SCAMMER WARNING: Due to a spate of recent scam attempts (some successful) recently, if you're doing a deal in the classifieds, ONLY USE PAYPAL GOODS AND SERVICES UNLESS YOU KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSONALLY. It's really not worth saving a few quid.
ebay and gumtree scammer....watch out!
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I recently had a bad experience with a guy selling a CIJ strat on gumtree. He was advertising it as a Fender Japan ST54-95 with papers etc. I bought it and took it home and realised that the papers were faked and the inside of the neck cavity was stamped with ST54-80. When I pointed this out to him he got really nasty and I threatened to escalate the issue and so he agreed to give me a full refund, which he did.
He's now selling it on ebay as an ST54-95 and it's the same instrument. I have been watching him and he's a real wheeler-dealer and needs to be outed. How about a bunch of us write to him on the bay and ask for a pic of the inside of the neck pocket? That'll scupper him...
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322890700143It definitely needs reporting, which I'm happy to do but I'd love it if he gets a hard time first!
I can name and shame him if we like. No worries there.
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Never bought anything off him but he presents his guitars very well.
Thanks for the tip off, will avoid.
The 95 is advertised as having the lacquer finish, the 80 definitely poly. Also some listings say the 95 has lace sensors, some CS pickups and alder, not ash....
LoL! that don't seem like a dealer price to me.I have seen his stuff before.Maybe he genuinely does not know what hes got..
I am always getting ripped off with gear because sellers think they have something and its not.
And welcome to the forum @JonnyBGood