Blemished Amp head

[chedwerks]

I found an amp head that I have been looking at online for 299 instead of 399 which is a significant percentage difference.-obviously-
I was wondering what type of experience you all have had with blemished items. They say that it's generally a customer returned item and assure that all components work 100% and I believe the factory warranty still applies, or so they say. My issue, I guess, comes from a bit of paranoia, especially since I worked for a cell phone company that would say items were blemished when in fact they were useless pieces of ass. A blemish on a brand new G&L, or any guitar for that matter, would bother me. That's something that only I want to inflict but I really don't care if some paint is chipped off an amp or something, which I doubt is even the case considering they probably just call it blemished because, like I said before, it is a return and they don't want to label it as 'used.' It's kinda lame they don't take the time to just put a damn picture or description on there. Experiences? suggestions?
Haha, I just saw that the limit is 60000 characters per message...who could break that rule!?

[blargfromouterspace]

I'd hassle them to give a full description of the blemish. If they're reluctant to provide you with one then stay well away from it.

[sickbutnottired]

What Blarg said + I have had great success buying scratch & dent and used stuff from the big music chains, so you might just save yourself some cash with an email or call. But if you find it hard to get a straight answer from them now, it'll be 100 X worse when they have your money...

[zapcosongs]

Well, it's been a while, but if high school and university taught me anything, it is that blemished items often try harder and are adorable in unique ways. Inexpensive dates as well.

;+) - ed

Seriously, you can save a bunch of good money this way. Occasionally you will get screwed. I like these odds. A lot!

[chedwerks]

So I went ahead and got the amp and couldn't be happier that I did. The 'blem' could only be a customer return as there is not a scratch on anything except for a cut line in the front page of the owners manual. It looks like someone cut the plastic it comes in a little too far and ripped a piece of -paper.- I saved money cuz a page had been cut and that is all. I didn't care a whole lot unless it was something huge, but for the hell of it I went through it meticulously last night and it's brand new. Blemished really can be an excellent way to go. Thanks for the replies pointing me further in that direction!

[Muleya]

I'm a bit late on this one, but it looks like all turned out well in the end!!

I was going to say that I've purchased a couple of blem/scratch & dent items from the big on-line retailers, and in each case I've never been able to find anything even slightly wrong with it. One was a Boss digital 8-track...saved $100 on it, which was 25%! Looked new-in-box to me and has worked perfectly for 5 or 6 years!!