Col Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/18814897.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/18814897.html[/url] Thought I'd found a bargain, but I strongly believe the above ad to be a fake. The seller has just moved out of London to Aberdeen, can't talk on the phone, as he has a bad throat, can't post me any other pictures, and ignores most of my questions. He is however happy to receive 1200 quid into his bank account. A guitarist mate of mine was after a Gibson, on ebay, lost the sale, but followed up with the winning buyer, a swiss dude, who lost all his money! There's a Wal fretless listed on the same site: the sellers reply to me yesterday: i recently moved to kirkwall,orkney ,if this isn't a problem for you i can send you some pictures cheers I smell bullshit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicat V3.0 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I remember seeing those photos before for a Wal in London...... It was last summer, I was going to travel down and try it but then it was "sold" anyway. Will try and dig out the guys email addy. Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I was thinking of selling my '50s Jazz once I've moved to Obscure Scottish Island. 'Though once I'm there I can have the bass delivered, in-person, via Persian princess on phoenix back. Insurance is expensive due to airplane turbine accidents. It's LPB with a tort guard. Non-original hard-case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 [quote name='Col' post='147429' date='Feb 26 2008, 08:52 PM'][url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/18814897.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/18814897.html[/url] i recently moved to kirkwall,orkney ,if this isn't a problem for you i can send you some pictures I smell bullshit![/quote] I think you're right to be suspicious. Don't we have any basschatters resident in Orkney who could pop round and check this out? I know a few dive boat skippers but they're not renowned for their expertise in bass guitars (though they've got a highly developed nose for bullshit, to a man!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) Can't be certain, but the belt rash looks similar to a scammy one on eBay a while back .... and why's he talking about an auction!? Edited February 26, 2008 by WalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 [quote name='pete.young' post='147485' date='Feb 26 2008, 10:42 PM']I think you're right to be suspicious. [b]Don't we have any basschatters resident in Orkney[/b] who could pop round and check this out? I know a few dive boat skippers but they're not renowned for their expertise in bass guitars (though they've got a highly developed nose for bullshit, to a man!)[/quote] We do indeed! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10388&hl=orkney"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...8&hl=orkney[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wals,Orkneys,Aberdeen.....its all terribly familiar. not sure if it was the same guy a few months back but I mailed him through ebay twice regarding cash on collection from Aberdeen and didnt get a reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Why anyone would part with £1200 to a stranger without the bass in their hand is beyond me! Is anyone actually that gullible? Edited February 27, 2008 by bilbo230763 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 yep! its all very annoying this Aberdeen/Orkney selling scam! puts a bad light on us Scottish folk! send some of the boys up/down to see him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sullying the name of my city! That's my job! Hmph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) This is a scam.....I lost 1800 euros because of an add with the same pictures. A certain "David Winter" in Aberdeen "sold" me this bass about a year ago but to be honest I was too naieve and too pleased that I had this Wal bass...ànd I had never heard of Western Union before. I learnt my lesson. I filed a complaint against this scammer but in vain. The address turned out to be a paperfactory. Wish I could get my hands on this person... Edited February 27, 2008 by wombatboter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Has anyone flagged it as a possible/probable scam to Gumtree yet? I started an email to the bloke last night but then lost the will to start a reverse wind up & deleted it EDIT: That would appear to be a probably as it seems to have gone now Edited February 27, 2008 by WalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 He seems to be very active with these pictures since I saw them even in Canada... I have a friend who works for a sort of Internet-police thing and he said most of these people are really hard to trace. In most cases the lead just refers to an internet-café. Recently there was this Wal-scammer on a Dutch site and it was amazing how heartless these people are. I started a long email-conversation with him and pretented to be really interested. I kept it going for more than a month and told him about my "wife" who would be back from hospital around Xmas and who would be very pleased to see her husband with his favourite bass and that after a long fight against illness it was time to treat myself with a new bass even if it meant spending our last money. Even this invented story didn't stop the man from telling me lies and asking for the money to be transferred. Meanwhile a friend of mine send him emails too and he told him "you are the only person I'm keeping the bass for..." Horrible people.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 There are people out here who will sell their own children for sex. Why would they have a problem scamming people for money? Be careful out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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