Another clown who won't admit he's got an import

[sonic1974]

Hi,

On my local Craigslist, somebody had listed that the were selling a "Hamer 335 Copy". He was trying to get 700$ for it. I thought he might have meant a Newport or maybe an Artist or something.

So I emailed him for clarification. Turns out he's another guy trying to pass of a run of the mill import for something "special". Remember that guy who caused such a funny thread a couple of months back, claiming his import was specially made and all that?

"It's was a custom order from Hamer. I

contacted the company a couple of years ago to inquire about it. I thought

it was an EchoTone, but it is not. The company could not trace the serial #

because it was made in Korea and it was custom ordered. But, they did

verify that it is certainly not an EchoTone. That's about all of the

background that I have on this instrument."

Man, what a sleazy thing to do in my opinion. The guitar is made in Korea, therefore it's an import. As good value as some imports are, they are priced less, and that's just the way it is.

I sure hope that somebody doesn't pick up a guitar sold under conditions like that thinking they're getting a top of the line Hamer.

[Jimbilly]

I hope you flagged him, fraud deserves a good flagging.

[sonic1974]

I hope you flagged him, fraud deserves a good flagging.

I don't know if I should flag him. He never claimed it was American. He just never properly explained it was an import.

Should I flag him? Never done that before. I don't think its pure fraud, more ignorance. Kinda of a funny situation.

[BLuesBuster]

Flag the sucker, I hate this type of intentional misleading

[HamerHokie]

Suggest that he can raise the value by having it nickel-plated and etching a naked girl on the front.

[kizanski]

Flag him for what? Asking too much for a guitar? If he's a clueless dreamer, that's his problem.

Obviously, if it's a "335 Copy" and "Made in Korea," then it's an Echotone.

[seeker]

Here was one I ran across the other day on the local Craigslist; was flagged pretty pronto. LOL

Overdrive Special by Dumble

Im in the process of getting rid of my husbands junk. I dont know why he needed to many guitars and amplifiers but I am selling them all. This one says Overdrive Special By Dumble on the front, and my husband bragged about how he got it specially made and how great it was. It is all black and uses vaccuum tubes like the old tv sets. Since all of the new brand name ones are going for about 2000 new, I only ask about half of that. I want to sell this stuff quickly.

I'm also gonna be posting more stuff soon so check back.

They later posted a PRS for 500 bucks.

[sonic1974]

Flag him for what? Asking too much for a guitar? If he's a clueless dreamer, that's his problem.

Obviously, if it's a "335 Copy" and "Made in Korea," then it's an Echotone.

That's what got me going in the first place. The guy says, I don't know what the name is, but it's not an Echotone, I tell you that!

WTF. It' an Echotone. Guy's talking out of his ass. He told me, come by and try it out, has to be played to be believed.

No thanks buddy.

I agree with Kizanski, I can't really flag him for anything. Can't flag people for asking too high a price.

rob

[kizanski]

Have him send you a photo.

When he does, and it turns out to be an Echotone, send him an email with a link to the Ecotone page on the Hamer site and the name of an Optometrist in his area.

[sonic1974]

Have him send you a photo.

When he does, and it turns out to be an Echotone, send him an email with a link to the Ecotone page on the Hamer site and the name of an Optometrist in his area.

Shows you the guy was trying to be a little shady...He told me, "I don't have any pictures, you'll have to come and try it yourself."

Oh well. I'm not gonna waste any time trying to talk some sense into him.

I was just hoping it was a Newport, man those look awesome! Love to get my hands on one of those babies someday.