Oh no! Not again!

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:10 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1970s-Rickenbacker-4001-Bass-Guitar-FireGlo_W0QQitemZ7353785152QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:14 pm

"The man kept on coming..."

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:30 pm

That is the worst paint job ever.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:07 pm

Literally laughing out loud at that paint job!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:17 pm

MY EYES!!! It's so horrendously bad . . . oh dear god, I need to look at my Montezuma Brown 4003 to ease the pain . . .

edski · Post by **edski** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:51 am

Actually looks like pretty nice grain on that wood...too bad. A little more care it *might* have been a decent looking bass. Amazing that the front is not that bad, but that back...e-gawd!

This guy still has the nerve to say this is real. I'm pretty sure he got a lot of e-mails last time about this one...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:46 am

Its REAL ugly.

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:02 am

LOL - that is horrendous!!!

Funny as hell, though... LOL!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:06 am

Thats a waste of a perfectly good trc.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:34 am

I had messaged the seller about the "origins" of that bass, and he responded. This is the "new" owner of this bass that was on eBay a month ago or so. He bought it for $350 on Craigslist. Had no idea it was a copy, but thought that the plate on the back was a result of a repair. He heard from three people in the first half hour of the listing about it being a fake. He pulled the listing and is going to try to sell it locally. I told him he might be able to get $500 if he could find the right buyer. Sounds like an OK guy.

This is a prime example of being nice to sellers on the 'Bay. Most of them are just honest guys. If we can help, maybe they can help us.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:45 am

I enjoy helping them out, but when they reply with an attitude of me writing them to boost my massive ego and I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about, that gets my feathers ruffled a little bit.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:52 am

Yeah, but that was the previous seller, I'll bet.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:07 am

This guy must be VERY gulable. I love how all the things that prove it's a fake are so easily explained away in the description.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:12 am

Yes, I see he turned to Craigslist to pass off that piece of garbage. The new guy got taken, unfortunately...

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:20 am

What?....that's a FAKE?? ;^)

I thought it just had some bad buckle rash....

Oh, by the way, I can post from work again