Woody wrote in message
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> Jean Pool wrote:
>
>> On 29 Apr, 11:03, MikeB wrote:
>> > Flidd wrote:
>> > > Hes at it again.
>> > > The guy with the dodgy Les Paul on Ebay has relisted it with a 1 day
>> > > listing and some poor excuse.
>> > > 280222413285
>> >
>> > Aye, hes re-listed it as a one day auction with a buy it now price
>> > of
>> > Ł1,200.
>> >
>> > I just phoned Gibson Europe again. It was a different guy this time
>> > but
>> > essentially the same story. They have seen a number of fakes with
>> > serial
>> > numbers beginning with 0200.
>> >
>> > I suspect though that Jose is right about essentially fighting a losing
>> > battle.
>> >
>> > The guy at Gibson likened his job to that of Sysiphus
>> > ;o(
>> >
>> > /MikeB
>>
>> why dont u ring ebay instead ?
>
> Becasue they would tell you how important it is to them and that they
> would look into it at some point.
heh, indeed.
Dont get me wrong, Id happily report these guys... but I also think that
somebody willing to spend this kind of money online has the responsibility
of doing a little research and gathering some background info.
Jose
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