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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: Quasar1 on June 02, 2025, 04:04:28 AM

Title: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: Quasar1 on June 02, 2025, 04:04:28 AM
It's certainly a beauty  :D

Several owners over the past few years

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really great price as well

https://shreveport.craigslist.org/msg/d/haughton-alembic-style-bruce-bekvar/7854931680.html

Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: gearhed289 on June 02, 2025, 09:50:31 AM
I'd be wary of this. It just sold on Reverb for $3999.

https://reverb.com/item/90412838-alembic-style-bruce-bekvar-triple-omega-8-string-bass-1978-white?show_sold=true (https://reverb.com/item/90412838-alembic-style-bruce-bekvar-triple-omega-8-string-bass-1978-white?show_sold=true)
Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: sonofa_lembic on June 02, 2025, 03:18:42 PM
That ad in Shreveport is indeed a fake.  The bass is not going anywhere near Louisiana.  I flagged the Craigslist add, and if you see it up again, please have it taken down.   
Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: dela217 on June 02, 2025, 03:30:20 PM
That's tempting.

But I don't play all of the basses I have now.    How many BecVar instruments can possibly be in Louisiana?    This brings the count to 3 that I know of.

Michael
Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 02, 2025, 03:46:44 PM
Trevor, Tom is urging caution over the Craigslist ad, not your Reverb ad. The Craigslist ad (subject of the post) appears to have "borrowed" your pictures and ad text, and is in Shreveport, Louisiana. This often indicates a fraudulent post. It may be completely legitimate but it seems strange. We're just kinda' watching out for each other here. Sorry to hear you're on hard times. I noticed you've posted a couple nice basses lately. Hope you get it turned around.
Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: garyhead on June 02, 2025, 04:06:08 PM
I don’t think there was a problem with your Reverb sale…..,the question arises with the sale days later in Shrieveport, LA of the Same Bass for $1,200.00 less!  And they use Your photos.
Title: Re: Case of the "Up for Sale Again"!
Post by: sonofa_lembic on June 03, 2025, 06:31:39 AM
Sorry about my misunderstanding of the post.  That is indeed a fake ad on Craigslist, so somebody please flag it to have it taken down.  The bass is not going anywhere near Louisiana, and has been here in CA with me.  Thanks for the enlightenment and caution for the bass community.