JohnnyB Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Would anyone be interested in a Gibson ES-335 on sale for oh, $98.99? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Seems too good to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Yeah. Sure. Uh-huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortious Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Appears to be some Chibson action. They are still cheap even by those standards, but they probably wouldn't even burn good. https://juboin.com/index.php?main_page=conditions Quote Your purchases will be sent directly by courier from China to your door. You will receive an email with your order confirmation number and your shipping tracking number. With this tracking number you can track the progress of your purchase. They are also referred to as 'replica products' on that page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 I dunno. The price is in markdown Indonesian territory. It's a closeout from a 2016 product. It's a Gibson USA. You could probably flip it for a few hundred dollars to anyone who did't get the memo. Or you could keep it and still have a somewhat authentic ES-335 you could beat to death until you're done with it. What's not to like (except Gibson)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveX Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 7 hours ago, JohnnyB said: I dunno. The price is in markdown Indonesian territory. It's a closeout from a 2016 product. It's a Gibson USA. You could probably flip it for a few hundred dollars to anyone who did't get the memo. Or you could keep it and still have a somewhat authentic ES-335 you could beat to death until you're done with it. What's not to like (except Gibson)? If you read everything carefully, in the section "Shipping & Returns" it clearly states: "The Pictures are only for reference, please see the material object for detailed information." which can be interpreted as: "we have stolen these pictures from Gibson in order to fool gullible idiots because NO WAY would we be selling genuine Gibsons for this price out of China". Would you really want to deal with the bad karma and probably pissed off Customs Agents for trying to 'flip'/pass off a Chibson as the real thing??!! I am no great fan of Gibson's business model/pratices but does anyone really want to kick a struggling american company/institution when they are already on their knees by buying/importing obviously conterfeit and most probably, crap instruments??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 My question is how could somebody be that gullible to buy one (or try to buy one) of these guitars from these jokers? $98.99? These bozos are feeding off of either people's greed, or stupidity, or both. Run, don't walk, away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 For $100, I'm half tempted to grab one to see just how bad the current counterfeit market is. Could be firewood. Could be a fun little test bed for mods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I would guess they don't even send a real guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Ok - Who's going to fall on this grenade for the sake of providing this invaluable information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 As a newbie here I would take the blast but timing isn't right $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Just now, Spinaltap said: As a newbie here I would take the blast but timing isn't right $$ You don't have $100 bucks to invest in garnering favor from your new forumites, n00b? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hbom Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I sent the URL to Gibson. I know that when they see it they will be so happy they will send me a reward. I'm hoping for $120.00. Then I can buy me a new Gibson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy p Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Scroll to the bottom of the page for more! Acoustics, Les Pauls, SG's, and other models for right around $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, kizanski said: You don't have $100 bucks to invest in garnering favor from your new forumites, n00b? I recently lost my job, so burning a C note as a test, isn't happening. I am thinking I may have to sell a guitar soon too. I lurked here for quite a while, finally joined, and you seem like such a cool group. Enjoying the site. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 51 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: Kiz is only breaking balls. He was kidding you. Although he may just jump back on the post to tell you he's dead serious LOL. Sorry to hear about you losing your job. Hope you find a new job soon. Then you'd better pony-up that C-Note! Welcome to the HFC! Thanks, and I know he was kidding, and hope to add Hamer to my arsenal soon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 13 hours ago, gtrdaddy said: I can help with that you know. I knew someone would step up. I am actually looking at a project guitar near where I live. It's listed as a Hamer Slammer Korean LP Jr . Having trouble contacting the owner, so will see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Spinaltap said: I knew someone would step up. I am actually looking at a project guitar near where I live. It's listed as a Hamer Slammer Korean LP Jr . Having trouble contacting the owner, so will see how it goes. No. Find something without the "Slammer" and the "Korean" and get back to us. Don't waste your time or money on the Korean stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 5:21 AM, Spinaltap said: I knew someone would step up. I am actually looking at a project guitar near where I live. It's listed as a Hamer Slammer Korean LP Jr . Having trouble contacting the owner, so will see how it goes. Oh . . . . and the hook is set! Nice work G-Daddy! Welcome to the HFC. There is no finer group of Hamer enablers on this Earth. Speaking of that, I do have this USA Blitz project . . . . . Was that subtle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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