Death of this Salesman - FAO Mr Hall

godber · Post by **godber** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:16 pm

Honest??? But it doesn't make it alright.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-360-Style-Guitar_W0QQitemZ7392928148QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 12:59 pm

Perfect for posing as John or George--you know, the two guys who work in the plywood department at Home Depot?

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:00 pm

Not really a convincing copy, but it could fool the unwary.
The fake TRC will ensure it's quick demise, however!

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:46 pm

yuck.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:22 pm

It's like part 330, part 360 and all ****.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:38 pm

Nice description, Stan.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:59 pm

Shaftsbury?
Dingleberry!

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:28 pm

OOOOF that's ugly.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:54 pm

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ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:36 am

The Ricpolice strike again! As soon as you try to flog a 'copy' or 'replica' and mention the 'R' word or make anything proprietary a feature of the advertisement, you're basically stuffed!

And rightly so. Feeding off the manufacturer's product and reputation is not on.... but we already know that, don't we? Imitations are exactly what they are.......

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:35 am

When these things come up we need to grab one of the pictures before the listing is cut off and the bad guys sent to ebay jail.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:41 am

You're appointed to handle that, F. Lee Fletcher.

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:24 am

Once again, thank you to RIC for staying on top of this stuff. Gibson just lost a case to PRS -- obviously once the jar is open on copies, you're pretty much done for.

squid · Post by **squid** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:49 am

Ah, yes. The return of the PRS single-cuts. Can't say I'm particularly moved by Gibson's loss or PRS's victory. Those things just aren't for me. I'm suprised that Gibson lost that case, however, just like I'm surprised at the number of Strat and Tele copies that are out there, seemingly unlicenced from Fender. Does a manufacturer have to patent absolutely everything? I would have thought that "squatter's rights" applied to those older designs, designs that pre-date a lot of the new intellectual property laws.

And good for Ric for recognizing the problem well ahead of time and treating it aggressively.

godber · Post by **godber** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:15 am

Kent - I kept the files. Ric parts were used just to prove that you cannot gild a turd.