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[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='216144' date='Jun 10 2008, 01:21 PM']Like I said, I could be wrong....![/quote] Realistically, £150's probably about what I'd expect a bass like this to reach, so somebody might well snipe it at the last moment & try & get it for that. Daion has a good reputation, but is not a common brand in the UK, which means those who don't know their JapCrap too well will probably be a bit reticent. I don't expect the zero feedback helps much, either. To me it looks like a very generic 70s JapCrap jazz - the little tuners & Gibson type nut usually indicate a budget range, so I'd expect a ply body under the sunburst & perhaps a two-saddle bridge under the valuable metal plate. It will probably have a good neck (if the frets aren't too worn) & the round-end generic Japjazz pups might sound a bit thin. I'd give her £50 for it. But then, I'm a pikey, me. Jon.

Been a slow few weeks in Faker restoration land - I have a load of semi-restored & Ebay-bound JapCrap currently taking precedence... However - a rather pleasant stroke of luck - spotted a Rick copy tailpiece on t'Bay last week, went for it, despite horrendous postage (well, they don't come up very often!) and it arrived today. The nice surprise bit being - it turned out to be a genuine Rickenbacker part - squared string apertures, casting marks identical to a real one - and because of the imperial dimensions, a bit of non-invasive modding necessary to get my genuine fake bridge to fit! Oh, and it has tail-lift too! Btw - anyone else having problems seeing pics or is it just Paul? J.

I do like Italias - had GAS for a red Maranello for a while. You're not a fan of that nice Mr Wire by any chance? J.

[quote name='noirpunk' post='214734' date='Jun 8 2008, 08:56 AM']You're a lucky one. I love Rickenfakers anyway but one in an alternative colour like that, yummy. I'd love one in pinkburst[/quote] I don't think Laura' selling! Pinkburst would be brilliant - but so far the best i can suggest is this: The Fernandes Sw@nky Spider. I wanna go & live in Japan! J. [i]*edit* Oi! Autocensor - [b]NO[/b]!!![/i]

[quote name='noirpunk' post='214504' date='Jun 7 2008, 05:36 PM']Not strictly ebay but I saw this picture on another forum. A GREENBURST copy from the 70s I need to change my underwear! [/quote] Vorg by Pearl, bolt-neck, built by Matsumoku - and owned by Laura, from down on the south coast. If she decides to sell, I get first refusal! Btw this was never originally meant to be an Ebay - specific thread, really just a discussion of Fakers in all their gory glory. It didn't originate in the Ebay forum, back in the old Bassworld days, and I think it's limited by being here. J.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='214432' date='Jun 7 2008, 03:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320260658440"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320260658440[/url] If it stays at £20 including postage then someone has a REAL bargain I bet it's never been gigged! It looks really vintage. Ebay is a strange place. [/quote] "Vintage" is now presumably redefined as "frenziedly attacked with a chisel"! Now I know how to double the value of my next auction! Jon.

Axe basses & g*it*rs turn up on the Bay occasionally. Never had one myself, but I had an Axe chorus pedal, think it was a re-branded Aria. Sounded quite nice but was really noisy & a right battery muncher. Jon.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='213857' date='Jun 6 2008, 01:37 PM']The idea was probably nicked off the guy that made one on Youtube and get 5 colours of poo flamed out of him [/quote] That's precisely what it is. And the siamese-neck thing is a rip-off of this: [url="http://www.microphoneheaven.com/guitarbass/"]http://www.microphoneheaven.com/guitarbass/[/url] How we LOL'd when that first appeared. Seems they didn't quite get the joke down in Buttf***, Tennessee... J.

[quote name='alexlotta' post='213702' date='Jun 6 2008, 10:26 AM']Looking anyway that those things happen expecially to You ..already a Swedish one .[/quote] I've just had to cancel the SwedeTard's bid. Twice. I even sent him (after he placed his first bid) a nice message asking him to confirm that he can pay with PayPal, and that he agrees to the frankly extortionate postage to Sweden. He ignored that, I cancelled his bid, and within minutes he'd bid again. What the f@ck is wrong with these morons? J.

Makes perfect sense to me... I shall be copying & pasting that translation into every auction I run henceforth, do I shall pray. They'll have no excuse then. J.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='213356' date='Jun 5 2008, 05:22 PM']Nope i didn't, i set myself a limit of £40, and um-ed and ah-ed for too long about trying another fiver [/quote] Don't think you missed much, tbh - the body looked like someone had done a Pete Townshend on it. Plenty better out there... J.

[quote name='alexlotta' post='213462' date='Jun 5 2008, 08:22 PM']You can't Imagine how FAR from The original meaning has a babelfish translation. It can Definetely happen , that If You put Available- in- Europe with "exceptions",the bidder does'nt realize clearly Those. 2) With All respect possible for Your Thoughts it happened To me to buy stuff from England , where the seller did'nt want originally send To Italy ,and i just asked "if That does'nt sell now ,than could i purchase? etc etc ".. And I don't feel so "retarded" With the beautiful pedal or preamp i have now in my house (off course it is valid If the english grammar of the overseaser is at least barely understandable..not like mine is very often i fear ) _____-__ That little Thing aside ,Out of Curiosity : I'm Italian ,and i've noticed That a LOT of "european auction" don't get catched By italian Ebay_search Engine ..and The same APPLied for USA_stuff!. Stuff available for overseasers Does'nt appear on the search ,so I use the *.com Address for the researches I care REally.[/quote] I have frequently used Babelfish to translate languages I have little or no grasp of - Japanese, frequently because vintage MIJ basses are a particular & peculiar interest of mine. Translated text can be vague & amusing but in my experience it's always possible to get the gist of the original meaning - even if it requires a leap of logic or two. Here's an experiment: copy & paste this into Babelfish & see if you can make sense of it in your native language. Try not to read it first: [quote][color="#FF0000"][b]PLEASE READ THIS FIRST If you have less than 5 positive feedback, or have received more than 5 negative feedback, please contact me before placing a bid. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF YOUR BID. If you are from outside the UK, please contact me before placing a bid in order for me to confirm the shipping rate to your country. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF YOUR BID. Bidders from outside the UK MUST be able to pay with PayPal. I cannot accept overseas payment by any other means. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BIDDING: Bidding starts at 99p, no reserve, postage to UK addresses £18.00. Postage to EU countries will be around £50 - but please contact me first. I will obtain proof of postage at the Post Office. Once the parcel is in transit, delivery becomes Royal Mail's responsibility. If you are outside the UK, please contact me prior to bidding so I can confirm the international postage rate. I’d also like to request that bidders with less than 5 positive feedback contact me prior to bidding - failure to do so will result in your bid being cancelled.[/b][/color][/quote] These two paragraphs appear at the beginning & end of every one of my auctions. And every auction I run (which is a good few by now) I will have about 20 bidders who choose to ignore every word of it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and cancel a bid from a Swedish idiot. Who, if he's like every other Swede I've met, speaks better English than I do. J.

[quote name='paul, the' post='213375' date='Jun 5 2008, 05:53 PM']A normal search will not show items that aren't available to the country your searching from. They must be specifically searching for items not available to them.[/quote] Usually I make things available to Europe - but there are some simple little rules for people to follow if they want to bid, which are in big, important-looking red writing at the front of every listing! Even if they don't speak English, it's noticeable enough that they might just think about Babelfishing it, surely? The same rules apply to low or negative feedbackers - they still bid without being approved too. J.

It's not just the scammers - at least they're funny - it's the EuroTards who [b]insist[/b] upon placing bids even though your bidding policy regarding overseas bidders is clearly stated in [color="#FF0000"][b]BIG RED LETTERS[/b][/color] at the beginning & end of the listing.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!! Jon.

[quote name='Machines' post='212926' date='Jun 5 2008, 07:08 AM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230259180334"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230259180334[/url] A year ago it'd have gone for about £450... let's see what happens now we're all skint ![/quote] It'll be interesting - although I'm still seeing Japcrap getting silly prices... Jon.

Here's where that object of delight probably came from: [url="http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic"]http://stores.ebay.com/tropicalmoonmusic[/url] Home to its hillbilly brothers & sisters, a variety of implausible, improbable & almost certainly downright unplayable inbred mutations. There's probably a left-handed, triple-neck version of the same thing in there somewhere. Jon.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='209663' date='May 30 2008, 02:56 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270239659653"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270239659653[/url] I really like that, can i ask you what you think of that please Jon?[/quote] Did you go for it? Probably OK for £41 delivered. J.

Been a bit quiet in JapCrapLand for a week or two - but now we have a whole bunch of mostly 70s Fender copies. A couple of folk have been asking after Precisions, so there might be something of interest. The P's: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130227711784"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=130227711784[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230258498618"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230258498618[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-bass-copy-by-Aria-Japan-Matsumoku-1977_W0QQitemZ330241577152"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Precision-bas...emZ330241577152[/url] And the Q's - sorry, J's: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110258305970"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=110258305970[/url] (seller is confused by the difference between "German" & "sold by a shop in Germany") [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190226076714"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=190226076714[/url] [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170225226959"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=170225226959[/url] And an 80s rarity, a Kasuga Scorpion, rebranded as Pro Martin: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160246305432"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160246305432[/url] You might think the BIN's just a little optimistic - but before some kind soul who knows about JapCrap had a word in the seller's shell-like, it was originally [b]£2300[/b]! He might - just - stand a chance of getting the start price if he changed the listing title to include "Kasuga". Well, you can tell 'em... J.

See my avatar image - that's what I'm planning to put on a clear plastic trc for my Rick copy proj: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19592"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19592[/url] The idea being I print the design reversed onto a clear transfer & apply it to the underside of the trc. When it's dry, white spray over it to give it a background & seal it. If that works, expect to see "Rickenfaker" & Rickenbugger" trcs on the bay. Until Big John Hall's death squads catch up with me... J.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='212155' date='Jun 3 2008, 10:32 PM']Jon, How much do you want? I bought some off an ebay shop. if you only want one sheet to try I can sell one of mine! here you go.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/White-Inkjet-Waterslide-Decal-Paper-Pack-5-A4-Sheets_W0QQitemZ360046983702QQihZ023QQcategoryZ86728QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/White-Inkjet-Watersl...Q2em118Q2el1247[/url][/quote] Cheers! One sheet just to see how it goes would be great - headstock transfers aren't exactly huge, are they! Is yours inkjet or laser? J.

[quote name='The Burpster' post='211808' date='Jun 3 2008, 02:12 PM']If its waterslide then yes... Its slightly more sophisticated these days, you can buy the slide sheet in A4 size and print your own using your PC..[/quote] Been looking into this myself - any recommendations for a good (ie cheap!) supplier of these? Jon.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='211369' date='Jun 2 2008, 09:04 PM']I am glad it wasn't just me then [/quote] Well - that's three of us owned up to being preeverts now. Anyone else? :brow: I've seen the same design as that 80s shirt still available new, can't find it now, but I like this one better: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/You-Can-Never-Have-Too-Much-Bass-Guitar-T-Shirt-XL-NEW_W0QQitemZ310055018609"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/You-Can-Never-Have-T...emZ310055018609[/url] Way better choice of basses, too. J.

Hi Edd - get yourself over to the "Rickenfakers" sticky in the Ebay forum - there's discussion on Indie, Shine, Rockinbetter copies, and a plethora of vintage Japanese Rick copies from the 70s, and a good few others too. I have played the Indie copy & I wasn't too impressed, considering the full price - this was at Music Live a couple of years back, I thought it felt a bit cheap, sounded absolutely nothing like a Rickenbacker & was insanely expensive for what it was, at the £500+ list price. That said, £280 is a pretty good deal, & a lot closer to a reasonable price for the bass. The other current copies are a bit more accurate but you'd be lucky to find one for that price - if you can find one at all! As for the vintage Japanese copies - very rare, and usually stupidly expensive - but some of them were very, very close to the real thing. I think if you like it, it's a good price, why not go for it. List price is a fair bit more than that, and if you find you don't get on with it you'll probably get your money back. Jon.