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This afternoon, I brought a 43 year old telecaster to fedex to be shipped. I wanted them to pack the guitar, which they do for $25, as long as I do the inside of the case. When they asked the declare ...

43 year old telecaster to fedex to be shipped.

These days shipping anything of value is a gamble.

Have you seen the Kokos they hire these days to deliver?

There are videos all over Youtube ...

My only complaint with FedEx is their delivery estimates seem to be pulled out of a hat. Especially FedEx Smart Post, in conjunction with the Postal Service.

Case in point: A recent eBay lap steel ...

Mike,
Still sound wild. No way you're going to take my advice to calm down and understand where the frustration with your practices comes from? What do '70s Spanish style guitars have to do with the ...

I don't have a problem with parting out old, beat-up instruments, but I hate to see playable instruments in fine condition destroyed. You use the analogy of organ donation. Organ donation does not kil ...

Mike,
I for one have no problem with what you are doing. I have yet to buy anything from you (yet) but I certainly have been a repetitive customer of Hank Sable. (Hankeroo)
In fact, I do it myself ...

If this forum is more refined it's because there's a ton more talent than on lefty bassists.
There are guys on this forum that play lefty bass for fun.
Just tell us you'll get help in the future. ...

Mike, I commend you on your bravery. You must feel like a Trump supporter at Hillary Clinton rally or vice versa, here on the forums. From what I see posted most people here are against the parting o ...

That's an impressive resume, what the forum is usually expecting from initial posts. Better than mine.
It almost paints the picture of creating steel guitars from forge to mill, hammering the steel ...

First off I must admit I'm not very knowledgeable on this subject of parting out instruments.
If every part is sold and nothing is wasted and hundreds of other instruments have been fixed or upgrad ...

I've dealt with him and due to a mistake on MY part( not his, but he cut me no slack) it didn't end well. He's not Mr Nice Guy and doesn't give a damn what we think so let's get over it.

Were you o ...

Hi to michael_atw, it's very interesting to see you here on the S.G.F. Welcome.

I wanted to ask you "why part-out steel guitars?". Are you a player, collector, enthusiast or $$ ...

Ah-oh, Mikey's here!
Anyway, Nothing wrong with forum members not digging your deal..
If you hang around long enough youll see that folks often don't agree.
There are mighty talented committed play ...

Mike,
Jim Sliff clearly never said that your parts business was fraud. He said that fraudulent dealers of whole vintage guitars could capitalize on vintage parts sales.

"The eBay seller parti ...

I have commented on my distain for parting out viable instruments several times already.
Over the years I have taken a loss several times on "undesireable" models of amps and guitars rathe ...

I notice most of the rage here is directed at the supply side of the equation: the man selling these parts. What about the demand side? If there were no music enthusiasts and lovers of steel guitars ...

I am totally disgusted by this guy. I sold an all original fender triple neck trapezoid pickup guitar that was fantastic. He was the high bidder, then waited to contact me only to first complain to ...

I contacted him and made a low ball offer on a FENDER badge on one of the Dual Professional bodies he has for sale. His response was "Why would I devalue this piece to sell you a part?". Ser ...

Yea I hope it ends soon too. I'm not super good with ebay so you guys might can answer this better than If I tried my hand at sorting this myself but say I were to be interested in one of the bodies a ...

"Parting out" removes a vintage instrument from the planet permanently. There are a finite number of these in existence. To reputable vintage dealers (and buyers) this is criminal.

...

I sent him a message on ebay on his practice and well I won't list the response I got
I once sent him a message to ask if he'd be willing to sell the aluminum foil in the pickup cavity of one of his ...

but the guy who buys one of these pickups and installs it into his 1950s Telecaster or Esquire will likely Not tell the next buyer than the pickup is not original to the guitar. It would be "peri ...

I sent him a message on ebay on his practice and well I won't list the response I got

I would appreciate if you did.

I don't know who this low life is, but what he is doing to classic old lap steels on Ebay is horrible. So many wonderful guitars being destroyed just to make a few bucks...sad. It's kind of like wat ...

the frustrating part is those tuner pans are not cheap or easy to replace once they are gone.

Luckily those are being made again - by Kluson! The new ones are $35 - you can find them on Reverb and ...

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Topic: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2017 8:41 am Subject: Re: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	This afternoon, I brought a 43 year old telecaster to fedex to be shipped. I wanted them to pack the guitar, which they do for $25, as long as I do the inside of the case. When they asked the declare ...
Topic: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2017 8:37 am Subject: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	43 year old telecaster to fedex to be shipped. These days shipping anything of value is a gamble. Have you seen the Kokos they hire these days to deliver? There are videos all over Youtube ...
Topic: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2017 8:34 am Subject: Fedex - often irritating
Mike Hultin Replies: 20 Views: 8208	My only complaint with FedEx is their delivery estimates seem to be pulled out of a hat. Especially FedEx Smart Post, in conjunction with the Postal Service. Case in point: A recent eBay lap steel ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jul 2017 5:52 am Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Mike, Still sound wild. No way you're going to take my advice to calm down and understand where the frustration with your practices comes from? What do '70s Spanish style guitars have to do with the ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2017 4:57 pm Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	I don't have a problem with parting out old, beat-up instruments, but I hate to see playable instruments in fine condition destroyed. You use the analogy of organ donation. Organ donation does not kil ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2017 7:06 am Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Mike, I for one have no problem with what you are doing. I have yet to buy anything from you (yet) but I certainly have been a repetitive customer of Hank Sable. (Hankeroo) In fact, I do it myself ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2017 3:50 pm Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	If this forum is more refined it's because there's a ton more talent than on lefty bassists. There are guys on this forum that play lefty bass for fun. Just tell us you'll get help in the future. ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2017 9:29 am Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Mike, I commend you on your bravery. You must feel like a Trump supporter at Hillary Clinton rally or vice versa, here on the forums. From what I see posted most people here are against the parting o ...
Topic: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2017 9:26 am Subject: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	That's an impressive resume, what the forum is usually expecting from initial posts. Better than mine. It almost paints the picture of creating steel guitars from forge to mill, hammering the steel ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2017 7:47 am Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	First off I must admit I'm not very knowledgeable on this subject of parting out instruments. If every part is sold and nothing is wasted and hundreds of other instruments have been fixed or upgrad ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2017 7:44 am Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	I've dealt with him and due to a mistake on MY part( not his, but he cut me no slack) it didn't end well. He's not Mr Nice Guy and doesn't give a damn what we think so let's get over it. Were you o ...
Topic: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jul 2017 7:32 am Subject: Re: A question for Mike
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Hi to michael_atw, it's very interesting to see you here on the S.G.F. Welcome. I wanted to ask you "why part-out steel guitars?". Are you a player, collector, enthusiast or $$ ...
Topic: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 4:22 pm Subject: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Ah-oh, Mikey's here! Anyway, Nothing wrong with forum members not digging your deal.. If you hang around long enough youll see that folks often don't agree. There are mighty talented committed play ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 4:20 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Mike, Jim Sliff clearly never said that your parts business was fraud. He said that fraudulent dealers of whole vintage guitars could capitalize on vintage parts sales. "The eBay seller parti ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 4:19 pm Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	I have commented on my distain for parting out viable instruments several times already. Over the years I have taken a loss several times on "undesireable" models of amps and guitars rathe ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:44 pm Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	I notice most of the rage here is directed at the supply side of the equation: the man selling these parts. What about the demand side? If there were no music enthusiasts and lovers of steel guitars ...
Topic: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:42 pm Subject: eBay guy parting out complete lap steels
Mike Hultin Replies: 44 Views: 14354	I am totally disgusted by this guy. I sold an all original fender triple neck trapezoid pickup guitar that was fantastic. He was the high bidder, then waited to contact me only to first complain to ...
Topic: Stringmaster Parts
Mike Hultin Replies: 14 Views: 5783	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:38 pm Subject: Stringmaster Parts
Mike Hultin Replies: 14 Views: 5783	I contacted him and made a low ball offer on a FENDER badge on one of the Dual Professional bodies he has for sale. His response was "Why would I devalue this piece to sell you a part?". Ser ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:36 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Yea I hope it ends soon too. I'm not super good with ebay so you guys might can answer this better than If I tried my hand at sorting this myself but say I were to be interested in one of the bodies a ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:32 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	"Parting out" removes a vintage instrument from the planet permanently. There are a finite number of these in existence. To reputable vintage dealers (and buyers) this is criminal. ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:29 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	I sent him a message on ebay on his practice and well I won't list the response I got I once sent him a message to ask if he'd be willing to sell the aluminum foil in the pickup cavity of one of his ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:28 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	but the guy who buys one of these pickups and installs it into his 1950s Telecaster or Esquire will likely Not tell the next buyer than the pickup is not original to the guitar. It would be "peri ...
Topic: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:18 pm Subject: Why the rise in parting out non pedals
Mike Hultin Replies: 78 Views: 21870	I sent him a message on ebay on his practice and well I won't list the response I got I would appreciate if you did.
Topic: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:09 pm Subject: Re: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	I don't know who this low life is, but what he is doing to classic old lap steels on Ebay is horrible. So many wonderful guitars being destroyed just to make a few bucks...sad. It's kind of like wat ...
Topic: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2017 2:07 pm Subject: michael_atw continues to destroy history on Ebay
Mike Hultin Replies: 42 Views: 16498	the frustrating part is those tuner pans are not cheap or easy to replace once they are gone. Luckily those are being made again - by Kluson! The new ones are $35 - you can find them on Reverb and ...