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Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:35 pm
by Chankgeez
Helter wrote:sonidero wrote:selfdestroyer wrote:To be clear, I never got anything from ILF members yet. Most stuff I got was private party or eBay.
You've Delt With The Rest, Now Deal With The Best...
Can this be the offical ilf b/s/t slogan?
Ya, I think it can, if we spell "dealt" correctly.

Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:38 pm
by fungalattack
snipelfritz wrote:Guilty...one time I sent someone a wah with a spider living in it (I think it was nieh). I didn't know at the time. Still feel crappy.
Sorry

I would kind of be happy if a spiders home was in my pedal.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:43 pm
by rfurtkamp
I leave dust on sometimes when I sell them but I always disclose it, figuring they'll clean it anyway even if I send somethng out shiny.
But they're pedals, I don't expect them to be pristine when I buy them. I don't want to know what some of the grit and grime in 30-40 year gear is.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:51 pm
by Gone Fission
Big hassle I've run into was used pedals from stores where no one had taken out the battery that had been leaking inside the things. FFS.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:01 am
by snipelfritz
fungalattack wrote:snipelfritz wrote:Guilty...one time I sent someone a wah with a spider living in it (I think it was nieh). I didn't know at the time. Still feel crappy.
Sorry

I would kind of be happy if a spiders home was in my pedal.
Yeah, why cry about it?
That was a funny, funny joke because the pedal was a Crybaby.
I'm really still sorry
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:24 am
by dubkitty
i particularly enjoy old MXRs where the insulating foam they used between the board and the enclosure turns into either grey clumps or brownish slime.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:43 am
by D.o.S.
dubkitty wrote:i particularly enjoy old MXRs where the insulating foam they used between the board and the enclosure turns into either grey clumps or brownish slime.
The brown slime is mojo. The grey clumps are inferior.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:03 am
by Agileguy_101
dubkitty wrote:i particularly enjoy old MXRs where the insulating foam they used between the board and the enclosure turns into either grey clumps or brownish slime.
Ages ago I got a 1979 Phase 45 from a kid who paid me to take it off his hands. It had teh clumpz, but I OCD'd the whole thing.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:29 am
by behndy
........... are you s'posed to take the velcro off before you ship out? i have never done that. huh.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:48 am
by Agileguy_101
behndy wrote:........... are you s'posed to take the velcro off before you ship out? i have never done that. huh.
I've offered to a few times, but nobody ever took me up on it so I stopped offering. I'm lazy. If someone asked me to, I'd probably tell them that their hands are just as good as mine.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:22 am
by BMOSSMA
Everything I get from here has always been pretty clean. I'm convinced people on ebay and other stuff fucking piss on the pedals before they send them to me.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:20 am
by Andrew
I clean what I can - there might be a little dirt if i'm lazy but its never going to be brand new if you use it. If its needlessly grotty then i''ll take the velcro off. I do have a habit of reusing velcro on different pedals so sometimes they're be some residue. But my pedals don't really get that banged around and i'll always clean the dust around the switches/knobs and give it a clean wipe down.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:08 am
by theavondon
I try to rub every pedal I send out against my roommate's stomach before I ship them. Usually while he's sleeping.
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:12 am
by hbombgraphics
after I read this I tried to see if I had sent you any pedals, don't think I have,
I have no issues with the personality that comes with used pedals
most of the ones I have gotten from the ILF are pretty clean looking
Re: The down side of used pedals
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:45 am
by rfurtkamp
When I sell a pedal that's beat up, dust-covered, and mean, or even just dust-covered or has some road god knows what on it, I charge $5-10 less as well.
Then again, I don't sell much gear - the only stuff I have that I'd consider are some EHX stuffs that the resale on is hilariously low versus new pricing, and for what they go for, I'll keep as paperweights!