Alembic Guitars Club
Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: Mlazarus on June 04, 2025, 10:10:58 PM
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Last week ii came across my dream bast 1975 Series 1 zebra wood bass. The guy wanted only $4300 for it. I sensed it was too good to be true, but i emailed him.
He said he wanted me to pay with pay pal, because it's safer. I was about to make the money transfer, but the bank put a hold on the amount. In fact, pay pal did too!Lucky for anyone trying to make a purchase from this scamster. I decided to ask him to call me. He wouldn't, in fact, he took the add down after i requested a phone chat. He didn't get my money either! He now may have a 1980 Omega series 1 on Craigslist. Hid name is David. The location in in the Philly area. Beware. Look at the bass. Is it familiar to anyone. Also, He wouldn't show the serial number.
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It's a(nother) scam. That is #75-238.
The Omega-cut bass you've seen is in Richmond, Virginia. It is not in Philadelphia.
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Check this section out sometime Michael. We track these things here. Often we flag potential scams. It's also a good place to find a deal on a nice bass.
https://club.alembic.com/index.php?board=757.0
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There have been a couple of times that I have been interested in an alembic which seemed priced too good to be missed. They were a Spyder and a Series bass. I did ask the seller for a couple of photos of the bass control cavity. Both times i never heard from the seller.
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I wonder how many people were conned.
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Hopefully none.