FreedomTom the German..

[tackielarla]

Isa pa: Equipment NOT Equipments. Like Gear, these are called MASS NOUNS. 

Sorry. OC and OT. 

OT: Isa pa --> Cargo, not cargoes.

[deltaslim]

I really find some of the comments here... uhm, curious.

I wonder kung yung mga feeling astig-nationalistic dito eh nakaharap na ng batallion ng mga riot police complete with crowd-dispersal gear sa Mendiola or US embassy...  I'm not talking the "family having a picnic at EDSA People Power 3.1 or something"-nationalistic... Rather yung tipong binunutan ka ng baril ng militar sa picket line...

 

[titser_marco]

OK I HAVE TO SHOUT THIS OUT COZ ITS A PET PEEVE. THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS GEARS FOR GUITAR GEAR.

whew. Just want to educate some ppl with good english. GEARS is a noun for a toothed wheel used for cars etc etc.

Thank God someone pointed this out! Tagal ko nang nagpipigil!

[maniacally_cool]

i wonder kung ano magiging discussion dito if pinoy ang pinaguusapan at hindi german.

[deltaslim]

Meron pang isa, probably just as common as "gears".

It's "stuff", not "stuffs"!!!

[damageplan]

hey tom!! are you there? 

[Poundcake]

Thank God someone pointed this out! Tagal ko nang nagpipigil!

Hahahahaha! Pare, ako rin e.. ayoko lang magcomment

About that Tom person, it's his gig. Ganun talaga yung nature ng business ng buy and sell e. Ganun din naman sa real estate, may markup para may profit yung middle man. In the end, you can always choose to refuse his offers. Kung di maganda ang presyo, eh di wag nyo bilhin or ibenta yung gamit

[farleysbeat]

I really find some of the comments here... uhm, curious.

I wonder kung yung mga feeling astig-nationalistic dito eh nakaharap na ng batallion ng mga riot police complete with crowd-dispersal gear sa Mendiola or US embassy...  I'm not talking the "family having a picnic at EDSA People Power 3.1 or something"-nationalistic... Rather yung tipong binunutan ka ng baril ng militar sa picket line...

 

hindi naman sa "feeling astig-nationalistic" ako but...

i did. nung ako'y undergrad pa. muntik lang mapukpok ng arnis ng pulis. e ako pa naman hindi umaatras...paabante ako tumakbo e. haha!  pero yung binunutan ng baril di pa. binunutan ng ipin oo. hehe.

marami namang forms ang pagiging nationalistic. pwede kang maging OFW, atleta, MS/PhD student, etc.

[nealyu]

 

[Kulas]

Thank God someone pointed this out! Tagal ko nang nagpipigil!

hahaha! oo nga eh, kulit. gusto ko humirit sa statement na 'to dati...

"hello everyone, check out my gears!"

sagot ko sana, "hmm, ano ka relo?" hehe.

anyway, OT ako, haha. nakausap ko si tom dati, over the phone. madaldal sha, as in, hehe. yun nga, if you're looking to buy, he might have some stuff for you, pero if you're looking to sell, wag na lang.

[fongvodka]

buti hindi chinese si tom.hehehe.kala ko kami lang sagapal sa baratan.ouch.papadalaw ko yung chinese angas friend ko na sa malupit kay tom,based on what i read here.balita ko sa inyo kung anong nangyari. a dose of his own medicine ika nga.

[chromeknive]

is there so much wrong when we tell fellow forumites not to sell gears on his place   pare? is it also wrong when we advice them its okay to visit his place only when you buy stuffs? what cards I'm playing are you talking about? You should have made validation of sentiments by buying first the buy and sell magazine if indeed he controls most of it?. kaya nga nag exodus papunta rito sa forum karamihan e. Verify these sentiments pare by visiting him personally, dalhin mo maganda mong gamit at ibenta sa kanya, kayo pala ang nakiki tsismis lang e.

You call these guys trying to be nationalistic? stupid? racist? I'd rather be one tahn be an idiot!!! Hail the knight in his shining armor(nighties ata pala!) ready to defend the guy whom he allegedly not met yet. Galing na kami don, kayo naman okay? 

you calling me an idiot? tatagalugin ko na ha? para ma-gets mo.
ginagamit mong rason na mahirap ka at mayaman kami. hindi manlang ako mayaman e. yun ang "cards" mo. figure of speech yung "cards". gets?

bakit ba hindi mo maintindihan na hindi namin ipinapagkaila na masama ang ugali niya?

ang sinasabi namin, wala siyang "ginoyo" so therefore, wala kayong karapatan umiyak ng "goyo!" o tawagin siyang manggogoyo. kayo mismo nagbigay ng pera sa kanya at pumunta sa bahay niya.

ang tawag sa kanya..."bastos" or "magaling na negosyante" or "mautak".

hindi siya si hitler. therefore di mo siya pwedeng tawaging hitler. hindi siya pumatay ng maraming hudyo therefore di mo siya pwedeng tawaging "nazi".

gets?

stupid? racist? I'd rather be one tahn be an idiot!!!

dude...you just called yourself stupid and racist. or wanting to be. but then again you ARE grammatically tripping all over yourself.

[deltaslim]

hindi naman sa "feeling astig-nationalistic" ako but...

i did. nung ako'y undergrad pa. muntik lang mapukpok ng arnis ng pulis. e ako pa naman hindi umaatras...paabante ako tumakbo e. haha!  pero yung binunutan ng baril di pa. binunutan ng ipin oo. hehe.

marami namang forms ang pagiging nationalistic. pwede kang maging OFW, atleta, MS/PhD student, etc.

i know, bro, maraming way to be nationalistic.  and good for you.  pero judging sa post ng iba rito, feeling mababaw at misguided ata ang basehan ng pagiging nationalistic.

oh well, as if this will change anything...  yung grammar na lang ang i-crusade natin. haha.

[PRSMan]

ha ha... tama yan, grammar crusade na lang!  mukhang hopeless namang ma-solve ang problema ng ibang nagpo-post dito eh.

has anyone bought 60s/70s-era guitars from tom?  does he know (and share!) the complete history of the stuffs este stuff he sells?

[deltaslim]

ha ha... tama yan, grammar crusade na lang!  mukhang hopeless namang ma-solve ang problema ng ibang nagpo-post dito eh.

has anyone bought 60s/70s-era guitars from tom?  does he know (and share!) the complete history of the stuffs este stuff he sells?

PRSMan - Sila farseer, tolits, sopwith, and Arie, ang alam kong madalas na customer nyan.  Lots of real 60s and 70s stuff.

BTW,  I just got a PM from a very reliable source/friend with actual experience na nagoyo siya ni Tom.  I asked him to share his chilling story, pero it's really up to him.  It might help other forumites.

[itchybrain]

I bought a Yamaha FG 300D acoustic for 11K 2years ago from Tom. He said it's a vintage acoustic. I wasn't as guitarded as before so how the f*ck would I know its worth. I bought it, THEN researched.

I learned that the RED LABEL FG series are the real Mcoy. What I got was a Makoy-- cream labelled. It's an original Yamaha and, in fairness to Tom, almost vintage. It's just short of about ten years! hahaha. 

Then I researched on the resale value of my geetar. Tama naman ang benta ni Tom the German. Mataas lang ng 1K from the original price nya ng 14K before the great tawad. 

[nealyu]

sige share ko narin experience ko sa kanya. nung summer, i was planning to buy a telecaster pero di ko pa alam ang phil music noon. I asked TOM if he has some telecasters. sabi niya meron siyang american traditional which he sells for 35k. sabi niya that the american traditional is a higher version of the new high way one and is gradually increasing in price. e dahil di pa ako marunong sa guitar values etc nun ay binili ko. pero sabi niya if i dont want the guitar, i can trade it with another of his guitars. so i did my research and found out that the american traditional is an export model that is made in the US with made in china parts  nako!!! sabi niya sakin na all US yan!!! tapos pa nun tumawag ako sa yupangco ng day na yun and inask ko price nila sa am. trad dati. they said it was 35k and about 28k sale. naku!!! nangtaga!!! hahahaha. so the next day i called tom and told him that i didn't like the guitar i bought from him. Luckily, he allowed me to changed that guitar to an american standard strat 

yun experience ko sa kanya. he gives wrong information 

and hindi niya alam lahat ng details and history ng guitars niya because he just buys it. It's not really his guitar so what would he know about it? 

[nealyu]

hindi kita tatantanan! 

[maxi_musikero]

nakakaaliw magbasa sa thread na to..sari-saring mga stories! 

i was actually referred by Doc Farseer to Tom when i was looking for a guitar.  however, i had second thoughts kasi nga he's a foreigner and i don't know how he deals.  pero i was forewarned by Farseer and given some tips should i deal with this guy.  it ended up na ndi na ako pmunta sa kanya!    

but i'm still planning to visit his condo just to look around. 

Tom is AUSTRIAN by the way...according to Farseer. 

[nealyu]

ako rin. i'm planning to visit tom's place soon 

[itchybrain]

Tom is AUSTRIAN by the way...according to Farseer. 

Oh. I see. So that's why the hint of a Suwartzenegirrr in his voice.  

[farleysbeat]

ako ang experience ko sa kanya ay ito:

yung binebenta kong gitara na 8k tinatawaran niya ng 1.5k (o 2k ba yun...). haha! tapos yung text pa niya parang apurado na ewan. although may "thanks" naman sa dulo. pero ok lang. magaling naman daw siyang business man e.

[maxi_musikero]

Oh. I see. So that's why the hint of a Suwartzenegirrr in his voice.  

 

[maxi_musikero]

ako rin. i'm planning to visit tom's place soon 

hindi kaya dapat marami tayong sabay-sabay pumunta para mejo ma-intimidate?  hehehe!  joke lang! 

does he sell guitar accessories as well?  i'm not yet planning to buy another guitar since kakabili ko lang kay Doc. 

[fred]

I dealt with him before and it was pretty straight up. No problems encountered.

I run a multinational branch office and so I deal with people of different nationalities on a daily basis as I have learned to accept them for what and who they are. In turn, they also took the effort to learn about us.

It's a two way street-- as many things foreigners do naturally may be offensive to us and the reverse holds true as well. It's a world that grows smaller everyday and social harmony is a good thing. I respect the opinion of others as posted here and this is just mine.

Cheers to everyone!