Used Ashdown Bass Amplifier PurchaseI bought an amp no longer in production for an acceptable price from Guitar Center's website.The used amp they sent me came quickly, is in good condition, and matches the picture on the listing. It didn't have any of the original materials- but the listing didn't specify if they had the any of the original case/instructions/cables to send with it, or really if anything was included with it at all. Not a deal breaker, but it's always good to know what else is included in a purchase. In this case it was just the amp and a power cable in the box, which is standard for this type of purchase and totally fine.The amp was just sandwiched between two layers of bubble wrap and not really in any weatherproof sealing despite shipping across the country (Florida to California). It's sensitive electrical equipment being sent in the rainy season. How hard is it to seal everything in moisture proof packaging?The IEC power cable they included had a sharp kink (90° bend), had dirty/oxidized contacts, and the ground pin snapped off at some point. Those power cables aren't expensive, but it's shockingly rude to ship me literal trash with my poorly wrapped purchase.I like the amp, but I knew I would already. I bought it from GC, even knowing that the service would probably be substandard, since it's an increasingly rare amp that isn't always on the market. They had it listed at the high end of it's estimated used price range (based on reverb.com). All they had to do was pack and ship it.
