4005 F hole

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:53 am

I have made a deal to buy this. Any info you guys can give me on the seller would be helpful. I think I am going to hire a third party to pay and pick it up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-1967-RM-3261_W0QQitemZ7407846880QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:05 am

Is / Was that Ken Swearingtons?

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:08 am

Steve, the sellers name is Roger Williams.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:23 am

Ken Swearingen may have owned this previously. He's been doing a lot of dealing this past year. I suspect this one passed through his hands. Don't know about Roger Williams.

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:24 am

Interesting,
The photos and description are those of Ken's 4005.
http://rickbid.com/item.php/id=10/?PHPSESSID=82f26b3146a0cadd1ec3b1edd1ea3028

David,
I'd arrange to get current photos and maybe have someone go and look at it, take pictures and call while they are looking at it.

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:38 am

The power of the forum. Crooks are exposed easily.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:55 am

The auction has ended.
That ultra low rating and Ken's pictures
were a givaway!

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:04 am

He ended it on my offer

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:07 am

I would hold on to your money if I were you. I think that there is a rabbit away with this one! Ebay account that hasn't been used for two and a half years, it may have been hijacked!

marty · Post by **marty** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:37 am

I think it's a scam..

Ken is selling this bass as discussed in a previous thread:

http://www.rickbid.com/item.php/id=10/?PHPSESSID=e64fed317a913db4da045e9d7a75834c

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:38 am

I thought Ken still had this bass. It has been up for sale on Rickbid for many weeks here...

http://www.rickbid.com/item.php/id=10/?PHPSESSID=bf1cb69aa3c0689ce242e4fa2784090d

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:39 am

Great minds think alike Martin!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:41 am

David, be very careful. The wording is an exact copy of Ken's ad on RickBid:

http://www.rickbid.com/item.php/id=10/?PHPSESSID=e64fed317a913db4da045e9d7a75834c

Also, the User ID doesn't match the one that Ken used in his original eBay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1967-Rickenbacker-Rose-Morris-4005-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ7391025853QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:00 am

I think that we are all agreed that this is a scam!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:01 am

Email Ken and ask him.