Hey, how's it going?
Everyone's going on about the Johnny Depp, Amber Heard⁠—
Actually, by the time this video actually comes out,
it's probably gonna be a bit later,
because of the whole
- "Pink T channel" situation. - "Pink T" infiltrating!
But today we are going to be reviewing
a violin court legal case
with none other than Judge Judy!
Woohoo!
Did you ever watch "Judge Judy"?
I didn't, like, "watch" watch it religiously,
but I just remember it
- showing on TV now and then. Yeah. - Yeah, same.
Anyway!
There is a "Judge Judy" episode
that's about a violin student.
That's all we know, we haven't watched it yet.
Let's watch it together.
Okay~!
You had never played the violin
- before you found the defendant online? - Yes, ma'am.
Dude, I love that the violins are just sitting there
- on the bench. - (Brett) Hah, there's two of them!
Haha!
You purchased from him,
after you took a lesson or two,
you purchased from him a violin
for $700.
You want your money back for the violin.
(Judy) 'Cause you say it wasn't worth the $700
that you paid for it.
(Both) Ooh...
Okay, I see where this is going.
Can I just say, from my experience...
there are a lot of violin teachers out there that
do shady deals and sell bad violins.
I've been made to spend a lot more money—
well, my mum, my parents—
on bad violins. Like, $700 is actually not that expensive.
Yeah. $700 for a violin,
you're almost guaranteed a pretty bad violin...
- ...anyway, right? - Yeah.
- But it's— it sucks when you pay, like, - But it is true...
$10,000 or $5,000
- for a bad violin. - Yes.
- Then that really hurts. Yeah. - And sometimes more, like, some... yeah.
- Anyway. - Yeah.
You know that you can buy a violin in other music stores.
(Judy) Did you go and look at other violins
before you agreed to purchase one from the defendant?
- No, Your Honor, because he said - (Judy) You did not.
I don't recognize the good violins, he does.
(Judy) Well, that may be, and that may not be.
(Judy) So, if you go to make a purchase
you usually look around,
- and make yourself a little bit expert, right? - Correct.
(Judy) I mean, you found this man online.
(Judy) So it wasn't a friend of yours,
you were dealing with him at arm's distance.
This is what I'm telling you,
because you entered into a contract with him
when you purchased the violin.
(Judy) You asked him for the invoice?
(Plaintiff) Yes, because he said he ordered it online.
- I wanna see a receipt or invoice. - (Judy) Did you— did you—
Did you say to him,
"If you're ordering it online, I could order it online."
He said he knows those people better
because he has been dealing with them for a long time.
(Judy) Okay. You paid—
sir, listen to me—
you bought the violin...
- It's so intense! It's so intense. - Yeah. I'm like...
Like, I wanna comment, but
I also, like, I just wanna wait and see what happens.
Yeah I wanna see what happ—
I gotta give it to, like, Judge Judy for being very...
- concise in her questions. - (Eddy) Yeah.
(Judy) How much did you pay for the violin?
- I paid, uh, around $500— - (Judy) I d—listen to me.
- Don't look down. - (Defendant) Oh, sorry.
Don't look down, and I don't want to hear an "about."
I paid $499, plus I put new strings, which cost—
(Judy) Shh.
You paid $499 for it?
- That's correct. - (Judy) And you sold it... do you have the receipt?
- I do not have the receipt. - (Judy) Why not?
Because I couldn't locate it,
I have—although I have the comparison
from the same maker that I bought that...
violin from, a different...
(Judy) We're not talking about so long ago,
so you should have your credit card,
- you paid for it with credit card...? - I, I tried going online
and finding the receipt,
but somehow, I bought it from the eBay auction,
but somehow...
That's sus, bro.
- Dude, that is so sus! - You don't buy a violin from an eBay auction,
and be like,
- "Oh, I have a long time dealing with these people..." - Like, that doesn't make sense!
It's like, "Yeah, long time deal,
I know the better violin—" but you got it on auction?
That's sus.
- Ah, that's... like, this guy's sus, bro. - An eBay auction? Yeah.
- ...it would not give me a purchase history. - (Judy) Just a second, so you—just a second.
So you bought it from an eBay auction,
you didn't buy it from a violin maker?
It is a violin maker that sells his violin on eBay auction.
It's a violin store called Joey Violins.
(Judy) Get it up on your phone, now.
- On my phone? Sure! - (Judy) Yeah. Go on your phone,
Google it, and get it up.
- And I have the printouts from the same store, - (Judy) Just...
- if you'd like to see. - (Judy) Just...
Google it, get it up.
She's... she's just like, roasting people.
She's savage. She's like,
"Just—just Google it. Shut up.
Hurry up. We're wasting everyone's time."
He's entitled to make a profit,
you understand that.
(Judy) Do you understand that?
- Yes. Yes, Your Honor. - (Judy) He's entitled to make a profit.
Even if he bought the violin from eBay for $200,
and he sold it to you for $500,
he's entitled to do that.
(Judy) It's up to you to say,
"This is too much money,
I don't want to pay that kind of money for a violin."
She's pissed...
Yeah, she's pissed.
When you look at the serial number
and the name of the violin and,
was it made in China,
or was it a copy of...?
This is what I have found,
- with the... case and everything— - (Judy) I—listen to me:
I don't care.
- (Plaintiff) But he didn't tell me - (Judy) I don't—
that he paid $499;
he told me he paid $700.
(Judy) Just a second.
(Judy) It's not relevant.
(Judy) You bought a violin.
(Judy) He didn't give you an oboe,
or a tuba.
(Judy) He gave you a violin.
He's entitled to make—he's not your friend—
"It's not an oboe, it's not a thing..."
"He's not even your friend..."
- Oh my god! - Ohhh...!
Dude, Judge Judy just don't give a *beep!*
I mean, I get it, though.
- Like, it sucks what happened to the person. - Yes.
She got ripped off.
But I also understand from a legal perspective,
you can't arrest someone for
trying to mark up and make profits like that.
It's like, pay $5 for a coffee,
I know the coffee bean costs, like, ten cents.
Do I sue the cafe for—?
- You can't do that. It's... no. - You can't do that, right? So,
you have to
- know what you're getting into. - Yeah.
Which is why if you're not sure about violins,
watch TwoSet Violin!
Yes!
You chose not to negotiate; that's your problem.
- Ooohhhh! - Sounds like my mum, bro.
That sounds like my mum.
- She just went straight for it! - (Eddy) Yeah.
It's a bit savage, but it's kinda true!
But it's also why I could never be a lawyer,
even though my mum wanted...
- It's like, "Doctor, lawyer!" But I'm like... - [Brett] No, no, no.
I'm too... pacifist for that.
You didn't have the invoice?
That's correct.
(Judy) So you had an argument with her.
Who are these people at the back?
- (Eddy) Why are there just people watching? - (Brett) They look so serious.
(Brett) Everyone just wanna be a part of Judge Judy.
I'm so curious. Are they just actors?
- Is this just all a TV show? - I mean it's...
I'm gonna look it up.
"Is Judge Judy real?"
Oh!
So the cases are real cases?
Ohh...
They're real people...
They're the actual defendants and plaintiffs of the case...
Oh, they're the only two real people.
So everyone else is fake.
So they're actors,
- but then these two people are genuinely pissed. Hahaha! - Yeah, yeah.
They're like, "Rrr!"
If you allow me to show you,
- Your Honor, I would⁠— - (Judy) I'm not⁠—listen to me!
(Judy) I'm not interested!
(Judy) This is not about my becoming an expert in violins.
I'm 74 years old,
I don't want to know anything else in my whole life.
I've got enough in my head, all I wanna do is keep it here!
(Judy) What I know about is contracts.
She bought a product from you,
she over⁠—
- That was a badass... - Whoaaa...
"I don't know about violins,
I know about CONTRACTS!"
I just love how she always brings it back to
- what we⁠—the top... - The topic.
- the core problem that we're talking about here. - (Eddy) That's true.
Everyone keeps trying to distract her with like,
"But they did this, he did that,
but what I actually deci⁠—"
"I don't care."
- She's focused on the goal, which is the legal side. - (Brett) Yeah.
She doesn't care about anything else.
- (Brett) Yeah. - Yeah.
Which is the violin?
- (Judy) Which is hers? - This one, ma'am.
(Judy) Could I just see it for⁠—⁠? I just would like to touch it.
(Brett) Ohh!
(Brett) Oh⁠—oh, oh!
- (Brett) Ohh, okay he ha⁠—oh, okay, okay! - (Eddy) Hey.
- (Eddy) Hey! - (Brett) Ohh, okay! - (Judy) Okay.
Judge Judy knows how to hold a violin!
She does know how to hold violins!
(Judy) Well, that certainly is a violin.
*Laughter from courtroom and TwoSet*
Just checking if it was actually a violin...!
Oh my god!
- That's the funniest thing I've seen ever. - Ohh, court cases are hilarious!
"Oh, yeah, that is a violin."
- "Yeah, it's not, it's not an oboe, right?" - Yeah.
*Judy plucking strings while audience laughs*
Would you give this to the plaintiff?
(Eddy and Brett) Whoa! That was a bit...
ca⁠—too casual, there.
I can verify as well: G, D, A, E, that is a violin.
- Yes. - It's even tuned, bro!
I know! It's a violin.
(Judy) You have a violin. Your case is dismissed. We're done.
All right, there you go!
- Defendant is... not guilty. - Yeah.
But look, I think this is one of those
tricky areas about learning a musical instrument,
is knowing how to pick an instrument
or a teacher you trust.
I personally have felt like
I have overpaid for lessons.
But, I also understand that was just my fault,
- you know? - Yeah.
I thought this teacher would be good.
It wasn't, I'm not gonna go back to them.
- I'm not thinking that I can legally sue them, right? - Yeah.
There are some violin teachers out there,
I think it sucks that they wanna try
and take advantage to sell bad violins for a lot of money.
But there are also genuine, good violin teachers out there.
Most of them I think just wanna get a good,
- decent instrument for their student. - Yeah.
You just gotta try and learn to, as best you can,
- get second, third, fourth opinions... - Oh, always,
I think always check with more opinions.
And if you're a beginner,
you don't know how to listen for the sound,
find someone...
If you don't know any musicians, then...
let us know, maybe we'll do a video one day
- on how to find a good violin, maybe! - Yeah, we should, hey? Yeah!
Yeah, yeah, exactly!
One last thing, if you're getting someone to check it:
make sure the person who has the second or third opinions
are not related to the first person.
Oh, yeah.
- So there's nothing shady going on. - (Eddy) For sure. Yeah.
So just make sure you have a...
opinion that's neutral.
Hopefully that helps.
You don't want to be in a "Judge Judy" situation
with a bunch of actors watching you!
Hohohohoh!
Do some due diligence, and...
once again, go practice,
and hopefully our channel's back by now...
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Buh-bye!
"What I know is CONTRACTS!"
- Yeah, CONTRACTS! - So good.