Fake Lemmy Ltd Edition?

8mileshigh · Post by **8mileshigh** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:43 am

This looks like the other one on Ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4004-LK-Lemmy-Kilmister-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ7348811791QQcategoryZ308QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:48 am

Looks like a hijacked auction to me.....

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:50 am

The same thing happened to the guy selling the 4080 BG a while back.

Someone stole his whole EBAY add.

Would anyone here buy something from China anyway??

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:52 am

This is a scam, from the pictures to the description, its the same as the one in Germany. Ebay needs to delete it now!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:16 am

I just mailed him asking for the serial # and the # on the certificate.lets see him try to answer.

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:19 am

Take a look at his feedback....10 ratings, all of them from "people" who are no longer registered users. Amazing...don't people need a credit card to register these days?

marty · Post by **marty** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:50 am

Good point Les.

I'm sure less than an hour ago he had zero feedback...now he has a score of 10 all of a sudden.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:17 am

Look at the items they "Bid On". Hilarious. All fake items, listings made up, nothing sold, and I'm sure no money changed hands. They should have a "REPORT A FRAUDULENT AUCTION" button on Ebay.

80stingray · Post by **80stingray** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:05 am

The current bidder needs to be informed.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:11 am

That was me i tried to put in a bid of 5 million it wouldn't let me.

tvking · Post by **tvking** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:19 am

I was the guy with the 4080 that went to Dave. It definately hurt my auction and caused a slight rise in my blood pressure. I'm just glad that a fellow Ric member stepped up to the plate or I would have had to relist the bass and as we all know, they are then considered "damaged goods" for some reason.

cdaniel · Post by **cdaniel** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:45 am

This would seem to be a very popular item for fraud. Here's another one based on the original:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4004-LK-Lemmy-Kilmister-Limited-Edition_W0QQitemZ7348777281QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The "seller's" feedback includes comments such as "Very good, speak the prestige very much".

Bid with con...fidence!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:52 am

I guess they see what a real one goes for and want to rip people off as much as possible. I reported that auction, plus the other fraudulent "Feedback building" auctions to Ebay in the hopes their account is deleted.

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:55 am

I saw the same thing with a fender bass a month back. One went on sale in the US and then someone in france posted an add with the same pictures.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:23 pm

I bid about $20K on the first one listed so nobody gets ripped....also emailed the seller.

F-'em