Spot Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Guys, as I troll through EBAY and such I suddlenly wondered about people selling stolen guitars. Does anyone know the best way to check to see if a Gibson being sold is actually stolen goods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsburger Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Guys, as I troll through EBAY and such I suddlenly wondered about people selling stolen guitars. Does anyone know the best way to check to see if a Gibson being sold is actually stolen goods? Very tricky, be careful on eBay, loads of fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Very tricky, be careful on eBay, loads of fakes. .it's not fakes I'm worried about. I feel confident enough to spot a fake Gibson a mile away. It's a stolen Gibson that concerns me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsburger Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 .it's not fakes I'm worried about. I feel confident enough to spot a fake Gibson a mile away. It's a stolen Gibson that concerns me.... Ok, I just thought I'd mention the fakes as I didn't know if you were clued up. As far as spotting stolen items, it's got to be close to impossible I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Guys, as I troll through EBAY and such I suddlenly wondered about people selling stolen guitars. Does anyone know the best way to check to see if a Gibson being sold is actually stolen goods? For Ebay, there's not much you can do. For craigsListyou could always call the local authorities and ask if the serial has been reported stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This_Dying_Soul Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 unfortunately there's no database of stolen instruments that I know of. and if there was it would be up to the owners to add their stolen guitar's serial number to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 How many of you even know your serial numbers? Do you take note of them. I've never taken note of mine. Perhaps I will now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 All listed with photos in a bank box along with a will stating where they go........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 How many of you even know your serial numbers? Do you take note of them. I've never taken note of mine. Perhaps I will now. ..You should keep a record of Serial Numbers, Invoice/Purchase receipts and detailed photos of the guitar in your poperty for any Insurance claims... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 For Ebay, there's not much you can do. For craigsListyou could always call the local authorities and ask if the serial has been reported stolen. I'm in the UK and know the EBAY Seller in questions location based on his limited profile. My first step was to get the Serial from him and call the local Police in his town to check. My concern is that I'll be wasting my time as the UK police force are Absolutely Useless !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 You can always ask them if the guitar is stolen and trust them when they say it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 A Dead give away will be the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Price Tag on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 You can always ask them if the guitar is stolen and trust them when they say it isn't. ...I've tried to get him to give me serial for 7 days now and he has not replied. I'm smelling a RAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 100% AUTHENTIC VERY RARE 78/79 GIBSON LES PAUL ES 335 TD GUITAR OFFERS PLEASE Well I definately think its a STOLEN guitar....The seller, after replying to my initial interest, can now not reply to my three simple requests for a serial number. What's more,..his e-mail address,...believe it or not is Uk Most Wanted ukmostwanted13@********!!! I'm not kidding!!! Another concern,..his other items for sale are all hifi units..... You guys be the judge!!! EBAY UK link Ebay tem number: 220887790953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 unfortunately there's no database of stolen instruments that I know of. and if there was it would be up to the owners to add their stolen guitar's serial number to the list. I own a couple of Ric's and on Ric Resources (Ric Registry) you can check on thing like that. History sometimes & good info. Maybe this site can start something similar for a Gibson and Epi registry. Just a thought as I wonder often about stolen goods and some have located stolen Ric's. If thief's can't sell stuff they, or other stole, then the desire to steal has to be reduced. You can't eat a damn guitar ya know. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 ..You should keep a record of Serial Numbers, Invoice/Purchase receipts and detailed photos of the guitar in your poperty for any Insurance claims... Heck, I just completed a spread sheet with all my gear on it with S/N & descriptions. Will add photo clips next to it and then into the safe deposit box w/ receipts. Will update as the herd moves thru life. Mostly for ins. reasons so they can't claim I didn't have them. Happened before and had to sue ins company when I had a whole house cleaned out in the 80's. Man did I loose big giving most the $$ to a Lawyer (sorry to any Atty's here on the site). What I mean is you shouldn't HAVE to sue to recover like I did. IMHO Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Here in the States, reporting guitars stolen only goes to a local data base. Here in Portland, Before a used guitar can be sold, it must be held by the dealer for 30 days and the seriel# reported. It helps, but there is no guarantee the police will research and catch it. Of corse, if the guitar is never reported stolen there is no chance at all. And, I think the most it does is if YOU see your guitar come up, you have some way of proving it was stolen. And, it does not really do much to bust poeple dealing with stolen axes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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