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upinflames · 16th December 2007, 06:00 PM

I don't have any problems with the Guitar Center at Cincinnati. Sure, it's frustrating having to wait for a store manager to do a return or get approval for a price change, but I work at a frickin' book store part time and I have to do that for a $3.98 paperback, it's a typical store policy.

But I agree that employees show assume, unless asked by the customer for their opinon, the people in your store know what they are looking for and if they can't find it they will ask one of your employees.

I believe every GC has a different buying policy, but the store in Nashville is as follows: We check to see what the item sells for on eBay and offer 40% of that price. I was told I could get $100 for a silverface Fender Champ. Don't even waste my time if you are going to waste my time and insult me. However, the store Cincinnati is not like that. I believe they offer 70% of what they are going to sell it for (I sold a Fender 4x10 for $450 to them and they listed it for $599).

16th December 2007, 06:00 PM	#127
upinflames Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 895	I don't have any problems with the Guitar Center at Cincinnati. Sure, it's frustrating having to wait for a store manager to do a return or get approval for a price change, but I work at a frickin' book store part time and I have to do that for a $3.98 paperback, it's a typical store policy. But I agree that employees show assume, unless asked by the customer for their opinon, the people in your store know what they are looking for and if they can't find it they will ask one of your employees. I believe every GC has a different buying policy, but the store in Nashville is as follows: We check to see what the item sells for on eBay and offer 40% of that price. I was told I could get $100 for a silverface Fender Champ. Don't even waste my time if you are going to waste my time and insult me. However, the store Cincinnati is not like that. I believe they offer 70% of what they are going to sell it for (I sold a Fender 4x10 for $450 to them and they listed it for $599). __________________ The Studio is moving and tracking starts on two albums next week!