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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:09 am
by rickcrazy
Well, at least the seller did not attempt to pass this copy off as the genuine article. He would not have succeeded anyway - the thing has too many details which promptly give it away as a (poor) copy.
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:25 am
by rickcrazy
Here we go again. They keep cropping up on Ebay. This time it's 'Early Vintage Rickenbacker Bass', item 915460990. Peter, will you do the honors, as it were?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:31 am
by banta
I emailed that guy and told him he had a copy the first day. He knows it's a fake.
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 5:39 pm
by ricnvolved
"String 'im up! It'll teach 'im a lesson!"
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 9:42 am
by rickcrazy
Like I said a couple of months ago, put them fakes on the hit list!
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 12:57 am
by rickcrazy
Another one on Ebay. Item 916197593, "Refitted Rickenbacker bass...". Refitted?? The nerve of some people!
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:02 am
by banta
Some sucker just used the "buy it now" option for $475. I emailed him to let him know it's a fake, hopefully he hasn't already sent the money.
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 9:06 am
by rob
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=916458451
By the looks of it, someone could modify it to fool someone as a real Ric.
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:54 am
by rob
Nevermind, I didn't notice it's teh same one as posted before. Well, it's up for bid again.
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:55 am
by rob
Nevermind, I didn't notice that it was posted before. Well, it's up for bid again.
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:03 pm
by dminer
Could this be yet another faker? Ebony headstock and goofy looking tuners? I'm surprised that it hasn't been pulled yet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=917258412
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 3:14 pm
by markthemd
It is a real Rick that was most likely 'jetglo/black' and has had a toaster installed in the neck position.
The inlays have the see through resin so you can see the wood behind the resin inlay ... I have never seen some one go to the trouble to copy that look in inlay. We tried NOT to get that look when I worked there . There were some bugs in that system ... they have been ironed out .
I also don't know why some one would put those Grover tuners on as an after market product ... they have to be stock .
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 4:09 pm
by dminer
Mark, thanks for the info. Always good to know what to look for.
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 8:26 am
by rob
Check this one out:
http//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=920114859
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 12:08 pm
by rick12dr
Forget legal action on this one; just make the guy sit in the same room as a bunch of us from the Forum, while we laugh and ridicule the piece.
Oak, with fingernail polish?????Wow..