What's With This One?

[journeybear]

Is it just my weary eyes or strange lighting or is there something odd about the finish on this one? (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gibson-Mandolin-A-Model-1917-Pumpkin-Top-Serial-34700-/151190496608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2333a7e560) And if so, what the what?

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[MikeEdgerton]

It looks like it's flaking a bit or someone did a little overspray. Without having it in my hands I can't tell for sure.

[Russ Donahue]

Even the pickguard looks funky...

[Bertram Henze]

I assume this is for sale? Someone put this on his unmade bed to photograph it with a mobile phone in unsufficient lighting, hence the grainy pic.
I'd be curious about the true looks of the instrument, but not of the seller. And before buying, I'd check if the price includes bedbugs...

[Astro]

And its got a big oval hole in the middle :grin:

[Bill Snyder]

Even the pickguard looks funky...
I think the pick guard is original.

[Gary Hedrick]

I just love folks that are so slop jar with putting items on Ebay......it doesn't take that much to take good pictures these days....a little lighting....a clean dark sheet for background and voila you can take a decent picture.....

This sure looks like a heavy overspray that has crazed and crackled.....the pickguard looks correct to me so I agree with Bill

[Scott Austin]

Its the rare Gibson Vaseline finish.

[Bill Snyder]

Its the rare Gibson Vaseline finish.

:))