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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: gtrguy on November 03, 2022, 07:07:12 PM

Title: A little too good to be true?
Post by: gtrguy on November 03, 2022, 07:07:12 PM
CS listing at a too good to be true price. I know nothing more. Be very afraid...


https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/for/d/los-angeles-alembic-stanley-clarke/7552688667.html
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: hammer on November 03, 2022, 10:19:54 PM
That’s a definite, “I’ll meet you inside the entrance to LA police station #XX” ;D
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: adriaan on November 04, 2022, 12:28:11 AM
I think we've seen this one recently, with the odd control knobs.

Fivestringdan posted a Reverb find here https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27444.0
for https://reverb.com/item/62069389-alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-bass-1987-natural

The flame figuring around the bridge is the same. No shot of the signature on the front of the headstock on the CL posting, but that has to be the same bass. Agreed, the CL listing has all the hallmarks of a scam.
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: fivestringdan on November 04, 2022, 07:15:38 AM
Also sold on Talkbass. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-bass-1987.1581153/
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: gearhed289 on November 04, 2022, 07:38:30 AM
"cryptocurrency ok" - I'm just going to make up my own and send them $1800 worth.  ;D

Also sold on Talkbass. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-bass-1987.1581153/ (https://www.talkbass.com/threads/alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-bass-1987.1581153/)
And currently for sale from Sunridge on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/314207629226 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/314207629226)
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: keith_h on November 04, 2022, 10:01:53 AM
I reported it to Craigslist. We'll see what happens.
Title: Re: A little too good to be true?
Post by: keith_h on November 04, 2022, 10:08:00 AM
I think we've seen this one recently, with the odd control knobs.

Fivestringdan posted a Reverb find here https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=27444.0
for https://reverb.com/item/62069389-alembic-stanley-clarke-signature-bass-1987-natural

The flame figuring around the bridge is the same. No shot of the signature on the front of the headstock on the CL posting, but that has to be the same bass. Agreed, the CL listing has all the hallmarks of a scam.

The serial number on the build sheet matches the listing in Tom's ebay link. No question it is a scam.