Fake TRC?

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

The Gold TRC in discussion came from this guitar... C38971, It was originally BT and was Butchered in North Carolina last year. A seller in Florida reassembled it with gold trim... (no way of knowing then if the TRC is legit)..

Sadly the guitar ended up in NJ and has been butchered a second time!! Someone rescue the poor thing!

http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... 6order%3D4

[Tommy]

This thread is really getting long and being filled with uncertainty; so just so will all have a base starting point, I present the following:

This is a fake gold Ric TRC --



Note how the second k is angled a bit too far to the right and doesn't follow the same vertical line of the R, first k, and b.
That's how you can tell if it is a fake or not.

[Casiraghi22]

This thread is really getting long and being filled with uncertainty; so just so will all have a base starting point, I present the following:

This is a fake gold Ric TRC --



Note how the second k is angled a bit too far to the right and doesn't follow the same vertical line of the R, first k, and b.
That's how you can tell if it is a fake or not.

Long, but helpful to pervent buyers to purchase fake TRC. I know for a fact that I wouldn't want this to happen to me. how much for a faker would go?? $300-500??? Get real

[electrofaro]

Note how the second k is angled a bit too far to the right and doesn't follow the same vertical line of the R, first k, and b.
That's how you can tell if it is a fake or not.

Also do note how the name is almost two parts "Ricken backer" on it!

[LenMinNJ]

Here's another one, probably out of the same counterfeiter as Wildberry's TRC:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0847643042

[electrofaro]

Here's another one, probably out of the same counterfeiter as Wildberry's TRC:

Uhm, both my Rickies have real TRCs

[LenMinNJ]

Oops, sorry!

I meant the TRC that Tommy posted about.

[Casiraghi22]

Here's another one, probably out of the same counterfeiter as Wildberry's TRC:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0847643042

Now that Ladies and Gentleman is a real TRC.

[LenMinNJ]

I'm curious why Rickenbacker doesn't ask eBay to take these auctions down. There are a few more active now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-style-p ... 0847643042

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Type-Ri ... 0813744264

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-Go ... 0730489846

[johnhall]

I'm curious why Rickenbacker doesn't ask eBay to take these auctions down. There are a few more active now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-style-p ... 0847643042

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Type-Ri ... 0813744264

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-Go ... 0730489846

Only one of these has fake goods and will be gone shortly.

[jingle_jangle]

Let's hope that whoever "wins" old Gibsondependable's gold TRC uses shorter screws to attach it...

[LenMinNJ]

I guess if John says that two of those are real TRCs, we can learn something from this about what a real one can look like.

And if Rickenbacker is monitoring eBay auctions, can we can assume that all TRC auctions that are not removed are offering real TRCs?

Anyone want to start a thread of pictures of real TRCs from different eras?

Here are four currently active eBay auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-RICKENBACK ... 0854534186

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ricken ... 0888716301

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-Go ... 0730489846

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-19 ... 0736246948

[johnhall]

And if Rickenbacker is monitoring eBay auctions, can we can assume that all TRC auctions that are not removed are offering real TRCs?

Anyone want to start a thread of pictures of real TRCs from different eras?

Not a good assumption at all. Surely we're going to miss some and beyond that, it can take 24 hours or more sometimes for items to disappear after we delete them.

[LenMinNJ]

Thanks, John.

Here's yet another:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0776783768

It has a warp in it.

[johnhall]

That one is not counterfeit, just damaged.