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bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee

Post Number: 526
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 7:32 am:   Edit Post

This is probably a bogus auction. This bass was sold five weeks ago under eBay item 3752662022 out of someplace in Texas. I bid on that bass and received a bogus second chance offer. The pics on this listing are from the old one as well. In any case, buyer beware!!!
jogi
Junior
Username: jogi

Post Number: 15
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 8:20 am:   Edit Post

Yeah, itīs even the same description up to a point and - even more bizarre - the same reason for selling... Just mailed the guy for a photo of the backside (wasnīt included in the original auction), letīs see what he comes up with...
lbpesq
Intermediate Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 168
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 11:03 am:   Edit Post

This one has the classic red flags for a fraudulent auction: The seller is brand new to e-bay - member as of 11/26, today, and has no feedback; a "private" auction so that when the "losing" bidders all get "second chance" offers they can't communicate with each other; the seller doesn't take pay-pal - how much you want to bet that the "winner" will be instructed to send a Western Union wire transfer to a "friend" in another country. Yea, right.

Bill, tgo
jogi
Junior
Username: jogi

Post Number: 16
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post

Just received an answer: The guy, who calls himself Terry Glover, managing director of www.backpocket.net (?!?), goes on to cite all the info that was in the original auction but not in his and also included all the photos he didnīt use for his auction... No pic of the backside, so far. Instead, he offered me to buy it directly for 1.400,- Euro, and of course I have a one week trial if I donīt like the bass...
Hell, I would like to buy a bass like this at that price - but not from you, mate!
bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee

Post Number: 528
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, November 26, 2004 - 12:22 pm:   Edit Post

If the current owner were in Europe, he'd be into it for at least $2K Euros as of last month, plus any entry taxes that weren't evaded.

Well, at least no club regular will be taken in by this one...
lbpesq
Intermediate Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 171
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2004 - 9:48 am:   Edit Post

This bass now seems to have dissappeared from e-bay. Score one for the good guys.

Bill, tgo

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