colgraff Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) I reported this guy for attempting to pass off a Vintage Bass as a Vintage Fender Bass which is very different. He is quite devious and probably doesn't actually break the law, but as the asking price is vastly more than the new price, he is definitely pushing his luck. [size="2"]http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107887438/vintage-jazz-bass-guitar.html[/size] Edited October 26, 2015 by colgraff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1445873812' post='2894891'] I reported this guy for attempting to pass off a Vintage Bass as a Vintage Fender Bass which is very different. He is quite devious and probably doesn't actually break the law, but as the asking price is vastly more than the new price, he is definitely pushing his luck. [size=2][url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107887438/vintage-jazz-bass-guitar.html"]http://www.preloved....ass-guitar.html[/url][/size] [/quote]I can't see a problem, he calls it Vintage, shows the head decal & states Vintage as the manufacturer, no mention of the F word. The price is up to him, with a hard case as well it's no dearer than new by my reckoning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 There is no legitimate reason for putting the word Fender in the title unless he is hoping to trick a non-initiate into buying what they think is a Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 But I can't see Fender in the title? http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107887438/vintage-jazz-bass-guitar.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1445876809' post='2894945'] But I can't see Fender in the title? [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107887438/vintage-jazz-bass-guitar.html"]http://www.preloved....ass-guitar.html[/url] [/quote] Ditto Its this model I think - http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Vintage-VJ74-Bass-Gloss-Black/T54 Add one of these cases https://www.hwaudio.co.uk/Product/Stagg-Gca-XHB-Long-Bass-Case-p77564?gclid=CJHXgJ_K4MgCFckaGwodjPkFeA and its prety close to the same price, though he's a bit on the rich side as its second hand. Even so, I wouldn't say Fraudster - there is no mention of Fender and he/she has put up plenty of pictures showing exactly what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Ah - it has already been changed. When I reported and posted it, it read "Vintage Fender Bass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 A lot of people, especially in the US, call a Precision a 'Fender Bass' in the same way folks used to call a vacuum cleaner a 'Hoover'. A 'Vintage Fender Bass' could be an old original Fender or a Fender Bass made by Vintage, same as a Dyson Hoover I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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