New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

Saggy said:
Police just emailed me his picture which they have on file for previous fraud. He's going down, guys!!!
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WOAH! That makes my day!

Here's every happy smily there is:
:cool3::werd::friday::1::approve::cool2::naughty::):bling::nana::jester::wave::13::stooges: :chairfall :lol::yourock::banana::flowers1::spam::lmao: :birthday: :headbang::10::laughing::yes11::bigok::dance::9: :usa2: :fingersx::smokin::cool::laugh2::biglaugh: :bowdown: :8::usa1::fing2::p:clap::laugh::bigthumb::haha: :arms: :usa::fest7:;):unitedsta:fest6::D:18::cop::oo:32:

And most importantly:
:beerchug:
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

Well, it turns out the guy in the picture was someone who resembled the seller, so back to square one.

The investigator who is a really chill guy explained that next time I should get the person's full info, plates, etc., but said he will keep calling the number, and when I asked "for how long?," he said very assuredly "I don't give up." Keep your fingers crossed for me!
 
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WhoFan said:
unless he made the guitar he was just selling a used item... that may mean a hell of a lot in court...
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Doesn't matter if he made it or not. If he knew it was a fake it is fraud. And, if you can prove it is fraud, you can sue him for punitive damages. But, finding the guy and proving that he knew it was fake is an issue in and of itself.
 
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3'scompany said:
If he knew it was a fake it is fraud. And, if you can prove it is fraud, you can sue him for punitive damages. But, finding the guy and proving that he knew it was fake is an issue in and of itself.
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Exactly what the cop said.
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

ya know, i bet the forum is even happier than you are. i am relieved. :clap: :dance:
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

oops. i posted that before i read the part about you not solving the case..... i didnae mean it that way.
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

I retract any previous happy smilies. I would normally post all the sad/angry ones, but I'm too tired.
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

I'm sorry to hear about your situation... Best of luck to you and the cops... I hope things turn out good for you, you get your money back, and the seller gets nailed for fraud....
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

Just to back you up, that's a classic fake. Without looking at any other part, the "scroll" headstock is completely wrong, and looks like one of the scammer MIC fakes on Ebay. I hope you (and the detective) nail that guy.

It's kinda funny, 'cause I wonder if it could actually be a good guitar. But, my brain keeps telling me that they were trying to copy it visually without knowing *why* parts went in specific places.

Either way, it's obviously a fake -- and a bad fake at that.
 
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wow, i'm sorry man. Looking at the small pics on the thread it's not so obvious, but when i enlarged them it was all to real. Even the look of the rosewood on the fingerboard is off, that was the first thing i noticed. I dont blame you for making the purchase, it seemed like a great deal.

if you cant get your money back with help from the cops or by finding the guy, you should try to sell it to Guitar Center. They need to be ripped off for a change.
 
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The biggest tip off..the BRIDGE. It's got the big screw head metric bridge. Which even the MIJ copies do not use. If you see that, its out of Korea/China/Indonesia.

Jackson is the only company I've seen whose MIJ axes use a Gotoh large screw/metric tune-o-matic. I think ESP *may* be using some these days as well (the MIJ models, not LTD)

That said, I've seen some fakes with nashvilles or abr-1s, but they usually have so much else wrong with them it's still easy to tell.

At any rate, I'm sorry this happened bro, and I hope that is all gets worked out in your favor.
 
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WhoFan said:
ya as soon as i saw the photos i knew something was not quite right with it..
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Me too and I am not even a Paul expert. I knew right away from the back of the headstock.
 
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ah man...this bites!!! i hope you get it worked out!!!
 
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Dude, I just caught up on all the emails, I really hope you get your money back. That sucks. Keep us posted on the whole situation.
 
Re: New gear - Nearly stole an LP Standard! Don't hate!

I hope you get your money back. This is also a lesson to all of us that when buying something off Craig's list its best to pick it up at the guys house.
 
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