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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: tomhug on February 16, 2015, 06:04:48 AM

Title: Fake Elan on eBay - with 3 bids
Post by: tomhug on February 16, 2015, 06:04:48 AM

I doubt anyone here would be fooled, but 3 other people have been.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Elan-4-String-Bass-Guitar-/141574975762?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alembic-Elan-4-String-Bass-Guitar-/141574975762?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120)
 
I've notified the seller and reported the auction.

Title: Fake Elan on eBay - with 3 bids
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on February 17, 2015, 03:54:43 PM

It was a pawn shop.  No one took the bait and the price dripped from $160 to $99.

Title: Fake Elan on eBay - with 3 bids
Post by: lbpesq on February 17, 2015, 05:04:46 PM

If I put a prancing horse decal on my 2001 Toyota Highlander, maybe I can list it on eBay as a Ferrari, ya think?  
 
Bill,tgo

Title: Fake Elan on eBay - with 3 bids
Post by: Enzo on February 18, 2015, 06:42:23 AM

If you paint it red too, you might have a chance Bill. Lamborghini made an SUV long time ago and Porsche has its own. It almost makes sense that Ferrari has one too