Double Stop Fiddle Shop & Music Hall

What can I say. I'm am easy mark. I suffer from lack of patience-itis. Throw in a side of broke! Twice now I have bought an instrument on the lower end from Byron. Twice now he has sold me something sub par even for the low price. First, a rogue mandolin. He played it and it sounded great. (Of course). Come to find out I could have bought one new with less problems for less money. My bad, sure. Second. A fiddle. I'm no expert. I told him a price range and he found one. Played it like it was a strad. For the learner this thing is terrible. I feel he should have known that. I'd rather walk away with nothing than something that makes me hate playing. I cleaned it up and put on a new bridge. It will never be worth what was paid. I own my part in this debacle. But that doesn't excuse this business from setting someone up to fail just to make a buck.