Ebay dealing...advice needed

[Rev2S]

I recently purchased a Marshall DSL 50 head on Ebay. The thing sounds great but there are a few issues with it. The volume pots are very noisy and the reverb doesn't work at all. When I took the outside panel off to get the styrofoam out, I found a long spring not attached to anything (that could explain why it doesn't work). Also, there is a huge volume drop between going from the clean to crunch channel.

Anyways, the seller listed in his auction "This amp is in perfect working condition and I am selling it AS IS." Even though it says AS IS, it should be working in perfect condition as well, right? I emailed him and he said he has no idea about the reverb since he never used it and the scratchy pots he said "the pots were a little scratchy, but nothing i didn't expect. i don't remember it being all that obnoxious but i do remember them making some noise." He finishes by saying I should take it to a tech.

After paying several hundreds of dollars for the amp, the last I want is to take it to the tech on my dime since it should be working. Should I hit him up for money for a tech or maybe just return it? Who knows...this guy is starting to irritate me...:BITCH

[Guitar Josh]

As-is applies to the advertised condition. It can't be used post-hoc like this.

[wixedmords]

As-is isn't likely to hold up well in court with an "unseen" auction as in Ebay.

I think you are going to eat the cleaning of the pots, that is no big deal. But the reverb is something you should be getting some money back for, or returning the amp. ;)

Listing something as "as is" or "no return" does not release a seller from responsibility or disclosure. I usually ask if there are any issues. If the seller says there aren't any issues, then there better not be.

[Rev2S]

As-is isn't likely to hold up well in court with an "unseen" auction as in Ebay.

I think you are going to eat the cleaning of the pots, that is no big deal. But the reverb is something you should be getting some money back for, or returning the amp. ;)

Listing something as "as is" or "no return" does not release a seller from responsibility or disclosure. I usually ask if there are any issues. If the seller says there aren't any issues, then there better not be.

Thanks for the responses. I specifically asked him before bidding if there were any issues with it or if there were issues in the past and he stated that there weren't any. I am going to try and get money from him for repair.

[stratman34]

I agree, I wouldn't sweat the scratchy pots and would just have a good tech look at the reverb & volume problem. I'd wait until the tech gave you a estimate before contacting him. That will give a little credibility to your argument.

But being used and listed as-is is just that. One man's "pristine" condition is another man's "beat all to hell". If you think he's pushing it off on you that's one thing. But if he is just "dense", I'd probably just ask once then let it slide. You can't fix stupid.