eBay Flamebait of the Week

[jackthehack]

I guess we should make this a regular feature, this listing stunned me so much, I'm at a temporary loss for words....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Les-Paul-project-guitar-1-piece-honduran-mahogany_W0QQitemZ120365296642QQihZ002QQcategoryZ38086QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Mor Paul]

Uhm....
The price is high for labor?
Nah... it's not finished.
Quality?
The thing has burns on it, and the parts can't be that hard to get.

That is astounding.

 

[mayfly]

But what I want to know is...

who the Hell is *** BILL****?

 

[jackthehack]

I think the handcrafted grinder burn marks are extra $$$ He has another offering of the same pieces for $900 instead of $1399 as well:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Les-Paul-project-guitar-1-piece-honduran-mahogany-2_W0QQitemZ120365298540QQihZ002QQcategoryZ38086QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Mor Paul]

I think the handcrafted grinder burn marks are extra $$$ He has another offering of the same pieces for $900 instead of $1399 as well:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Les-Paul-project-guitar-1-piece-honduran-mahogany-2_W0QQitemZ120365298540QQihZ002QQcategoryZ38086QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Okay. I was thinking the guy was crazy. Only someone who knows his stuff would give handcrafted grinder burns. Alfang, you had some disposable income?

 

[DocNrock]

And "you get the fun of carving the top yourself."

 

[Mor Paul]

If I'm carving the top myself, I want $200 off

 

[DocNrock]

If I'm carving the top myself, I want $200 off

Au contraire, if you want him to carve the top, you get to pay more.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[rounce55]

haha this should have it's own thread. I'm still laughing that that 65 000 clapton remake

 

[Mor Paul]

haha this should have it's own thread. I'm still laughing that that 65 000 clapton remake

This has it's own thread.

 

[DangerousR6]

That's pretty sweet, would be a fun project. But the price is just a little absurd for something that needs that much work... :doh:

First thing I'd do is sculpt that heel back some more, probably almost to the body....

 

[dbw]

That price does not seem insane like the Chauvet Clapton was.  That top is sick, probably worth a few hundred dollars, plus it's a bunch of hardware and a Brazilian fretboard, which he should play up more in his ad.  There may be some DIYers out there who would be into this.  I'd say it's kind of a ripoff at that price but not by a factor of 100 like Chauvet was.

 

[DangerousR6]

Man if there are peeps out there paying that kinda coin for unfinished projects like that, then I need to get me a router. Cause I'm sure I could make some custom burn marks too...

 

[theklanch]

Funny I checked out the links and somebody actually bought those two guitars!!!!  Bidding has ended for both of them via buy it now?!?!?!?!

 

[stubhead]

Except the winning bidder didn't actually have any bids.... it's OK, he's from Singapore, they don't understand that here in America we never try to rip anybody off. :laughing11: Nice wood. I'm pretty sure that if old Les Pauls weren't "worth" $250,000 sight unseen we wouldn't see this, or $800 power cords, or $50 guitar picks. If you slobbered the right goo on there and screwed on some good bits, it would be a "better" guitar than a $250,000 Les Paul. Gee I'm glad I'm poor, it's made me smart.... :toothy12:

 

[jackthehack]

Judging from the pictures, it was actually the same parts in three auctions, the one for $1399.99 and two separate other ones at $900...