Wal Mk1 in London

[TheGreek]

On Gumtree - I've sent him an email to see what part of the Outer Hebrides, London he's in (am I too cynical??)

[url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/wal-mark-1-4-string-bass-guitar/103790957"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/wal-mark-1-4-string-bass-guitar/103790957[/url]

[Noisyjon]

I'm sure that has been up for sale before and for quite a lot more money too iirc...

[TheGreek]

He's emailed me to say that he's in Holyhead...

[cloudburst]

Pretty good photo of him in the neck plate. :-)

[Billy Apple]

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Pretty good photo of him in the neck plate. :-)
[/quote]

If it's bogus, he won't be that hard to find with those numbers stamped on his forehead.

[Mike]

Says he's in Motherwell!

[gareth]

he told me he is in the outer hebrides

but hey, lets not judge him, it is quite possible he is a travelling saleman with many basses

[Chris Horton]

I'd does seem to good to be true

[pierreganseman]

I have seen the very same bass on ebay i think a while ago... for a lot more....

[Soliloquy]

Why do they always pick Wal basses ?

I know they're expensive, but they're also individual, no two are exactly the same. So it's easy to spot when the same ones keep coming up either on eBay or Gumtree.

[cloudburst]

Guys, sorry to sound niaive - what way does the scam work? I arrange to go and buy a bass that doesn't exist and am met by a couple of big guys who take my money?

CB

[pierreganseman]

Well the usual stuff... you end up buying something by bank transfer... and you never see the bass dlievered at yours?

soemthing like that i gues s:p

[TheGreek]

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1339157271' post='1684522']
Guys, sorry to sound niaive - what way does the scam work? I arrange to go and buy a bass that doesn't exist and am met by a couple of big guys who take my money?

CB
[/quote]

You'll never get to meet anybody - they always want you to pay by Bank transfer or some other unprotected means. The bass is always situated in some far corner of the country where they don't expect you to go to pick it up(see the ever growing list) - if you do offer to pick it up you'll never hear anything from them again..

There's a similar scam that's been running on Craigslist for months for the same Wal - you'd think that they'd at least update the picture they're using..I'm just waiting for somebody to try to sell my old Wal - I know the current owner has no intention of selling.

In fact "Aubrey" tried to sell my old Wal Pro here some time ago - even used the photos from the ad I bought it from..not too bright some of these scammers..

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='Mike' timestamp='1339106732' post='1683957']
Says he's in Motherwell!
[/quote]

I can go there pick it up if you want

[TheGreek]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1339235529' post='1685626']
I can go there pick it up if you want
[/quote]

I bet if you contact him and offer to he won't respond to any of your emails..

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1339236807' post='1685659']
I bet if you contact him and offer to he won't respond to any of your emails..
[/quote]
well the advert has disappeared now

[TheGreek]

I wonder where this fella is?? This ads been on Craigslist on and off for months..

[url="http://london.craigslist.co.uk/msg/3028349891.html"]http://london.craigslist.co.uk/msg/3028349891.html[/url]