He got back to me, yep, totally batshit...said the original owner, his uncle, left it to him 5 years ago,. It stank of being in a cedar closet for a very long time. And it was dusty. I told him I'd think about it, blue checked tolex went out of style a long time ago.
Right...I was pulling out my wallet as I was walking thru the door and got a flash of that holy blueness and glowing logo. It looked better than my '63 B-18N looked in '65. It's obvious it's never been gigged. Not a single tiny rip or tear or scratched chrome anywhere, original tubes and speaker and everything else including casters that have never seen concrete.
The guy started at $1800 a month or so ago with ads on CL everywhere from Orlando to Jacksonville. I told him I was glad I hadn't seen it sooner.
I will post pix as soon as I change my Depends, I advise the same before viewing if you're an Ampig.
This is why I will give CLers the benefit of the doubt concerning something that seems slightly fishy. But hey, I'm from Bensonhurst, the home of FOT.