I just had a strange experience with my local shop. I have been doing business there for several years, and usually with the owner. I brought some stuff in to consign, and he wasn't there but one of his guy was. I brought in an 82 P that I bought as a wreck and have had for around seven or eight years. It has a clean neck, and an oversprayed body but most of the original finish, and I also replaced the bridge. In general a nice clean if re-done to some extent bass. They went over it and the other stuff I brought in but never asked me what was up for particulars. The guy starts telling me I have a refinished 90s Mexican bass, and someone ripped me off, they pulled the neck and guard and it has Mexican stickers. I said the "oh really" thing and just took it home. Now, I know it isn't - besides the 82 date, and ground lug/routing like an 80s body, I paid very little for it. It would have cost more to fake it than what I bought it for. But is anyone faking late 70s basses out of Mexican basses? Or, as I suspect, the guy knew some stuff didn't match and was trying to get me to sell it straight out for peanuts?