View Full Version : Couple of 'birds on ebay
jefflester
May-12-2005, 8:57pm
There are two blem Mandobirds on Ebay right now that might go for cheap:
Gold Sparkle Mandobird (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33037&item=7322210765&rd=1)
Seafoam Green Mandobird (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33037&item=7322211796&rd=1)
Also a Fender Mandocaster and an overpriced EM-200.
mrmando
May-13-2005, 1:51pm
There are actually TWO EM200s right now. Can't recall seeing THAT before.
Overpriced (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10179&item=7321092223&rd=1)
Not so overpriced (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=359&item=7321985143&rd=1)
Three (count 'em) Godins (http://search.ebay.com/mando-godin_W0QQfromZR40QQsatitleZmandoQ2aQ20godinQQsojs Z1)
This (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10179&item=7321572273&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) is weird. If it's handcrafted, why does the fretboard look exactly like it came off a Washburn? And why do the F-holes look like they were punched out by a machine? And if it's such a great instrument, why will it "not be duplicated"?
mrmando
May-16-2005, 1:15pm
Yet another EM200 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10179&item=7322811741&rd=1)...
Gene Dobbs seems to have answered the other questions pretty thoroughly. If this is his #3 he's doing very clean work. Almost too clean.
I think I'd ask Gibson about that EM200 with no serial number. The Ebay add suggests it was before serial numbers. Wonder if it's a second, or something cobbled together?
jefflester
May-16-2005, 4:57pm
There are actually TWO EM200s right now. Can't recall seeing THAT before.
Not so overpriced (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=359&item=7321985143&rd=1)
Man, I am kicking myself for missing out on this one.
jefflester
May-18-2005, 5:22pm
I think I'd ask Gibson about that EM200 with no serial number. #The Ebay add suggests it was before serial numbers. Wonder if it's a second, or something cobbled together?
How would one go about asking Gibson?
The finish around where the serial number would be on the back of the headstock looks a little different.
jefflester
May-18-2005, 6:13pm
I sent Joe Vest an email and he responded in less then 10 minutes (wow!). I don't think this is necessarily an instrument he would have that much knowledge about, but he said it should have a serial number on it somewhere.