Essence w Serial Number REMOVED on Ebay

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Author Message thedavidkeith New Username: thedavidkeith Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 3:18 pm:    Ebay Item Number 370163192605 Something doesn't look right about this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Bass-Guitar-USA-Made-Beautiful-Must-See_W0QQitemZ370163192605QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item370163192605&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50 fc_spoiler Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 803 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 2:11 am:    The number might still be in the controls cavity and the serial number shown (handwritten) doesn't appear in the "stolen" section of the Alembic site. Maybe it's a good Idea for potential buyers to ask why the TR cover was replaced and for a picture of the number in the controls cavity ;-) bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2180 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 5:58 am:    It's a PayPal auction, so you should have some protection if the s/n doesn't match what was posted in the ad. It looks like the seller is a music store, so they probably don't know why the plate was swapped out at some point over the last 17 years. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7617 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 6:29 am:    It is not unheard of for truss rod cover plates to become scratched and tarnished; so the possibility exists that it was replaced for cosmetic reasons. Still, you hate to see the serial number missing.