4001/4002 project on German Ebay

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:07 am

Birdseye maple body, dot inlays, but no 4002, just a clone...
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 07830&rd=1

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:57 am

Jeeze, look at all those frets! 24! Most of the higher register unreachable (comfortably).

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:31 am

Whew, that was alot of typing. Try this:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=874928&item=7314607830=1

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:52 am

Believe it or not, I'm working on a deal to purchase this. If I do what I want, it probably won't look like a Rickenbacker when I'm done, nor will I try to pass it off as one.

We'll see. The guy is being pretty reasonable.

wints · Post by **wints** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:23 am

If there was a little more cutaway on the lower bout to access the upper registry I'd be interested too. That body defeats the object of 24 frets.
Still, this is something fret wise what RIC should be offering imo...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:40 am

I see nut-ting!

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:24 am

... it was taken off the ebay due to whatever reason???...
But here is the link to the seller, also selling other gear for the project. Just ask him for pics.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=87492&item=7314599895&rd=1

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:29 am

Scott,

Highlight the text, then all you have to do is hit control C on your keyboard which copies that text, then with the cursor flashing on the URL bar, hit Control V and it will paste the text there. No more tired fingers!

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:37 am

Or highlight text, right click (copy) left click in URL bar and right click (paste)

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:12 pm

Not sure what's going on. He and I had agreed on a price, then I have not heard back. Could be a translation problem. That or he sold to someone else.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:36 pm

Perhaps he was served a writ courtesy of eBay/Dreilinden under the Verifizierte Rechteinhaber Programm and realized he really didn't want to commit an illegal act anymore.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:30 pm

Yeah, that might do it!

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:41 pm

...maybe somebody of the "land of freedom" got eBay a note to restrict his selling activities... (sorry guys so this projects has to stay in the "wild east Germany")

...for the same reasonss shouldn't any selling of such projects or even refinished or painted Ricks like that: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=7314809564&rd=1
be prohibited???

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:02 pm

I didn't see the picture of the first one, Peter but my guess is that it was a copy of a Rickenbacker and the text probably contained the name 'Rickenbacker'.

The second one is the genuine article. I don't think that 'personalizing' a Rick infringes any intellectual property or trademark laws.

If you have a white Mercedes and paint it red, that is not illegal. Perhaps putting a few BMW badges on it and calling it a 'project' vehicle is.

marty · Post by **marty** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:32 pm

Here it is:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=87492&item=7315103807&rd=1