agreed. playing with paypal is like fighting a chargeback war if u get tangled in an unfortunate situation. my friend kena already. paypal just finds ways to suck money from people no matter who's right or wrong. they'll simply lock the funds, and even if you appeal and they agree the release it, they'll only release the funds after 6 months (or 8, cant remember) coz it's they stupid policy. at least via credit card, provided you got no other credit ties or money in your paypal account, you can still slap them back with chargeback, let them shut your account with a negative figure, abandon it and start a new account again till the same vicious cycle repeats. this happens when the seller con's you. but the same cycle happens also when a buyer wants to con the selller, ending up with the chargeback reversed back to the seller (paypal always does this and appealing does nothing), hence the seller essentially sold something for free. thats why many sellers hate paypal and ban credit card funded transfers by using a personal account. welcome to the shitty world of paypal.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 17 2006, 03:11 PM

ninelives u should consider fender strat left handed guitar at bentley
give a try dude

btw i know this question is out of topic can anyone care helping if let say i go to state and bought a left handed guitar and want to bring home (Malaysia) what is the % tax they'll charge?

remove all labels and proof that you bought it there... and hand carry it back. tell them it's yours and you brought it to US when u went there. i'll let blacktrix elaborate heh

I'll be funding my purchase via Paypal from my credit card.......don't know how safe this would be then.....

yea fender strat mexico....neck's fat as hell......so much fatter than my les paul...
but this' real off topic.....better stop b4 i get swayed too far...heh

that strat is MIM ..the cream one ..i thought was MIU cuz bentley staff said the body n neck is MIU but other accs is mexico made btw i really get confused when they said that

i try that start before and i dun really feel the neck a bit fatter maybe bacause i used to play start MIU upside down and about the tone i consider it
okay lah mine start(technically my dad start) sound richer than that

perhaps bentley was talkin about the highway one which is MIA.
body and neck from US, pickups, tuners, bridge etc is exactly the same as MIM.

..corrected.. Hendrix play rh right handed guitar restringing to left handed

thanx

::ninelives:: what type of guitar u're planning to buy there ?

Well, now with the new Airline laws...... carrying a guitar back from the states is much more problematic.

Can't imagine how I'm going to explain a Razorback to the custom officer...

"No! Really! It's not THAT sharp!"

some certain lefty......though i've changed my mind now due to other commitments attached

LOL! you can use it as a weapon they say...

i always wonder when someone is gonna smuggle drugs by hollowing out the insides of a guitar and then laminating a new top over it

if you've known the ways that've been tried out o'er the past decades, you won't even think of that ...cos' whatever been thinked of, it's been attempted and as you would have guessed....busted.

Its still best to buy locally to avoid any circumstances but its all up to you, you need to take the risk mate.

i think it depends on what you intend to buy and who you intend to buy it from. if it's about the same price or just a little cheaper, better just buy locally. if the price difference is large or you cant even get it here, i don't see anything wrong with buying internationally. As long as the seller is well known and reputable, it's fine to me by all means.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Sep 21 2006, 04:26 PM

You got the point, but normally the price wouldnt differ a lot as you know you need to pay for shipping cost and stuff, especially the gear you are getting its in a big package. Anyhow, if the item Im looking for couldnt get it here, I'll just buy internationally and pray for the best. Hopefully it comes in a good shape.

I've purchased an item from ebay and not a guitar or accessories and it has arrived safely to me and there is also a customs (malaysia) stamp stating 'Dilepaskan'...hehehehe...well i guess i'm lucky....huhuhuhu...

Btw the shipping was through USPS (united states postal service) and arrive here handed by Pos Laju....cool...

I bought quite a lot of stuff of the net (PS2 Ori Games, movies, concerts, DVDs) before and two more coming soon (Steve Vai Live in Astoria, Apocalypse Now Complete Dossier) and so far they have always arrived safe and sound (touch wood) and no tax!!!

I think they only start taxing if it is an electronic item or something very expensive.

As long as you buy from a reputable seller, it should be ok.

or if you order a whole stack of dvds etc.
my friend had to go customs to clear one of his orders, and it was only 5 music cds.

Its pretty shitty if you found out the stuff you ordered from overseas has been opened, it happens sometimes.