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Topic: Beware of scam! |
Bill Fall
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Richmond, NH, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2010 7:11 am |
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A recent Craigs List posting offered a "vintage Sho Bud Pro III Custom" for sale in San Jose for only $800. An accompanying photo showed it to be well worth the very low asking price. I and two other friends sent separate inquiries. None of us (one of whom lives very near San Jose) mentioned his location to the seller, and all three inquiries differed. Yet all three got identical responses -- none of which answered our separate inquiries, and all of which said the steel would be shipped for free by "Freight Co Deliveries" after payment is received. Responses to my follow-up inquiries said payment had to be made to Freight Co via Western Union (thus evading traceability and postal fraud liability) to an address in London (thus making legal recourse quite impossible).
Beware! It is clearly a scam! For related information check out this site:
http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/ |
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Mickey Adams
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Bandera Texas
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Posted 8 Oct 2010 7:28 am
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The guitar in this ads picture is the same ShoBud that I looked at in Destin FL... Definitely a ripped off picture...
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David Guido
From:
Saratoga ,California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 12:04 am
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| Mickey Adams wrote: |
| The guitar in this ads picture is the same ShoBud that I looked at in Destin FL... Definitely a ripped off picture... |
Here's a Sho Bud in Los Gatos (near San Jose)
Is this the ad??
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/1996764804.html
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Epiphone FT-570 BL (Gibson J-200 copy
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David Guido
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Saratoga ,California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 12:07 am
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And if that weren't enough, here's another Sho Bud ad in the Bay Area that is definitely BOGUS:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/msg/1992672987.html
But is the Los gatos Sho Bud legit?
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Takamine F370S (Martin D-18 copy)
Epiphone FT-570 BL (Gibson J-200 copy
Epiphone "Dot" (Gibson ES 335 copy)
Fender Blues Delux Reissue (the Real McCoy)
Carter Starter (well I had to start somewhere!)
Ruger P89 Stainless 9mm w/15 round clip (ouch) |
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Al Vesel
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Chisholm, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 2:16 am Pro 111 Shobud rip off on Craigs List
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David,
That certainly isn't it. The one you show is for a Shobud Maverick. And that guitar isn't even worth the $840.00 he has it listed for. It's more of a $400.00 guitar.
I believe the scam add may have showed up on Craigs list in Brooklyn New York now. It shows the top of a Shobud Pro 111. Is this the guitar Mickey?
Here is the webpage link:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/1987732449.html
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 7:07 am Re: Beware of scam!
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" payment had to be made to Freight Co via Western Union (thus evading traceability and postal fraud liability) to an address in London (thus making legal recourse quite impossible)."
I find it hard to believe that anyone smart enough to turn on a computer would fall for something like this. |
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David Guido
From:
Saratoga ,California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 7:46 am
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Hopefuly the one listed in Los Gatos is legit, as I am only 5 miles away. Anyone know the value of this Sho Bud?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/1996764804.html
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Takamine F370S (Martin D-18 copy)
Epiphone FT-570 BL (Gibson J-200 copy
Epiphone "Dot" (Gibson ES 335 copy)
Fender Blues Delux Reissue (the Real McCoy)
Carter Starter (well I had to start somewhere!)
Ruger P89 Stainless 9mm w/15 round clip (ouch) |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 8:01 am
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Yep Al thats it...Totally fraudulent..
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ARTIST RELATIONS: MSA GUITARS
2017 MSA LEGEND XL D10, S10, Studio Pro S12 EXE9
Mullen G2, Rittenberry S10, Infinity D10, Zumsteel 8+9
Anderson, Buscarino, Fender, Roman Guitars, Sarno Octal, Revelation Preamps, BJS BARS, Lots of Blackface Fenders! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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David Guido
From:
Saratoga ,California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 9:59 am
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OK, thanks for this info, as I am a beginner looking for a PSG and very much vulnerable to scammers and inflated pricing!
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Takamine F370S (Martin D-18 copy)
Epiphone FT-570 BL (Gibson J-200 copy
Epiphone "Dot" (Gibson ES 335 copy)
Fender Blues Delux Reissue (the Real McCoy)
Carter Starter (well I had to start somewhere!)
Ruger P89 Stainless 9mm w/15 round clip (ouch) |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 10:21 am
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| Hate to see that kind of stuff happening with PSG's. |
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Tim Heidner
From:
Groves, TX
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Posted 9 Oct 2010 10:23 am
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| if everybody would flag that ad it would go away. Look over to the right of the page and click one. |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 12 Oct 2010 7:47 am
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Will Bill fall for this scam?
No, he will not! |
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