The Fake Epiphone Thread!

[Sinmastah]

Pretty sweet man. Did you use a computer program for the drum beat? I'vebeen looking for one. Also check out my vids too, in my sig.

 

[Lynyrd77Skynyrd]

Pretty sweet man. Did you use a computer program for the drum beat? I'vebeen looking for one. Also check out my vids too, in my sig.

I used a jamming track from this website
chordbook.com - cafe guitar jam session
Also some good ones at:
JamCenter.com | Guitar Jam Tracks

 

[Sinmastah]

EPIPHONE LES PAUL BLACK BEAUTY ELECTRIC GUITAR INC CASE - eBay (item 160267550105 end time Aug-10-08 18:07:38 PDT)

He even post a pic of a legit BB to compare with.

 

[Sinmastah]

NEW Epiphone Sliver Les Paul Guitar - eBay (item 320281156805 end time Aug-03-08 00:16:37 PDT)

Reported

All I could find for now. There were a couple iffy used seconds, but I'm pretty sure they were legit.

 

[TheWellGoodShow]

So stef it turns out it wasnt fake?

 

[Big_dawg]

surely that then raises the question with regard to the serial numbers with the bigger letters than numbers as this was a genuine epi with bigger letters.

 

[TheWellGoodShow]

surely that then raises the question with regard to the serial numbers with the bigger letters than numbers as this was a genuine epi with bigger letters.

Hmmm, you never know.

 

[stef]

So stef it turns out it wasnt fake?

yes that's right, the pearl LP was genuine.. MR is a factory somehow, or a "special" departement

 

[River]

Nice to see the top man taking some notice of this, let's just hope they do something about it.

Nice work, folks.
I'm dismayed to see the negative poll votes up to 6. I want names...

 

[Sinmastah]

surely that then raises the question with regard to the serial numbers with the bigger letters than numbers as this was a genuine epi with bigger letters.

Only for those kind yes. Reminding everyone this thread only applies to MIC 07-08 models. The letter and serial number for those are still the same size.

 

[Sinmastah]

Nice work, folks.
I'm dismayed to see the negative poll votes up to 6. I want names...

Ha, shoulda made it public

 

[Sinmastah]

"Dear fakeepiphone,

Why don't you just get over it.What a pain.Get a life.I trust my suppliers as they are great people to deal with.So get off my back.If i recieve one more email from you I am going to file a complaint with ebay about your harassment.



- everythingastrology"

Looks like I am getting on peoples nerves. This is good.

The funny this is that his guitar was taken down. Score one!

 

[River]

"If i recieve one more email from you I am going to file a complaint with ebay about your harassment."

That made me laugh...

 

[Sinmastah]

Same, Like I care. I have 0 transfers, if I get banned, I will make FakeEpiphone1. Followed by 2, etc etc.

 

[River]

Same, Like I care. I have 0 transfers, if I get banned, I will make FakeEpiphone1. Followed by 2, etc etc.

If he/she had any sense, they'd just ignore and delete. I'm sure you find such threats encouraging!

 

[Sinmastah]

If he/she had any sense, they'd just ignore and delete. I'm sure you find such threats encouraging!

Hell yeah! They know I'm out to get them, and they are starting to get worried about this. I also doubt eBay will block this account, I've reported over 150 guitars, most of which were taken down, and sent them countless emails reporting individual users.

 

[Sinmastah]

"Dear fakeepiphone,

Why don't you just get over it.What a pain.Get a life.I trust my suppliers as they are great people to deal with.So get off my back.If i recieve one more email from you I am going to file a complaint with ebay about your harassment.



- everythingastrology"

Funny thing is that he claims its a legit guitar, but it was removed from eBay.

"Dear fakeepiphone,

Nice to hear from you again. Because you're the expert, could you please tell me if in your opinion ebay store:
eBay Australia Shop - factoryguitars: Effect Pedals, Guitars
- are selling fakes? Check their feedback for previous listings recently sold.


- d.artisan"

Ratting on other people selling guitars, 5 seconds later he puts up an Epi Slash.

"Dear fakeepiphone,

Hi, there
I don't know how do you know the guitar I'm selling is a couterfeit.
To be honest with you, all of my guitars are geniune, I got it directly from Epiphone's factory, my uncle is manager of the factory, I can get limited number of guitars every month.
You can buy one from me, if it's fake guitar, I will pay you $1000.
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards,


- bill_qd"

By far the funniest one I've seen. "My uncle is manager of the factory" His fake are listed in this thread.

"Dear fakeepiphone,

Hey, thanks for your message fakeepiphone. I appreciate your warning. Could I please request more information, tell me how you know what you know, and Epiphone's current factory locations and arrangements etc. Can I also ask why you're so new to ebay, citing Member since: 30-Jun-08 in United States and fakeepiphone ( 0 ). I sell guitars for a living, including Epiphone we source from OS so I'm therefore very interested in what you can tell me. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks again. d.artisan.


- d.artisan"

Just to give you some examples of what I've been dealing with.

 

[Sinmastah]

Everythingastrology just got another message from me because he had another fake up.

"Whats up with all these fakes you are selling? Why don't you just give up. You try to tell me that you have trustworthy suppliers, but there is no such thing, they all go to the USA first. Also You told me the BB you were selling was legit, but it got removed. Try to explain that? Hope you take these down, and never try to sell another fake again. Thank you an have a great day!"

I can't wait to get a response back.

EPIPHONE LES PAUL CUSTOM ALPINE WHITE ELECTRIC GUITAR - eBay (item 160267747732 end time Aug-11-08 10:32:23 PDT)

Heres from the listing

"*GUITARS ARE SHIPPED FROM CHINA & USUALLY TAKE AROUND 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE AT ANY DESTINATION WORLD WIDE"

 

[Sinmastah]

EPIPHONE LES PAUL CUSTOM BLACK BEAUTY ELECTRIC GUITAR - eBay (item 160267622537 end time Aug-11-08 00:53:43 PDT)

Same guy, relisted.

 

[River]

Just to give you some examples of what I've been dealing with.

I'd advise playing it close to the vest, as I'm sure you are. He/she wants to know what you know so as to work around it, IMHO.