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ellacottf
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Username: ellacottf

Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 3:24 pm:   Edit Post

Auction - Would like to check history
ellacottf
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Username: ellacottf

Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 7:18 am:   Edit Post

Any info yet. I want to find out before I send out money for it.

Thanks
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1105
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 7:40 am:   Edit Post

You'll have to be patient on this. The serial number indicates it's a 1996 Epic bass, and it has not been mentioned on the site before.
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky

Post Number: 166
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 9:20 am:   Edit Post

Hello, Fred,

please be sure that this Epic sixer really is in the hands of the seller. I do not say that there is anything fishy in this auction. However, I bid on this baby also and got FOUR second-chance offers since then. All seemed official, none was real in my opinion.

Before you are sending out money, you may want a photo of the bass with today's newspaper or something like that. All the best, take care.

Christian
dpb
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Username: dpb

Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 2:21 pm:   Edit Post

Spoofers seem to be sending phony second chance bidders on all Alembic basses on eBay. Official second chance offers only come through the eBay message part of your MyEbay page. If it comes on your email, it is fake.
ellacottf
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Username: ellacottf

Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 4:43 pm:   Edit Post

Yeah...I got some of those too. Sorta easy to spot the spoof...I WAS the winner of the auction and the fact that both say to contact the seller (different email addresses that the real seller)directly is also a pretty good tip off. I did get some new picts including several of the serial. Pretty sure the auction is legit.
valvil
Moderator
Username: valvil

Post Number: 950
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2006 - 4:56 pm:   Edit Post

Here's what we have:

1996 6 string long scale Epic bass
Vermillion top
mahogany body
maple neck
ebony fretboard
brass hardware
no previously registered owners

Sold through Guitar Center Dallas

Completed 4/23/1996

That's it

Valentino
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky

Post Number: 167
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 1:33 am:   Edit Post

...just one more tiny little issue...

welcome to the club, Fred !

Christian
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 833
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 6:46 am:   Edit Post

I second that Christian, welcome Fred. And congrats on the bass.
When you get the bass how about some pix in the showcase section.
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky

Post Number: 169
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:52 am:   Edit Post

item has been relisted by the seller... what happened ?

Christian
ellacottf
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Username: ellacottf

Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 3:42 am:   Edit Post

The original auction stated he accepted Paypal, when I payed using paypal, he said he didn't even have an account and wanted a MO or cashier's cheque.....but my paypal xfer went to an account and he was able to refund it. He has lousy feedback and I don't trust sending that kind of money any other way. I've been scammed before and won't let it happen again. I already have an Epic 5 and 3 Tobias Toby Pro 6's, so I'm not too disappointed. I HATE trying to deal with flakes.
speicky
Intermediate Member
Username: speicky

Post Number: 171
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 4:24 am:   Edit Post

Now that's bad, Fred... at least we know with whom NOT to deal anymore ;-) I have already posted a thread in the "seen on eBay"-section with a cross-reference to this thread.

all the best, Christian

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