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Jim Fogle


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2024 3:30 pm    
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https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-partners-seize-more-18-million-fake-gibson-guitars-largest
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Ian Rae


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2024 4:37 pm    
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3000! Mind-boggling Sad
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Earnest Bovine


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2024 5:34 pm     Re: Largest Counterfeit Musical Instrument Seizure on...
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seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), had they been genuine, of $18,742,820 (USD).



$18,742,820 / 3000 = ~ $6247.60

On the other hand

$18,742,820 / "over 3000" = less than $6247.60
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Andy Jones


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Post  Posted 30 Nov 2024 7:40 am    
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One of my band mates bought one a few months ago.He said it was reasonably priced.I don't recall where he got it.For some reason he got suspicious of it and called Gibson and described it to them.They confirmed that it was a fake.
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2024 6:17 pm    
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Sadly, some of the guitars coming out of China recently are superior to many that have come out of Bozeman and Nashville in the past.
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Greg Cutshaw


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Post  Posted 30 Nov 2024 6:42 pm    
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Many of the Chibsons are awesome except for the pickups and some of the wiring. Add a set of pickups off of eBay and you've got a really fine guitar.
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