Payment will be made to you when your item is received in the same functional and cosmetic condition that you stated. You may ask yourself "why would I want to sell to Macdaddy Music if it involves shipping the item and waiting for payment?" Well the answer is simple. Macdaddy Music can almost always offer more for your item than your local guitar shop will offer on a trade in and is also a SIMPLER method of selling your item online than an online auction or classified ad service.