewhat similar experiences, I suspect one of the employees ended up with it. Oh well.
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