A violin bass with a misleading decal

[ash]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294813395788?hash=item44a43f6b4c%3Ag%3ATmMAAOSwjt1iCnA~&LH_ItemCondition=3000

 

Although it’s obviously not a real one for those in the know look at the bids, the price is more than a genuine Ignition bass! 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I don't even like this kind of bass but even I know I ringer when I see one. I reckon its a harley benton beat bass with the headstock reshaped, an ebay fake decal applied & teacup knobs added. Putting it in a hofner case is a nice touch.

[vinorange]

What’s up with the decal? Looks perfectly applied to me!😁😁

[yorks5stringer]

Jeez, at £310 sold someone is going to be disappointed, even the tuners look cheap. An enterprising sale.....

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

This is a definite case of ripoffery. The hofner case was there to reinforce the lie that it was a hofner. The person who bought it could have done a bit of due dillegence and compared the headstock shape with a real one, but you can't blame someone for not knowing what they don't know.

 

I did report this as a counterfeit instrument as it has a fake logo which it shouldn't be sold with, but as usually happens, ebay seemingly chose not to do the research to confirm what I told them - which could be done in less than a minute on google.

[T-Bay]

5 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

This is a definite case of ripoffery. The hofner case was there to reinforce the lie that it was a hofner. The person who bought it could have done a bit of due dillegence and compared the headstock shape with a real one, but you can't blame someone for not knowing what they don't know.

 

I did report this as a counterfeit instrument as it has a fake logo which it shouldn't be sold with, but as usually happens, ebay seemingly chose not to do the research to confirm what I told them - which could be done in less than a minute on google.

That matches my experience precisely. They do not care in the slightest and are so big that no one will be able to dent their profits. I have lost count of the fakes I have reported that they ignore. Even when it’s a clearly illegal sale, e.g. pile of rust and a V5, or ringing kit as it should be known, they don’t care (although in that case the DVLA certainly do).

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

If you view the bids on the listing you will see that the buyer paid an additional £70 for expedited delivery to the USA. Ouch!

 

No way to give the buyer a heads-up though: private listing - bidder identity protected

[Bassassin]

AliExpress tat. Nothing like as nicely done as the HB.

[p4ul]

Hoff? Nah

[yorks5stringer]

17 hours ago, p4ul said:

Hoff? Nah

Reminds me of the time I worked on the set of Baywatch and I used to refer to David Hasslehof as 'Hof'. He heard this and said 'Just call me Dave' to which I replied" Sorry, no can do, it's too much hassle'