Midnight Red Frickenbacker

clankchris · Post by **clankchris** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:03 pm

Ahahaha!

http://cgi.ebay.com/2006-RICKENBACKER-BASS-GUITAR-MIDNIGHT-RED-NEW_W0QQitemZ170007110225QQihZ007QQcategoryZ621QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:30 pm

Gotta love those chinese auctions.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:39 pm

Wow, and only $1.27 (+ S&H!!)!!!!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:06 pm

Oh. Again!!!! The headstock says it's a Fender, and i wonder how could he read it as "Rickenbacker"?

Q: Is this a never before seen model? I've never seen a Ric with that body styling.....
Jul-11-06
A: Hi dear friend I am very sorry . Because i just open this business, about name and brand can sometimes make a mistake.Our items regard real object as principle not name . thank you very much for your attention to our items and give us your advice. any question about the item or our service please let us know,we will take every step possible to reparate it for you. sincerely yours
Q: Yeah, I have a question for you. Did you know your ad states this bass is a Ric, when even in your photos it clearly says it was made by Fender. I'm sorry to burst your bubble however Ric and Fender are two very different companies. Also just an FYI Ric never made a bass in Midnight Red. Thanks
Jul-11-06
A: Hi dear friend I am very sorry . Because i just open this business, about name and brand can sometimes make a mistake.Our items regard real object as principle not name . thank you very much for your attention to our items and give us your advice. any question about the item or our service please let us know,we will take every step possible to reparate it for you.

Priceless...

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:14 am

"We only sell high quality Chinese antiques..."

Perhaps Adolph Rickenbacker (or Leo) did a stint in the orient after the war and it is a forgotton chapter in RIC history!

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:27 am

"... we take every step to reparate our boilerplate for your enjoying of your life..."

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:04 am

It states it's in China, yet the statue is clearly not Chinese (it looks a Hindu statue . . .), the background is of the Buddha, and there are those wheels turning (which leads me to think India again, as the wheel is present on their flag) . . . what the heck are they thinking?

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:20 am

Do they even think?...

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:21 am

Actually, it's all Buddhist. The emblem at the top looks Tibetan (by the writing), the mountains might be Nepal, the statue is 7-eyed Tara, a Tibetan Buddhist deity, and the wheel is the Wheel of the Dharma.

It still doesn't make any sense though! Actually, it kind of pisses me off. Free Tibet!

ben_brown · Post by **ben_brown** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:07 am

Gone now.

ram · Post by **ram** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:30 pm

some folks will do or use anything to further their attempts to make a buck.... sucks!

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:38 pm

"the statue is 7-eyed Tara, a Tibetan Buddhist deity"

Ah. I wasn't aware of that; I know very little about the religious beliefs of Tibetan Buddhists. Buddhism is quite different every place you find it . . .