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    The peghead doesn't look Loar-era to me, but I'm no expert.

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    Default Re: Another fake gibson

    Let's compare... I love the new image posting.
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    Guessing the faceplate on the headstock was replaced. I sent a photo of a '20s label to the seller to try to help resolve the question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbmando View Post
    Sorry for quoting myself.

    I got an email from the buyer thanking me for my help and saying he had the mando appraised - surprise, surprise, it's worth $75.00. Sent the appraisal to PayPal and sent the mando back. Might not have to pay in the end after all. I hope so.
    The guy won his case and PayPal refunded. Maybe the counterfeiter will be out of business, although this really only points to the seller on eBay, who was most likely not the original source of the mandolin. So, thanks to the Cafe, we're 8 for 8 in keeping people from being defrauded with these fakes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mandorose View Post
    How about this one? Everything looks right except the peghead shape, which is similar to the fakes listed above.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Absolutely-Perfe...QQcmdZViewItem
    The silkscreened logo is a terrible knock-off. Not even close. Ironcally, it's the dot over the 'i' in Gibson that is the first obvious giveaway, then the overall script is all too wrong.
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