Great EB deal, anyone?

amptech · October 16, 2013, 06:06:58 AM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1958-GIBSON-EB-1-EB1-BASS-VIOLIN-HANGTAGS-OHSC-/111190967704?pt=Guitar&hash=item19e37f8598

With tags and everything, $2000 BIN. Is the market that low or is this a spooky deal

gweimer · October 16, 2013, 07:41:32 AM

Looks like it's already gone.

Dave W · October 16, 2013, 11:05:00 AM

I don't even see a sold listing. That would have been a great deal.

dadagoboi · October 16, 2013, 12:59:41 PM

There were 3 other vintage basses listed with same opening bid and same copy from the same seller. Only the picture and bass name were different. I kept the tab open for a few hours, when I hit "refresh" it became a listing for Jazz pickups from another seller.

Definitely a scam IMO, wouldn't be surprised if somebody got burned. 2 of the other basses were a '54 Precision and a 60s Jazz, all with the $2K BIN...which was in the copy, not in the main listing.

Highlander · October 16, 2013, 03:10:11 PM

This is interesting though...?

Dave W · October 16, 2013, 10:23:09 PM

Quote from: dadagoboi on October 16, 2013, 12:59:41 PM
There were 3 other vintage basses listed with same opening bid and same copy from the same seller. Only the picture and bass name were different. I kept the tab open for a few hours, when I hit "refresh" it became a listing for Jazz pickups from another seller.

Definitely a scam IMO, wouldn't be surprised if somebody got burned. 2 of the other basses were a '54 Precision and a 60s Jazz, all with the $2K BIN...which was in the copy, not in the main listing.

If someone had bitten and got burned, wouldn't there be a completed sale listing? Hopefully these were caught early.

dadagoboi · October 17, 2013, 06:48:10 AM

Quote from: Dave W on October 16, 2013, 10:23:09 PM
If someone had bitten and got burned, wouldn't there be a completed sale listing? Hopefully these were caught early.

I don't know, Dave. Wish I'd taken a screen shot of the ad.

Grog · October 17, 2013, 03:17:54 PM

Quote from: CAR-54 on October 16, 2013, 03:10:11 PM
This is interesting though...?

The bass looks a bit rough to have such a nice control plate........................ Replacement?

Highlander · October 17, 2013, 03:29:20 PM

Still sitting at under $400

hollowbody · October 17, 2013, 08:05:00 PM

The scammers start these auctions for 99 cents and put an email address where you can contact them directly to BIN outside of ebay. All of the info is actually in a picture, presumably to circumvent any keywords alerting ebay that it's fraudulent. A favorite Gibson bass that they use is a natural 59 EB-2.

Quote from: CAR-54 on October 16, 2013, 03:10:11 PM
This is interesting though...?

I've been watching this one, as I've had some good luck straightening out necks. Of course, I've never tried to straighten out a mahogany neck.

amptech · October 18, 2013, 01:58:19 AM

Quote from: hollowbody on October 17, 2013, 08:05:00 PM

I've been watching this one, as I've had some good luck straightening out necks. Of course, I've never tried to straighten out a mahogany neck.

Some wood seems to bend a bit by nature

gweimer · October 18, 2013, 10:59:32 AM

Quote from: amptech on October 18, 2013, 01:58:19 AM
Some wood seems to bend a bit by nature

Highlander · October 18, 2013, 01:30:57 PM

There was a slight twist in the AD neck but two years hanging in the shed seems to have sorted that...

Pilgrim · October 20, 2013, 08:15:46 PM

Quote from: CAR-54 on October 18, 2013, 01:30:57 PM
There was a slight twist in the AD neck but two years hanging in the shed seems to have sorted that...

One might say that neck was hung well.

(Wait for it....

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hollowbody · October 25, 2013, 06:03:54 PM

Here's another scam eb2

ehh, it's been pulled. I'll take a screenshot next time.