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SquareTrade © AP6.0PAY ATTENTION - THESE ARE SELLER'S POLICIES:
Do NOT bid until you have read and agree to comply with the following:
- Feedback score less than 5 items/under 90.0 do NOT bid without prior agreement from seller;
- Payment via PayPal ONLY - NO checks of any kind, including "Cashier's Checks".
- UNLESS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED, PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN TWENTY FOUR (24) HOURS OF YOUR "BUY IT NOW", OR "BEST OFFER" OR WINNING BID CAUSING THE LISTING TO END.
- When leaving feedback, please don't down-rate my shipping time if an item takes 10 days to get to you. UPS Ground typically delivers in 6-8 days. I endeavor to ship sold items within 2-3 days of receiving cleared funds. If that time-frame is not good for you, then belly-up and pay the extra for expedited shipping! I know shipping is expensive - we all need to be realistic in our expectations. I can't get UPS to deliver a 25 Lb guitar package to the East Coast, in materially less than a week, for $50.00 - (more like $150.00), so please try to understand the realities involved. Thank You.
- Also, please take the time to read my "Note About Shipping" at the bottom of the listing description. This explains in detail why I quote the shipping figures shown in this listing. I charge ZERO handling fees. My shipping fees consist ONLY, of 1-Actual UPS/USPS charge for this exact package, from my zip code to yours; 2-Actual UPS/USPS charge for insurance to the full value you paid for the item; 3-Actual out-of-pocket materials costs, which I detail below.
- I do my best to provide objective, accurate descriptions of my items - If a warranty is important to you, limit your purchases to brand-new guitars with original factory warranty. In the world in which we live, a used guitar is sold "as-is" 99.9% of the time, just like this item. If you have a particular concern or question, not SPECIFICALLY addressed in the listing description, TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED! "Ask Seller A Question" is available 24/7 for you to clarify anything at all regarding the listing, or the item itself. THIS SELLER REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL FOR BUYER FAILURE TO ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING/OFFERING/BUYING IT NOW.
- I give feedback only after all items in the sale have concluded. That means that the buyer has received, and is satisfied with the item he purchased, AND has left feedback on me as a Seller. If you receive an item from me, and there is a question about it being "As-Described", PLEASE do me the courtesy of sending me an email, describing whatever the area of question may be. Leaving a neutral or negative feedback entry, without prior communication, is a sure guarantee that I will NOT feel at all inclined to work with a buyer on any level, in such a case.
- Finally, I make it my policy NOT to ship items outside the Continental U.S. and Canada. Way too much hassle and wasted time involved, plus, I hate waiting in line at the Post Office. As busy as I am in a normal day, it makes no sense for me to spend uncompensated time and energy, so, to those who persist in sending email requests for shipment to locations outside North America, I will consider doing this as long as the buyer is willing to do the following:
- Consider the Buy It Now price THE PRICE. No Best Offers, no reduction in price available;
- You agree implicitly to bear 100% responsibility for all taxes, duties, imposts that your country charges;
- You will NOT even ask me to under-state the value of the item. It's a Federal CRIME, (TAX FRAUD), punishable by Jail Time! Don't ask me to participate in such activities, because I won't. Second, understating the item value, makes it impossible to obtain sufficient Shipping Insurance to cover the true value of the item - an important component of my maintaining Buyer and Seller Protection, especially important on high-ticket items! It's bad business all around, and I refuse to become an accomplice.
- You will compensate me the additional time and hassles involved, via a "Nuisance" Fee which will be the greater of either $50.00 or 3% of the final item price.
- Keep in mind, YOU are the one asking me to deviate from my normal routine policies - it's YOU asking me to do something I really prefer NOT doing. Just be aware of our respective positions in this situation.
- If all the above is acceptable to you, and you're in a country other than Indonesia, then send me your request to ship outside my normal boundaries, and I will consider doing so. Thank you very much please.
Guitar sold "AS-IS", No return privilege
TO OWN THIS BEAUTY, YOU MUST MAKE A BID, OR BUY IT NOW
ARIA VCM2001
Ventures 40th Anniversary Commemorative Electric Guitar
HANDMADE IN ARIA'S JAPAN CUSTOM SHOP
This Minty stunning beauty is an official Ventures Model guitar, Made In Japan by ARIA MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, one of Japan's premier HIGH-END guitar makers.
To see a video of this model being played by Bob Bogle of The Ventures, in 2004, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCees14IuFY&NR=1
As professional as this video is, it still doesn't really do justice to the amazing tonality this guitar can produce. Also, the model being played by Mr. Bogle, is Candy Apple Red, while this one obviously is Ink Blue Metallic. In addition, this is the VCM2001 Model, which differs from the one in the video, solely in that the VCM2002 shown in the video has white body binding, and this one does not.
BUY IT NOW PRICE IS LESS THAN 33% OF WHAT YOU'D PAY IF YOU BOUGHT THIS GUITAR IN JAPAN, DIRECT FROM THE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR!!
I paid around $1,800 for this beauty nearly 10 years ago. It is priced unfairly to me, a fire-sale bargain for the bargain-hunter.
BUY IT NOW!!
Since the early 1970's, Aria has been producing a line of very fine quality guitars, (some of which were so superior to the Fenders and Gibsons they were copying, that the U.S. companies sued Aria to prevent their manufacture of these guitars!) The VCM2001 was one of their TOP-END tribute models, dedicated to, and endorsed for many years by the World's #1 Instrumental Rock Band, The Ventures!!
 I've owned this superb guitar for about 8 1/2 years, and have used it in recording and for live gigs. It was so close to perfect when I purchased it brand new, I saw no reason or need to modify or upgrade a single thing on it!
DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A BARGAIN LIKE THIS AGAIN ANYTIME SOON!!!
I.E. YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE!!
The guitar subject of this listing, is in nearly Brand New condition - hardly a scratch on it anywhere, and a beautiful HIGH-GLOSS finish that simply goes on forever. 100% Stock and Original from the factory, Aria's current catalog shows this model at Y367,500, which per current exchange rates, equals about $4,000 U.S. Dollars - Not a slapped-together cheapie by any stretch of the imagination!!
Here are the factory specifications of the ARIA VCM2001:
1. Solid Alder Tonewood Body
2. Two Aria-made premium quality P-90 type single-coil pickups
3. 3-way Toggle pickup switch
4. One Volume; One Tone Control
5. Slightly modified "M" style body with German Carve
6. Generic copy of original "J" style vibrato bridge and tailpiece
7. Stainless Steel Nut and Zero Fret
8. Choice of several "Candy Apple" Metallic color finishes
9. Custom quality Hard-Shell Case, with moulded cavity designed to fit VM2003 Body like a
glove
10. Kluson-replica Gotoh 1960's style tuning machines
Most guitarists with any experience, can appreciate the clear, clean vintage tone, precise intonation at both bridge and nut, and general ease of playing this virtuoso-quality custom-grade guitar. Easier tuning and greater tuning stability and sustain, with the steel nut and Zero fret.
YOU CANNOT BUY THIS GUITAR IN THE U.S.
This guitar is $3,700.00+ IN JAPAN. I've been told that it would have to sell at over $7,000 a copy, to make sense for Aria to import the VCM2001 in ANY kind of volume. The actual number of these Arias, in America today, is most probably fewer than one dozen.
For the money, this Aria represents an incredible buy for the discerning guitarist, especially if he happens to be a fan of The Ventures!!
What kinds of tones can you get from this guitar? Try SECOND-TO NONE Rockabilly, Blues and Surf, and if you tweak it a bit, old-school Funk! as a pro who's played this beauty for 5 years, I ought to know!
To find all the qualities present in this guitar, at the Buy It Now price, would be MOST IMPROBABLE at any time. For the money, this guitar offers the player much more than 99% of the guitars I've played, that claimed to be what this guitar is.
Believe me when I say I need the cash, otherwise, NO-ONE, I mean NO-ONE (!!) would have the opportunity to pick up this guitar at any price! a GUITAR IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS OF SEARCHING, TO FINALLY FIND! Before you pass on this, or submit a stupid low-ball best offer, you might just reflect on this a bit - a Pro guitarist, IN THE WORST DEPRESSED ECONOMY OF HIS ENTIRE LIFE, selling off one of his favorite axes at an obscene loss, a seller who has a 100% Feedback rating, and over 1210 ebay transactions.
ONE THING FOR SURE - MY LOSS WILL BE SOMEONE'S SIGNIFICANT GAIN!!!!!
I purchased this guitar new and have treated it with kid gloves since then, accounting for its stunning, pristine NEAR MINT condition. You Will NOT be disappointed!!
Included in price, a beautiful simulated alligator Hard-Shell case one of the best designed cases I've seen.
NOW'S THE TIME - A COLLECTOR'S HOME RUN, MAYBE EVEN A GRAND SLAM - IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BLIND OR TOO TIMID TO SEE IT!!!
I've been completely accurate in this description. Still, buyers come up with questions that I don't anticipate. If you have a question, ASK SELLER A QUESTION is there for your use! If you don't see something specific said about this item, and it's of concern to you, ASK SELLER A QUESTION before taking any action to bid, offer, or buy the item. THIS SELLER REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNASKED BUYER QUESTIONS.
 YOU MIGHT AS WELL ADMIT THAT YOU WANT IT - I KNOW YOU WANT IT! SO COME ON ALREADY AND BUY IT NOW!!
SHIPPING AND HANDLING
Shipping charges shown consist of: Actual UPS or USPS charges for packaging, shipping and full-value insurance, plus materials used, which I consider to be more than fair to the buyer. I normally ship 3 times a week, normal turnaround is 2-3 days from cleared payment. By UPS ground service, buyer can expect item within 10-12 days of cleared payment. IF EXPEDITED/EXPRESS ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED, IT IS BUYER'S COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME PRIOR TO BIDDING/BUYING MY ITEM.
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