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goonie · January 17th, 2012, 10:22 AM

When my son was looking at LPs we saw a "Gibson Special" on gumtree for $800. No picture so I smelled a rat.
Called the guy and asked, is it a Gibson SG or Les Paul. Just says Special, he replied. Does it have the word "Epiphone" anywhere on the guitar, I ask. Why yes it does, he says. You really should mention that in the ad, says I, and the guitar is a $250 Epiphone Special II.
The guy was clearly playing dumb, he knew what he had and that it wasn't a Gibson.
He also said he had two people coming around to look at it. I sincerely hope one of them kicked his arse.

January 17th, 2012, 10:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
goonie Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Perth Posts: 527	When my son was looking at LPs we saw a "Gibson Special" on gumtree for $800. No picture so I smelled a rat. Called the guy and asked, is it a Gibson SG or Les Paul. Just says Special, he replied. Does it have the word "Epiphone" anywhere on the guitar, I ask. Why yes it does, he says. You really should mention that in the ad, says I, and the guitar is a $250 Epiphone Special II. The guy was clearly playing dumb, he knew what he had and that it wasn't a Gibson. He also said he had two people coming around to look at it. I sincerely hope one of them kicked his arse.