Could this be real? Martin guitars $90. NO financial interest.

[johnsoba]

https://www.zhusheshe.com/index.php?...index&cPath=19

Scam?

[Baron Collins-Hill]

Yep.

https://www.scamdoc.com/view/229670

[Buck]

They're pictures of real Martins, but that's where reality stops.

[Bill McCall]

I'm sure its real, after all, its posted on the internet. Probably in one of those undiscovered tubes.

[Dick Tynan]

It is the real thing. Many people prefer C.F. Martin to the much more reasonably priced Martin guitar.

[Jill McAuley]

Aye, it's a real great way to lose your $90!!

[johnsoba]

Thanks, guys! I need to remember scamdoc.com. You think it's about getting the $90 or the credit card info?

[Skip Kelley]

If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.

[mrmando]

I kinda sorta fell for one of these once upon a time and "bought" an electric oud. I guess I figured, why would anyone bother to fake something that not very many people want? I used PayPal, so when no oud was shipped after a few weeks, it was easy to file a claim and get the money back.

[MikeEdgerton]

And then one day a genuine Martin 000-28 magically showed up for $90.00. I wouldn't even bother getting involved with this one and I take stupid chances on things all the time.

[Simon DS]

Reminds me of the 1970’s, no one had any money.
No work, not much hope.
Problem was that every now and then a company would go bust or get robbed, or someone would get mugged and these deals actually would turn up the high street.
People would end up hoping for that.

[Pappyrich]

About six months ago a friend of mine ordered a copy of a Martin D45 (minus the Martin Logo)from a builder in China. It turned out to be beautifully built, and it sounded good. We took it over to another friend who has a couple of genuine D-45's and compared it for build and tone qualities. It was very hard to tell the difference between them. I think he paid about $350 for it (not $90), but given that a real D-45 runs about $10K, it was a remarkable deal for a nice guitar. It is interesting to note that the friend with the genuine D-45's ordered one for himself, after playing the Chinese copy. Recent trade deals with China have suspended the import of these guitars, which is probably a good thing, given the current Covid-19 circumstances.

Not sure how this relates to this thread, but I thought it is an interesting story, and it supports the idea that not all Asian made instruments are of lower quality.

My Eastman 305 is a very well constructed instrument with good tone and playability.

Does this mean that a $90 Martin copy is any good....who knows.

[MikeEdgerton]

The descriptions and pictures of these guitars are straight off Martin's site. I don't think they are selling copies, I think they are selling "give me your credit card".

[otis66]

There will be a buyer's market for everything when covid 19 is finally over.
There are also deals to be had now. I just bought a Martin Custom D with 36 months 0% financing for 36 months. That's $25 per month