bassbloke

They aren't asking for £42. They're asking for £18K

Nothing that screams scam to me. Ken Lawrence basses were much more prevalent back in the late 90s/early 00s. The other instruments are exactly what I'd expect from a Japanese guitar store. I just got back from 10 days in Japan for work and most guitar shops have a section for expensive/over priced US instruments. Saw plenty of eye wateringly expensive Alembics. There's a market for it.

Late entry, but a strong contender. This one's a belter and manages to offend fans of Spector, Fender and ESP. I have two purple basses and love the colour. They've even managed to get that wrong.

Well, new used bass day as opposed to new bass day. Picked up for a very good price from Ishibashi Music in Shinjuku, Tokyo during a recent business trip. They had the grey and red in stock and whilst I preferred red, it had a few sizeable dings and paintwork chips and only around £10 price difference, so grey it was. Still very nice though. It's a non-export model, which IMHO, looks nicer and more balanced. The black scratchplate and control plate contrast nicely against binding on the body. Light, heavily contoured basswood body, very slim 70s profile jazz bass neck and a lovely punchy sound. If I was being picky, I'd say the jazz pickup sounds a bit thin - a common criticism - but it adds some bite to the sound. The P pickup sounds lovely and it's nice to finally have a bass I can use for the precision bass sound. Only other complaint is those silly plastic knobs. Will be replacing with chrome domed ones.

£235. Someone has picked up an absolute bargain.

Some serious 90s bass and studio kit there. If you have the bass and core strength, you won't be disappointed.

Depends on item and shop. One of the footswitches failed on my HX Stomp 2 weeks after buying it. GuitarGuitar swapped it with zero fuss. Would have been far more hassle 2nd hand.

Ebay disputes are heavily weighed in buyer's favour. If you didn't like it, he could refuse the return, but if it arrived damaged or faulty, you would have no issue raising a dispute and getting your money back.