'62 Fender P bass for £800???

[Ray]

[url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/02/29446002.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/02/29446002.html[/url]

[bassaussie]

[quote name='Ray' post='302965' date='Oct 9 2008, 12:24 PM'][url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/02/29446002.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/02/29446002.html[/url][/quote]

Looks a scam to me.

First giveaway is that the seller has used an online translator to create the ad.

Second giveaway is that the seller (or someone just as industrious) is having a crack on a German website with similar details.

[url="http://kleinanzeigen.quoka.de/musik-equipment/gitarren-zubehoer/v_1_cat_63_7110_ad_20654571.html"]http://kleinanzeigen.quoka.de/musik-equipm...d_20654571.html[/url]

Third, any serious seller who knows enough about old Fenders to include the serial number, point out the Fiesta Red colour, and point out that it's a Feb 1962 bass also knows the value of this bass.

[Ray]

I thought it was too good to be true.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Ray' post='303000' date='Oct 9 2008, 01:52 PM']I thought it was too good to be true.[/quote]


"The bass comes in a suitcase bass."

Classic

[bassaussie]

[quote name='Ray' post='303000' date='Oct 9 2008, 01:52 PM']I thought it was too good to be true.[/quote]

Probably is, but still, it's always worth sending an email. Just stay sensible, and don't hand over any cash until the bass is in your hands.

[Clarky]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='303012' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:01 PM']"The bass comes in a suitcase bass."

Classic[/quote]
"I do not want to continue on an exclusive piece so to speak, each of such a fender acquire wants to know what is meant here."

Ever seen the Monty Python classic phoney-translation-book scene? "My hovercraft is full of eels"

[bassaussie]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='303012' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:01 PM']"The bass comes in a suitcase bass."

Classic[/quote]


This is a classic giveway of an online translator.

In English, we usually put the adjective before the noun - eg. red car, large man, intelligient Australian ( ).

In other languages (for instance, Latin based), the adjective goes after the noun - car red, man large etc.

In this instance, the noun is "suitcase", the adjective is "bass" - hence "suitcase bass".

Sorry for the grammar lesson, I'm bored!!

Edited October 9, 2008 by bassaussie

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bassaussie' post='303020' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:05 PM']This is a classic giveway of an online translator.

intelligient Australian .[/quote]

Paradox

[bassaussie]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='303025' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:11 PM']Paradox [/quote]



It's an British based website - I had to give you something to have a laugh at!

[Happy Jack]

I'll be buying this bass on Monday - the funds I've been promised from Nigeria should be here by then because I've sent them all my bank account details.

Mind you I'm probably being really silly seeing as I'm so rich anyway. I've just won the Spanish National Lottery and my prize money is being held for me in a bank over there while I authorise my new Spanish agent to make the transfer. He was ever so helpful and not that expensive when you put it all in context.

I can't get over how lucky I've been recently. I've even won the Reader's Digest Prize Draw!

[Mickeyboro]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='303424' date='Oct 9 2008, 11:20 PM']I can't get over how lucky I've been recently. I've even won the Reader's Digest Prize Draw![/quote]

Don't mock, Jack - I returned the form once and won a telly.

Took so long to arrive though I couldn't remember why it was being delivered - nearly returned it!

[doctor_of_the_bass]

[quote name='Clarky' post='303017' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:03 PM']"I do not want to continue on an exclusive piece so to speak, each of such a fender acquire wants to know what is meant here."

Ever seen the Monty Python classic phoney-translation-book scene? "My hovercraft is full of eels" [/quote]

`I weell not buy zis record eet is scretched!'

[OldGit]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='303424' date='Oct 9 2008, 11:20 PM']I'll be buying this bass on Monday - the funds I've been promised from Nigeria should be here by then because I've sent them all my bank account details.

Mind you I'm probably being really silly seeing as I'm so rich anyway. I've just won the Spanish National Lottery and my prize money is being held for me in a bank over there while I authorise my new Spanish agent to make the transfer. He was ever so helpful and not that expensive when you put it all in context.

I can't get over how lucky I've been recently. I've even won the Reader's Digest Prize Draw![/quote]

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