Fender experts required

[Bongolation]

I consistently advise against non-experts buying used Fenders because they pay far too much for them even if they're real and don't have some kind of problems.

Couldn't agree more. I think I will leave the vintage Fender buying to the experts in the future.

I'm not talking about vintage here, whatever that term even means (if anything) these days, but just plain old "used Fender" instruments...that may not have a single Fender piece on the entire thing.

Garage sale knockoff, an eBay waterslide Fender decal and away you go!