actually sourced it and sent it to him (through suppliers who sell to luthiers and custom shops- its no secret by now I'm a bass dealer)
it was sourced in the US
yeah - sanding finished and just got it first coat of oil (of about ten apparently) so ... in next 3 5 month I guess. no idea.
(its gonna have a Darkglass pre amp with dual coil in wooden covers)
some people are mental shipping basses like that.... once a client returned a bass (which is his own right of course) and just gave the bagged bass to UPS without the outside packaging he received it with lol
laziness to the next level
very hard to say.
ive seen so many "weird things" dealing with Vintage Fender Japan so I would say very possible however They obviously go for so much less money.