100% Internet Fodera Scam

[Just Thumpin']

Okay, so I Googled "Fodera Bass" becasue I am a bit of a nut for Vinny and Joey's basses, own one (with one more on the way) and like to stay current with what's out there. Take a look at the bass on the following link:

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THAT IS MY BASS!!! It is sitting home in my basement as I write this. My bass has two very distinctive markings on it (that are a natural part of the woodgrain on the back and the mother-of-pearl on the headstock) that make it easy to spot.

I bought this bass from Dave's Guitar in Wisconsin and the pictures this dirtbag is showing are the same ones from the Dave's Guitar Website. What's worse is that he originally posted it AFTER I already owned the bass.

So, just for fun I emailed him and asked him to send me the serial number and whether or not his photos were actual pictures of the bass. He replied by telling me that they were photos of the bass and then gave me a completely bogus serial number (all Foderas start and end with a letter -- the one he gave me started with the right letter "M" but then was 7 numbers long (should have been 4) with no ending letter.

Buyer beware!

BTW, his asking price of $3,200 is a GREAT deal -- wish that was all I had paid!!!

 

[Giraffe]

So if I understand all of this correctly, if I send you $3,200 you will send me that bass?!?!? Okay, it's a deal! Just tell me where to send the money! I am so lucky! Thanks!

 

[Valerus]

What an idiot. :scowl:

 

[funkybassplayer]

Stupid scammers. Beautiful bass though. Love the Koa

 

[musicelectronix]

Guy can not even scam properly

 

[Baryonyx]

Reminds me of the time I found someone using my photos of my Hohner Jack bas to sell their bass on Ebay!

 

[peterpalmieri]

Are you planning on reporting this to the webmaster or someone else who can make sure knowone gets scamed?

 

[Just Thumpin']

Are you planning on reporting this to the webmaster or someone else who can make sure knowone gets scamed?

Remarkably there is not even a way to do that that I can figure out!

 

[Just Thumpin']

Are you planning on reporting this to the webmaster or someone else who can make sure knowone gets scamed?

I JUST figured out a way to contact the folks that run the Cracker site and let them know the ad was a fraud. I will see if they get back to me.

 

[RandomHandle]

and one wonders why i havent put up any good pics of my 73 jazz.

please do inform them and nail this guys butt to a wall

 

[Baird6869]

I don't see anything wrong with posting pictures of someone else's bass IF you say "my bass looks exactly like this but my camera is toast" or whatever.

This is obviously a scam or the duy is just ********. Meet him somewhere and kick his ass.

 

[Baryonyx]

I don't see anything wrong with posting pictures of someone else's bass IF you say "my bass looks exactly like this but my camera is toast" or whatever.

Apart from the fact you're using those images without the consent of their owner! (probably! )