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Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: tbrannon on July 24, 2006, 09:13:31 PM

Ollie...something about the auction picture reminds me of the pictures of your bass- did somebody swipe the pics?
 
20 hr auction anyone? =)
http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-Alembic-Mark-King-4-Bass_W0QQitemZ120013121629QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-Alembic-Mark-King-4-Bass_W0QQitemZ120013121629QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: lidon2001 on July 24, 2006, 09:25:59 PM

Calling Ollie...

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: FC Bass on July 24, 2006, 09:50:50 PM

With p-style and J-style pick ups!... in disguise?

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: tbrannon on July 25, 2006, 01:40:10 AM

that didn't take long....the auction has disappeared- quickstyle.

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: olieoliver on July 25, 2006, 07:11:23 AM

I missed the add. Was it my Spalted Maple again?

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: FC Bass on July 25, 2006, 07:20:59 AM

Sure looked like it, should have saved it...sorry

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: olieoliver on July 25, 2006, 07:30:16 AM

It's really ironic. This bass had been used in scam auctions before I bought it. Thats why I bought it directly from GC and not their eBay add. As it turns out it's my favorite to play, even over my S-2 bass. Probably because it's a 4 and I played 4 strings bass for over 20 years before I got my first 5 or 6. Ans the 3/4 body medium scale really fits me well.

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: bsee on July 25, 2006, 07:30:27 AM

Yep.  Complete with the original GC information table.

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: FC Bass on July 25, 2006, 07:32:22 AM

Could it be somewhere in my/our windows folder? I've looked in the TEMP folders but they were empty...

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: FC Bass on August 04, 2006, 10:31:37 AM

Here it is again?  '99 Spalted maple Mark king (http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-Alembic-Mark-King-4-Bass_W0QQitemZ190016698116QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem target=_blank)
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/395/30419.jpg)
 
 
Serial number: 99MJ11942
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on August 04, 2006)

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: effclef on August 04, 2006, 10:48:58 AM

Now if only I took advantage of the US$12M (twelve million) dollars inheritances in the ALL CAPS EMAILS I get every day from the backwater internet cafe of the week, I could afford lots of these second-chance offers.  
 
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EffClef

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: David Houck on August 04, 2006, 12:17:26 PM

I never noticed this before, but at the bottom of the page there is a link to Report This Item.  Makes it a little easier and faster than finding the report page from scratch.

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: FC Bass on August 04, 2006, 12:20:17 PM

I think it showed up today (I check E-bay everyday)... I'm not sure if it is Olie's bass though...
The sellers Feedback goes back to Mar 10 '05 so there's much at stake there...
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on August 04, 2006)

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: David Houck on August 04, 2006, 12:37:29 PM

FC; scroll down near the bottom of the listing to the text, Please contact me before you bid at my business email address chrisanderson41@gmail.com (mailto:chrisanderson41@gmail.com) for the Buy It Now price and the terms of sale,otherwise i will not concider your bid.
 
This indicates that the account is probably hijacked and that the listing is indeed a fraud.  And I'm pretty sure those are the original pictures from the original listing.  The fact that it's a one day listing is also a pretty good indcation that it's a fraud.

Title: Fishy Mark King 4 on eBay?
Post by: olieoliver on August 12, 2006, 04:33:06 PM

It's mine guys. I would have posted sooner but I just got back from the Sturgis Rally.
This guy just won't quit. Sure wish there was a way to set up a sting and get him busted.