To good to be true? [Archive] - Mandolin Cafe Forum

Oliver R

Sep-12-2008, 8:37am

E bay Item number: 110288180529

Snakehead at a pretty low price? :whistling:

MikeEdgerton

Sep-12-2008, 8:51am

Link to the auction listed above (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110288180529&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fse arch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37.l1313%26sati tle%3D110288180529%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1)

f5loar

Sep-12-2008, 10:02am

It took this seller a year to get up the guts to sell this one mandolin.
Zero feedback on any mandolin would raise a flag.
Sure smells of a scam. Being UK seller (well maybe) I'd not take the chance.

John Rosett

Sep-12-2008, 10:17am

I've seen this one before on ebay. Personally, I wouldn't bid on it unless you could get some other verification.

mrmando

Sep-12-2008, 10:18am

It's a copy of a copy of another eBay ad. There have been a number of fake ads with photos of this instrument.

JFDilmando

Sep-12-2008, 11:58am

I am betting this is a scam... seen this pic several times before... and quite awhile ago by a guy that was soliciting offline payment...
be afraid... be very afraid.
JFDilmando

JFDilmando

Sep-12-2008, 12:10pm

I am betting this is a scam... seen this pic several times before... and quite awhile ago by a guy that was soliciting offline payment...
be afraid... be very afraid.
JFDilmando

JFDilmando

Sep-12-2008, 12:11pm

I've reported it to ebayUK... they sure make it difficult.

Oliver R

Sep-12-2008, 1:31pm

Yeah,
I just spotted it earlier on and presumed it was 'dodgy'.
Thought I would run it past the experts.
I for one have never even seen a gibson mandolin in the flesh let alone know anything regarding serial numbers and so forth.
But I do know ebay and just how dubious it can be. and feel sorry for the people allready bidding.:(