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Brian Henry

 

Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 4:03 pm    
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Is this really a Shobud Professional. It looks like a very regular maverick to me, especially the unmderneath. What think ye?????


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=621&item=3778344814&rd=1
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Farris Currie

 

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Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 4:25 pm    
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TB,your right it a doctored up job!i emailed and told him it was very pretty,but sure wasn't what he was calling it.man he popped me a smart email right back.said well just don't bid on it then,duh!!SO,i emailed him back and said i can see your a smart A$$!!!!! farris
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Rick McDuffie

 

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Benson, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 4:27 pm    
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It's an early Maverick of the raised-neck variety... with an aftermarket finish job and decal.

[This message was edited by Rick McDuffie on 27 January 2005 at 04:28 PM.]

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Ed Naylor

 

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portsmouth.ohio usa, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 4:33 pm    
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This kinda proves my point about the old "Maverick" People still want one and look at the starting bid! Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works.
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Jimmie Misenheimer

 

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Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 5:58 pm    
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It should also prove a point about e-bay, BUYER BEWARE... Jimmie
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Kevin Hatton

 

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Buffalo, N.Y.
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 6:40 pm    
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Somebody is really gonna get stuck here with this guy trying to unload it.

[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 27 January 2005 at 06:40 PM.]

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Farris Currie

 

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Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 27 Jan 2005 6:45 pm    
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Jimmie your right,buyer beware!Ed that don't prove a thing.this is the 2nd time around for it,and he starts the bid at 700.00, no one been fooled so far!!!some poor sucker,not knowing will buy it one day.and it not a Professional,thats a LIE!!
farris
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 12:10 am    
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this is the third time this SB is up on ebay i believe
the last sale did'nt go through cause the buyer bein' from Denmark declined because of shipping costs
i wrote the seller informing him that it was a Mav' and not a Professional
he replied that he bought it as it is and does'nt know the diff between the two.

Yep ! Buyer Beware !
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David L. Donald


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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 1:29 am    
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Clearly a Maverick set at double the going price.
Barnum was right!
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Tom Callahan

 

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Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 3:56 am    
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Well it is gone. He must have had a change of heart.

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Brian Henry

 

Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 4:00 am    
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I sent the seller the following mesage:

Hi This is obviously a Shobud Maverick dressed up to look like a Professional. I use to have one. I know what I am talking about. This is false advertising These guitars are selling around $400 Only a sucker would pay double the price for something. Of course there is one born every minute. Good luck Brian
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Ray Minich

 

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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 7:32 am    
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It's still there at 10:30 AM EST Jan 28.
So what you guys are sayin' is that somebody put a "Professional" logo on a Maverick?
Thanks for being vigilant fellas. Maybe if I put a Cadillac medallion on my Cavalier I can double it's resale price too.
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David Doggett


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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 7:35 am    
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Yeah, it's an early Maverick. I had one just like it, except for the fancy in-lays. Mine also had a custom two-tone lacquer finish and a 2nd knee lever to raise the Es. Also I had replaced the original key head that had plastic keys and no nut rollers with a pro style key head with grovers. Because of all that I sold it for more than the going rate for the vinyl covered ashtray keyhead models. But I told the buyer (a great guitarist I play with) all about it and it's limitations. He just wanted it for his collection at home and to fool around with. He never intends to play steel in public. He really likes the look of it in his music room.

For this thing on Ebay, I think it would be okay to add the value of the custom lacquer and inlays to the typical cost of a raised neck Maverick. But the "Professional" sticker is a lie, and should be removed. The fact that this seller made an ignorant mistake when he bought it is not a good excuse to pass the mistake off on the next unsuspecting buyer.
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Peter

 

Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 8:32 pm    
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I wonder where "The Professional" sticker comes from....Nashville?
Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2005 9:42 pm    
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I'll say this,it is well done cosmetically.... If I could get it for cheap,I might upgrade it with a real changer and 4 knees and a few more pedals... but again,,If I had that work done,I could BUY a a Pro I or maybe even a LDG for the same or LESS money!! bob
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Damir Besic


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Nashville,TN.
Post  Posted 29 Jan 2005 7:11 am    
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he didn`t change nothing yet.I reported the auction to the Ebay as a fradulent.He got many emails from guys here on forum and he knows he is selling misrepresented guitar but still runs the auction as "Professional" Sho~Bud.

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Tom Callahan

 

From:
Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jan 2005 8:35 am    
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Other than it being an obvious fraud, is the $100.00 shipping.
Gues he is going to add in some bricks to balance it out.



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