GibsonAlmighty Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Damn!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 What an a$$hole. I reported that b!tch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Yeah. I reported it as being counterfeit too. Nice finish, though...:- On a more serious note it seems the counterfeiters have finally got the message about a two-screw TRC. Perhaps we should, after all, be careful about how, exactly, we can spot fakes a mile off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Yeah. I reported it as being counterfeit too. Nice finish' date=' though...:- On a more serious note it seems the counterfeiters have finally got the message about a two-screw TRC. Perhaps we should, after all, be careful about how, [u']exactly[/u], we can spot fakes a mile off.... Yeah, I figured they would catch on. Let's just keep all the other tell tail signs a secret. I noticed at least 7 other signs that they still have not figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 21 bids and it's over $2K... Man there are some uninformed people out there ready to drop some serious coin with out knowing what the hell they are buying. Crazy people if you ask me. I reported it as well... 11 hours left in the auction. I bet the seller is stoked thinking his pay day is on the way. Hopefully there won't be a NGD on the boards with a "Limited Edition Custom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibsonAlmighty Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 So sad that there are still a lot of uneducated guitar players out there that cannot tell the difference. The worst thing is that they got the dough to shell out. Oh well.....we did our part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I dunno the difference but I don't buy guitars on eBay...only authorized dealers where I can play it before I buy.... *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 21 bids and it's over $2K...Man there are some uninformed people out there ready to drop some serious coin with out knowing what the hell they are buying. Crazy people if you ask me. I reported it as well... 11 hours left in the auction. I bet the seller is stoked thinking his pay day is on the way. Hopefully there won't be a NGD on the boards with a "Limited Edition Custom" They might not be legitamate bids. Could be friends of the seller raising the price for possible last minute bidders who might not know it's fake. Or people who know its fake and have no intention of paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibsonAlmighty Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Damn it closed w/ 35 bids @ $3350 smackaroo !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 There were like 3 or 4 people putting in all those bids though. ugh, i can only imagine how that turd plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Yeah. I reported it as being counterfeit too. Nice finish' date=' though... On a more serious note it seems the counterfeiters have finally got the message about a two-screw TRC. Perhaps we should, after all, be careful about how, exactly, we can spot fakes a mile off.... I have always said that. We say far too much on here that can help the con artists....including sharing serial numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 well,,, educate me fellas,, how would you know this is a "fake" ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 We can't fix stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 well' date=',, educate me fellas,, how would you know this is a "fake" ?????[/quote']Look at an authentic Gibson and look at that one. Tell me you can't see the differences. Cutaway, spacing of the TOM from the tail piece, crooked diamond, rosewood fretboard, shape of the headstock, placement of the tuning keys just to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Shh - don't let the fakers know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Notice the winning bidder placed like the last 3 bids. I guarantee it is either the seller using another name or a friend of the seller. What a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I got an e-mail from ebay saying they were going to investigate both the item and the seller in question. I have always said that. We say far too much on here that can help the con artists....includingsharing serial numbers. I used to be firmly of the opinion that it was important for us' date=' who are "in-the-know", to educate those who couldn't spot the difference(s) so as to avoid the situation where a parent buying a present for their offspring might be scammed. I may have to adjust that opinion. well' date=',, educate me fellas,, how would you know this is a "fake" ?????[/quote'] Just study the 'look' for yourself. You should be able to see about a dozen problems with that instrument... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I've said it a million times, but being able to tell the difference is A LOT easier than most people think. And, as MojoRedfoot said, just looking at a pic of a 1 real Gibson LP is enough "training" to be able to spot a fake. Also, no matter what we say or what information we give, they're NEVER going to be able (or be willing to spend the money) to make a "perfect" copy, so that point is moot. Now, I'm not saying that it is necessarily a good thing to point out EVERY little detail as to what's wrong with them (and we shouldn't have to), but if they were trolling these forums, looking for "tips", then I'm pretty sure that we wouldn't be seeing these POS, and so many (too many IMHO) of these types of threads. Just my .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 That POS had me laughing! Oh PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 ...no matter what we say or what information we give' date=' they're NEVER going to be able (or be willing to spend the money) to make a "perfect" copy, so that point is moot...[/quote'] I agree. The counterfeiters will be unwilling to spend the money necessary to make a perfect copy. We don't need to point out every flaw in all of the fakes being produced. Usually one single point is enough to tell a fake LP Standard, 'Suprome' or Custom from the genuine article; the fret-end binding. To bind the ends of the frets - as per Gibson - would take too much time as it must, by the very nature of the job, be executed by hand. I've never (yet!) seen a fake with properly bound 'nibs'. If they Do get this sorted out then we can go onto the next irregularity but I suspect we will have a long wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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