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Really dark board says this might belong here, any other tells? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Rickenbacker-4001-bass-rare-vintage-classic-Mapleglow-skunk-stripe-neck-/120946979473?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c29007291

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1341848438' post='1725056']
Really dark board says this might belong here, any other tells? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Rickenbacker-4001-bass-rare-vintage-classic-Mapleglow-skunk-stripe-neck-/120946979473?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c29007291"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1c29007291[/url]
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Think you are very probably right Mr. F. Looks like the binding goes right the way round near the bridge. Real ones usually have a break in the binding there?

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1341848438' post='1725056']
Really dark board says this might belong here, any other tells? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Rickenbacker-4001-bass-rare-vintage-classic-Mapleglow-skunk-stripe-neck-/120946979473?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c29007291"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1c29007291[/url]
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This must be the future, people can't sell fakers as fakers so they'll try to pass them off as the real thing. Bit of an own goal for Mr H and his rickstapo officers there.

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I had my Kasuga taken off yesterday, never had it on before, no references to the R brand and whilst reading the 'trademark infringement' message from eBay up popped a picture of a Retrovibe in the main eBay ad ....... funny old world

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1345731687' post='1781014']
Probably a POS but £49.99 BIN: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rickenbacker-style-Bass-Guitar-Vintage-with-case-bag-/160870572766?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2574a222de"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2574a222de[/url]
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Gone already!

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1345910129' post='1783038']
This the same one, or a different more overpriced one? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kay-bass-1969-4001-copy-/130755206950?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e719e1f26"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1e719e1f26[/url]
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Sold for £120 - double what he'd paid for it a month before.

Meanwhile, a Bass Collection marked for death with the use of the 'R' word. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Collection-Californian-bass-guitar-Rickenbacker-tribute-amazing-quality-/300772378014

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And gone. Folk are getting wise and taking note of sellers email and dealing off t'bay. No surprise really given their kow towing to a certain CEO of a family business.
Mind you, the price of Fakers is falling through the floor now it seems???

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Looking at what were given as the trademark bits in the relevant posting by (IIRC) Kiwi, if all that's shown is the body and there's no mention of the "R" word, there's no trademark infringement as the only trademarks JH laid claim to were the headstock and the "Rickenbacker" truss rod cover.

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1347189596' post='1797770']
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Guitar-/150896776545?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2322261561"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2322261561[/url]
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Looks nice and his ad is well worded but a nine day auction? He'll be lucky!

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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1347795390' post='1804991']
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rockinbette-bass-guitar-/170910593310?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27cb10b11e"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27cb10b11e[/url]
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With that word in the ad. Bye bye.

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