No, not the instrument ...

[Happy Jack]

On the lookout for a Bass VI just now and I saw this advert from the South of France.

 

The price seemed low enough to justify the hassle & high cost of importation so I took a closer look ...

 

https://reverb.com/uk/item/83299896-fender-bass-vi-pickguard-custom-shop?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20304708451&utm_content=campaignid=20304708451_adgroupid=_productpartitionid==merchantid=747424674_productid=83299896_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw5qC2BhB8EiwAvqa41lWD_ZlVVCVr_JCIyClKWSk112_NcsENjLbP2_zlDX_nDzmuL2AM_BoC7gwQAvD_BwE

[Beedster]

Well in all fairness the seller does say 'pickguard', but yes, not cheap. Lucky you didn't book a ferry