Fraudulent Reverb Listings In Spades.

[la szum]

Man, the scammers are out in full force. I have seen 3 other scam listings.

Seller lists from another country, pulls someone else's pics off the internet
and someone thinks they get a great deal and have their CC info phished
when they purchase the guitar that never was.

Beware!!

 

[la szum]

Saw a PRS 35th Anniversary Custoom 24 for $1250. Someone bought it. NOT!!

 

[Tonedeaf]

I always use the Located in USA filter and check the seller's feedback

 

[unix-guy]

Maybe I'm missing something but how is someone getting their credit card info phished by buying from a fraudulent seller on Reverb?

They make the payment via Reverb or PayPal, not to the seller directly.

Defrauded, yes.

Phished, no.

 

[jefferski]

Similar scam going on Craigslist for rental houses/apartments. They use good pictures they probably grabbed from somewhere else, put up a nicely worded listing, but won't show the place to you, they just ask you for your info and tell you to "take a drive by and if you'd like it, contact me to put in a deposit." Umm, no. The reality is that many are empty houses that are actually for sale...

Related to the actual topic, Guitar Center is becoming more and more attractive every day.

 

[fractalz]

It's not fraud as much as arbitrage.

For better examples, check out eBay.

How many of this guitar do you think there are?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ibanez+jcrg+2001+sal

 

[la szum]

Here's another I saw just now. I want it!

 

[la szum]

More today.

 

[Sixstring]

I saw a lot of this when I was looking for an Explorer, multiple listing of the same guitar. I think the first giveaway is the unrealistic price the second is when you start asking specific questions, they either don't respond or they don't have a clue.

 

[Casimir]

I fell for one of those on an FM9 listed at $999 a while back. Thankfully, I didn't have to give and CC info, and was refunded pretty quickly. I got the full AXE FX III now, so no more need to look for FM9 deals.

 

[la szum]

Glad you didn't get burnt.

 

[TSJMajesty]

I fell for one of those on an FM9 listed at $999 a while back. Thankfully, I didn't have to give and CC info, and was refunded pretty quickly. I got the full AXE FX III now, so no more need to look for FM9 deals.

Why wouldn't you be skeptical, when they're in such short supply, and used examples are commanding prices above even the factory price?

 

[Casimir]

Why wouldn't you be skeptical, when they're in such short supply, and used examples are commanding prices above even the factory price?

In hindsight, I should have been more skeptical, but I have gotten steals on reverb that were legitimate as well. They are really protective of buyers in scams as well, so it mitigates a lot of the risk.

 

[redhedded1]

Hopefully Reverb isn't ruined by the greedy people in the world.

 

[shemihazazel]

Our lead guitarist wants to "Fractalize" in the near future. The other day he was texting me Reverb listings for AF3s and FM9s. The asking prices were just plain bonkers, like $500-$1000 above what you could get one for NEW. The gall of some people, I STG.

 

[sprint]

Our lead guitarist wants to "Fractalize" in the near future. The other day he was texting me Reverb listings for AF3s and FM9s. The asking prices were just plain bonkers, like $500-$1000 above what you could get one for NEW. The gall of some people, I STG.

demand, supply, n all that jazz

 

[shemihazazel]

demand, supply n all that jazz

Right, but STILL.

 

[xrist04]

Hopefully Reverb isn't ruined by the greedy people in the world.

Reverb was ruined when Etsy bought them out.

 

[la szum]

Insanity! Something is clearly up here with all these fraudulent listings.

 

[redhedded1]

Reverb was ruined when Etsy bought them out.

I didn't know that.

What other alternatives, or better places to buy used do you guys use? I guess I'll be driving 3.5 hours to Chicago & St. Louis to music stores. I live right in the middle of IL. I thought about going to Sweetwater's place too.