Faker with real TRC on the Bay

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:08 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-4001-bass-copy-STEREO-possibly-Japanese_W0QQitemZ7363542839QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:39 pm

Good faker. Wouldn't fool us but I bet it would fool most.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:07 am

Uh-oh! A Rickenbacker nameplate on a 4001 copy... Someone's bound to get into trouble very soon.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:55 am

Invalid item. That was quick.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:37 am

eBay has a new system that's quite efficient and vastly speeds up the processing of infringements. They issued us a special account and when we browse, there's an extra button that when clicked automatically generates an infringement affidavit and processes it through their system. It works for all countries and is rather interesting in that it's administered by eBay Switzerland, presumably to take advantage of their unique legal system.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:54 am

Cool. John, do you, or Kenny, or someone else at RIC patrol eBay, or would you like us to let you know if we see something fishy?

ric620 · Post by **ric620** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:00 pm

Was that the black one?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:36 pm

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:51 pm

Another fake:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NOT-Rickenbacker-4-String-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ7368156396QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:23 pm

They try to get alot of money for those fakes, even with the bolt on necks.

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:46 pm

It's crazy. I can't imagine who'd pay that much for a fake. I paid less than that for my first 4001. That of course was a long time ago.