Counterfeit Guitars Swarm Auction Sites: wise words from guitarsite.com.
I've more or less given up checking the eBay guitar listings because there are so many fake auctions and counterfeits on there. When I tried selling a Fernandes guitar earlier in the year, the auction was hijacked by a Taiwanese "seller" up to eight times. I was able to change my photos to include a wanring message and my real details on each image, and as the hijacker had just copied my text and image references wholesale, the doctored images showed up in his sale too!
So, my tip for sellers is to superimpose your eBay ID and email address onto each image you use to discourage it being copied.
Incidentally, the Fernandes eventually went for a ridiculously low price. I'm sure that buyers were put off by the confusion.
EBAY - ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU GOT YOUR ACT TOGETHER?
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