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8 hours ago, alyctes said:

Yup.  Only problem is, now we can't tell who the suspicious seller was.

There is that, but small steps...

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So, how does one tell that it is a fake Fender?  It looks fine to me - big headstock, big tuners, the word "Fender" written on it.   Strings on the headstock are at an odd angle, however.

 What should I be looking for, to tell real from fake?

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What should I be looking for, to tell real from fake?

The one the OP posted is gone, so the only pic we can see is the headstock, so considering only the headstock we can see that the logo decal is fake - the Fender logo should have a metallic gold coloured border and patent numbers. It is also poorly applied too close to the lower edge. The tuners are not the correct type - instead of 70s style Fender ones the shape of the ear and capstan give these away to be a cheaper type. A genuine Fender Jazz bearing this logo would have either a bullet truss rod adjuster or would adjust at the neck heel with a walnut plug where the fillet is on this one.

Edited by Jean-Luc Pickguard
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