Did I make a mistake?

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Did I make a mistake?

Post by marginwalker » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:42 am

Not sure if any of you saw the supposed 1965 CAR Jag on reverb that was listed maybe 15 minutes ago but it was going for $988 so I made a brash decision and bought it. The neck appears to be legit but the body I’m not so sure about, mostly because the neck pocket looks to be sanded down and the wood looks too “fresh” for a 59 year old instrument if that makes sense.
Apparently it’s been refinished, the nut and frets have been replaced, and the bridge has been swapped for a mastery

Is it legit? Did I make a bad decision? If the neck is at least real it was worth it for that alone, right?

https://reverb.com/item/81648108-fender ... guitar-mod

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Re: Did I make a mistake?

Post by GreenKnee » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:46 am

Did a quick image search, looks to be listed on ishibashi and eBay with same photos, not from USA though? I would exercise caution!

https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/product/2800002385413

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Re: Did I make a mistake?

Post by marginwalker » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:10 am

GreenKnee wrote:
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:46 am
Did a quick image search, looks to be listed on ishibashi and eBay with same photos, not from USA though? I would exercise caution!

https://www.ishibashi.co.jp/ec/product/2800002385413
Thanks for looking into it! I actually just got a notice from Reverb saying my money’s been refunded with a message from the seller saying:

“hello there. my name is Megan Donley and someone must have hacked into my account because I do not have this guitar and did not list anything. I am reporting it to Reverb as soon as I figure out how to. I initiated this refund and hopefully it will go throught!
thanks!“


Should’ve known it was too good to be true! Just glad to have my money back now lol

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Re: Did I make a mistake?

Post by GreenKnee » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:14 am

Fantastic, hopefully all is sorted quickly!

A quick reverse image search is worth doing before any purchase these days unfortunately.

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Re: Did I make a mistake?

Post by marginwalker » Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:30 am

GreenKnee wrote:
Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:14 am
Fantastic, hopefully all is sorted quickly!

A quick reverse image search is worth doing before any purchase these days unfortunately.
Yeah I’m definitely going to start doing that from now on, especially with gear I can’t try out in person!

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