Flatiron in ebay, low$$$

**pops1** · Jun-17-2016, 3:56pm

Saw this and not going to bid, but thought someone here might want to.

.ebay.com/itm/122012867310?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageNa me=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

**DataNick** · Jun-17-2016, 4:39pm

Chinese Epi-Flat....they usually go for around $500...some can be decent...probably a good Kentucky or Eastman would be a better buy...YMMV

**pops1** · Jun-17-2016, 4:54pm

Learn something new here all the time, thanks Nick.

**MikeEdgerton** · Jun-17-2016, 5:01pm

Yessir, that is an Epi-flat.

**Mandoplumb** · Jun-17-2016, 5:20pm

What is an Epi-flat?

**MikeEdgerton** · Jun-17-2016, 5:22pm

A Chinese made Flatiron. Basically Gibson seemed to rebrand their Epiphone mandolins.

One memorable thread can be found here.

**pops1** · Jun-17-2016, 7:30pm

Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton

A Chinese made Flatiron. Basically Gibson seemed to rebrand their Epiphone mandolins.

One memorable thread can be found here.

Boy you were right there.

**Mandoplumb** · Jun-19-2016, 1:14pm

Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton

A Chinese made Flatiron. Basically Gibson seemed to rebrand their Epiphone mandolins.

One memorable thread can be found here.

Thanks I figured something along those lines but had never heard that.

**Trevor M** · Jun-19-2016, 1:58pm

Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton

A Chinese made Flatiron. Basically Gibson seemed to rebrand their Epiphone mandolins.

One memorable thread can be found here.

That's useful information, when was manufacture transferred to China?, and was it ever brought back to the US?

**MikeEdgerton** · Jun-19-2016, 8:34pm

It never came back. That thread was just about the time it went there.

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