I HAVE to buy a case..?

[Adam]

So I put this in my cart on Rondomusic, http://www.rondomusic.com/furrianmnvgn.html
And when I went to check out, I find this underneath.

Customers ordering guitars outside the 48 states are required to order a hard case and must provide a phone number

Why do you think this is? If it's for protection, wouldn't they put it in a padded box? I don't see why, and the cheapest one that fits the tele is $100, found one for $50 but can't find it again.

Help pl0x? 

[Jamesssssssss]

no its so they can rip you off.

Thats how rondo get you, cheap good guitars but the smallprint is a bitch

For international orders they charge shipping thats more than the guitars, you have to buy a case, they provide NO guarantee, NO returns, NO insurance NO nothing. you get a broken guitar, tough, you get the wrong guitar, tough, you get no guitar, tough, plus they have no cover on customs and taxes at all. a £100 guitar will end up costing at least £3-400 and thats with absolutely no guarantee at all.

[Adam]

I thought they were ripping me off, $110 guitar, $84 shipping?! The low prices are just the hook 

[Chris]

I wouldnt call it a scam per say, I would just say they dont really want to do international business.

They leave the option open, but dont make it very desirable.

There shipping charges are rather inflated though.

[Chris]

Oh yeah. Its WAY easier to pack a guitar in a case, than without. With a cas you can just wrap cardboard around the case, but with you have to WAY overbox it.

[Adam]

yeah, I emailed him about it and he said that it'd be better if I ordered from somewhere else,

If only I could find a tele with that colour,