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Would you risk buying a guitar whose serial had been scraped off?
No , a criminal record is not worth it .
Handling stolen goods is serious business and if you suspect that something might be hooky and go ahead and buy it and it's later found to be stolen then you could face a custodial sentence .
There is no legitimate reason for removing serial numbers ... if you do it because you think it looks better , you are wrong as the photos above prove - it looks shit .
it's the willingness of people to buy "hooky looking " guitars that lead to £11k PRS thefts (there has to be a market for them) .
It is a short term £20-30 gain for most thieves.
They sell them on for a pittance- actual professional instrument thieves are rare.
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Oh I know !
the point i was trying to make is that if us "guitarists" insisted on serial numbers where they should be , and have a bit more integrity about something that is a "bargain becasue it came in a dubious trade" then it would help to close down the market for stolen goods.
If there was no market for stolen guitars fewer guitars would be stolen .
having lost a £3K PRS 2 years ago. I’m quite happy to have Sharia Law enforced on guitar thieves. I’m happy to do the chopping myself.
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Interesting description of how it happened...
(formerly miserneil)
(formerly miserneil)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Ha ha.