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    Default Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    I this a legit F5 with a mahogany or sapele back ?
    On the Bay with an orange Bozeman sticker .

    Dub in Sprinkeburg

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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Links are good, it's better if we can see what you're talking about. I can say that orange Gibson labels have shown up on cheap imported mandolins a whole lot in the last few years on eBay and in pawn shops. If it's a pawn shop selling it on eBay it's almost a given.
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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Well, there are 36 bids on this fake F5. Just about everything is wrong with that one.
    Last edited by MikeEdgerton; Jan-09-2017 at 9:17pm.
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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Mike:
    thanks for your reply.
    this is the one I was referring to but didn't know how to add link.
    The odd back wood is what made me question it .
    That and the headstock logo.
    Dub

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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Hmmm, the carving of the scroll and the matte poly finish are extremely reminiscent of the "$199" MK Legacy Festivals that a number of us have recently purchased.
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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Yes the seller even questions it's authenticity.
    I thought someone here would know.
    Dub

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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    If that guy gets that much money for that mandolin somebody is getting taken. I hate to see that happen.
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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    Well, that and the truss rod cover and a half dozen other red lights.
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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    ...and, even if it was a G%#$@n it wouldn't be worth that...

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    Default Re: Gibson F5 with mahogany or sapele orange Bosenam sticker

    By the way, the labels are pretty easy to come by. It's a big old Internet.
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