Does this seem a bit optimistic?

Fishboy7

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Custom-Shop-Deluxe-Stratocaster-With-Lace-Sensor-Hot-Gold-Pickups/323230559050?hash=item4b420aeb4a:g:YjMAAOSw1T1a5LTG

octatonic

Yes, he is a lunatic.
Have a look at his other items, especially shit like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Peice-Walnut-Wardrobe-Bedside-Cabinets-Chest-Of-Drawers-Dressing-Table/323229093988?hash=item4b41f49064:g:Dr4AAOSw43Ba3Ikz

People don't pay thousands of pounds over the odds for junk and tat.

Chris777

I wonder if the wardrobe has a strat body shape sawn out of the back?

thermionic

“The guitar is really new as I bought as an investment only but I’ve had to comply with eBay rules and list it as “new other”. The only marks (if you can call them marks) are a few tiny plec marks on the scratch plate, obviously created when guitarists have tried it in the shop as I don’t play.”

So, “used” then.

Jack_

thermionic said:

“The guitar is really new as I bought as an investment only but I’ve had to comply with eBay rules and list it as “new other”. The only marks (if you can call them marks) are a few tiny plec marks on the scratch plate, obviously created when guitarists have tried it in the shop as I don’t play.”

So, “used” then.

I bought a Ford Focus that the previous owner absolutely wrecked, but in my ownership I've not added any further damage. So basically, my Focus is new other.

Bigsby

He bought a Custom Shop new as an investment? No one's going to believe that. 

guitars4you

thermionic said:

“The guitar is really new as I bought as an investment only but I’ve had to comply with eBay rules and list it as “new other”. The only marks (if you can call them marks) are a few tiny plec marks on the scratch plate, obviously created when guitarists have tried it in the shop as I don’t play.”

So, “used” then.

exactly 

Gassage

That is hooky. The Custom Deluxe has the champhered neck heel on the bottom screw. It just doesn't look right. Also, the Fender schallers have concentric circles in the back of the knob and the matching of the body blanks isn't CS quality.

Then when Fender do Birds Eye, the laquer is an amazing coffee colour- that is random and poor.

Then, that Fender logo inside the case....as hooky as hell.

Lastly, guitars that are custom shop custom ordered normally have this annotated on the certificate. That's a dull looking repro of a team built cert.

FAKE.

ICBM

No, it's not a bit optimistic. 

It's completely ludicrous .

I don't think it's actually a fake in terms of not being a Fender - the quality of the neck in particular looks right, as do most of the other parts - but I'm fairly sure that is not a CS guitar as it's purported to be... for a start, I doubt they would put a white backplate on a guitar with a black pickguard.

Interestingly if you Google 'Fender Custom Shop Deluxe Strat Lace Sensor', the first result you get is this -

https://www.lamusic.com/products/9238001611

But there are no pics I can see of original CS guitars with black Lace Sensors.

However, a bit further down you find this -

http://www.lacemusic.com/Sensor_Hot_Gold_Pickguard.php

So my guess is that it's simply a partscaster. Someone who doesn't know what they're doing replacing the knobs with Tele ones would explain the scuffing around them as well...