Maverick Music

I found this people on eBay. They were offering a vintage guitar for sale, "exceptionally clean" and "all original". Soon as I messaged them, this guy named Phill answered (I later found out he is the owner) stating the guitar was really "all original". I asked specifically about the pots (there were no photos on the ad), and this person, again, confirmed they were "all original" (I have all e mails to prove it), and then he said he'd cut me a deal if i bought it directly. I naively believed/accepted it, and bought it straight through paypal. To my surprise, when i received the guitar, it had a replaced pot (newer version, very badly put in), the bridge and tailpiece werent original, and the pickups were inverted (YES, "inverted": neck/bridge), with all the harness inside being messed up because of it. I tried several times to contact this guy again, see if I could return it or, at the very least, get a partial refund to try and get the guitar as close as possible to the "all original" advertised condition..at first he acknowleged the problems with the guitar (of course, they knew all about it), and said he'd do the refund, but after that he simply disappeared, ignored all my e mails/calls. After the incident I did a quick research on them and found out they are known to do this sort of thing, sell bad quality items and tell the customers to go hang..Long story short, they lied about the guitar condition, sold me junk, and kept my money. So a little piece of advice: if youre looking to buy real good quality vintage gear, do yourself a HUGE favor: steer clear of this people and keep looking. There are a lot of WAY better options out there. Just my two cents.