Anyone ordering from Buffalo Brothers might want to read....

[Mjazk26]

Found this over at the Acoustic Guitar Forum. Not sure of the validity but take it as you will. Just thought it might be a good read for anyone looking that direction.

THE FINAL STINKIN STRAW! (buffalo brothers)

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So I write a politely worded email-

Bob and Adrian,
I am sorry to say that I will never be able to do, or recommend others
to do business with you or your company ever again. I was sold a
guitar that Mr. Ryan admitted should not have been sold as new and I
was charged for shipping both ways. In all rights gentlemen, had you
been fair businessmen I would have been sent an return shipping label
and also been refunded my original shipping cost for my inconvenience.
Rather, I had to pay return shipping and I was not issued my refund
for one day shy of a full week. Then I find that even though I was
sold the falsely advertised guitar, I am out shipping on the falsely
advertised guitar both ways of course, and now the percentage you
charge on a returned guitar. Let's do the math

35.00 shipping to myself
25.00 shipping back to you
48.00 the percentage you charged
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108.00

I am out over 100 dollars simply because your company will not do the
fair thing. If I do not hear from you today I will be disputing your
charges with my credit card companies in order to recover my lost
funds. I have kept one of the on line communities of guitar buyers
that I communicate with up to speed with this transaction and how it
has turned out.
You can refer to this thread at
http://217.160.250.165/forums/showthread.php?t=56833
I will also be sharing my experience with several other online forums
that I regularly participate on.
I will gladly post any reconciliation you decide to make and any
fairness you implement. Here's to hoping you do right by me,

Rafe Grigar
(insert phone # here)

and I get this in response


bb_info to me

No, you're actually out $1087 because you are a moron.


Wow, what a way to run a business, of course I hurriedly checked my accounts and no money has been taken out yet, hopefully just a scare tactic.
Did make me sick to my stomach scared though,

What is the stinkin deal,
Rafe

[T714]

yeah i saw that thread too...buffalo bros. have been f'ing things up with guitars and trade-ins a lot lately, and this is just added fuel to that fire...i hvaen't been, and don't plan on doing any business with them anytime soon

[mangold]

i heard bad stuff bout them too, on edroman i think