| Author | Message | ||
| ajish4
Member Username: ajish4 Post Number: 66 Registered: 11-2003 |
http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-Series11-Collectors-Alembic-4-string-Bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ7419363358QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Got me!?! | ||
| ajish4
Member Username: ajish4 Post Number: 67 Registered: 11-2003 |
OOPS, I guess he caught the error, in the title anyway!  | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 914 Registered: 6-2002 |
I just hope this is not the same tsunami relief action as the one for a Sri Lankan village that was sponsored by a Dutch national newspaper. It turned out it was set up to help the owner of a holiday resort to rebuild his resort, and provided absolutely no relief to the people from the devastated village. Yikes. (Message edited by adriaan on May 31, 2006) | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 451 Registered: 2-2005 |
This looks like the same bass and seller as this thread. I remember it saying the same thing about the charity. Keith | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1911 Registered: 9-2003 |
Sounds like it, same add with no pix, except the price has increased from $6k to $8k. Caveat Emptor! | ||
| dwmark
Member Username: dwmark Post Number: 83 Registered: 1-2005 |
Yes. Yes. Yes. After my email exchange with him on price (remember, he told me he was going to increase the price), he solicited me for the charity. So, ladies and gents, as I advised in the other thread, go play your instruments. Better use of time. I can't tell whether he is shady or clueless (and I recognize that there is overlap) but am convinced we're not going to change him. | ||
| pmoran
Intermediate Member Username: pmoran Post Number: 152 Registered: 12-2004 |
and, as was noted in the other thread.......zero ebay history and no pics. very, very, very dicey to say the least. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1180 Registered: 3-2004 |
*chuckle* | ||
| effclef
Advanced Member Username: effclef Post Number: 374 Registered: 1-2004 |
Hey, cmon fellas, what are you waiting for? You can cure crotch itchiness, according to the guy! LOL PT Barnum was right! EffClef | ||
| u14steelgtr
Junior Username: u14steelgtr Post Number: 21 Registered: 7-2003 |
This listing got me curious enough to do a bit of investigation. I expect the owner of a Series II to indicate greater knowledge of the instrument than this seller does. You too could could be the first person (this week) to purchase and never receive a series eleven Alembic. The lack of pictures does not surprise me too much. About half of the instruments I have sold on eBay did include pictures of the actual instrument I was selling. For all of the others I used something like "looks similar too" with a generic promo picture from the manufacturer or a picture of a similar instrument. The only times I have included pictures of the instrument I was selling was when I had saved the pictures from the auction under which I purchased the item. I contacted the seller with the following questions: Does this instrument come with a preamp? What type of case does it include? Please email me some pictures so that I may see what it looks like. The reply was: No it does not have a preamp but does have 5 point cable which has a little box at one end so I do not know if that is a preamp. I got rid of the old big case and now I have an carry on case bu Mooradian. You need to send me your email address to send the photos. Evan 612-920-0363 The seller emailed pictures to me. See them at: http://www.fj45.com/eBay/7419363358/ Having pictures and not posting them is clearly a red flag. The following email header (excerpt) from the seller appears legitimate and indicates that he has DSL service in the city indicated in the listing: Received: from 209-181-225-176.mpls.qwest.net (HELO EvanLaptop) (209.181.225.176) by mpls-pop-05.inet.qwest.net with SMTP; 31 May 2006 23:47:59 -0000 Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 18:47:53 -0500 From: "evanmpls" <evanmpls@qwest.net> Of couse this could be done by any computer-savvy hacker that knows how to utilize a remote-control utility. The seller does provide the serial number #822121. I seem to recall that I went through some sort of process when I got my Alembic in which I registered my serial number to my name & address. I have no idea whether this one was registered or how to look-up a registered owner from a Serial Number but I would not be surprised if someone at Alembic does this when a suspect instrument is listed on eBay. I see plenty of red flags here: 1. No mention of what type of case it has. 2. No eBay history 3. no mention of the body shape (omega, stinger, or custom) 4. No mention of which if-any preamp is included. 5. No reason is listed for selling it. 6. Asking too high a price 7. "...got rid of the old big case" 8. Seller description says "antique bass" and 1982. LOL... why not mention its shoe size in the same sentence you claim it has its original tires. So many red flags. And yet so many traits of a brand-new to eBay listing. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1195 Registered: 3-2004 |
The listing now contains the contact info for what appears to be a legitimate music store. It says that you can contact American Guitar Boutique at 651-644-2333 (they also list the toll free 877-644-2333 on their website) and confirm the deal there. This was one of the most bogus listings I could recall when I first took a look at it, but I wouldn't be afraid if I could execute the deal through the music store. Maybe they could take a charitable write-off of their normal transaction fee to handle it under the circumstances? It would be a generous offer on the part of the buyer, though, since the typical street value of this instrument is at least a couple thousand lower than the asking price. Chances are pretty good that no one will take a shot at this with only a few hours left, but it may come around again... | ||
| precarius
Member Username: precarius Post Number: 96 Registered: 11-2005 |
Apparently this bass is from the little known Alembic "San Hose" factory. |
