Is this Rickenbacker fake, stolen or both?

[Chickenwheels]

This popped up for sale a few hours from me for a stupid low price and I'm trying to figure out if it's legit (and probably stolen) or a knockoff.

I don't know much about Ricks, but the made in America sticker is rectangular instead of the oval I have seen on others. The truss rod cover also seems to be going the wrong direction and is missing the Made in USA at the bottom of it. Not sure of that means it's a fake or sone variant I'm not familiar with. Also, it appears to have had the photos taken in the back of a truck in a gas station parking lot, which doesn't inspire confidence, haha!

So, so many problems with these photos.

 

[2cooltoolz]

Also, it appears to have had the photos taken in the back of a truck in a gas station parking lot, which doesn't inspire confidence, haha!

I don't know why you'd say that...
It looks like that's probably his home!!

 

[Gluvhand]

So, so many problems with these photos.

Not with the legitimacy of the bass. The truck, gas station, everything else? Yeah. Problems.

 

[Chickenwheels]

Does he have an amp? Or is that yet to be "collected"?

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Somebody near you is very upset because their Rickenbacker got stolen. Pics taken in the back of a grungy car, no case, being held by a dirty tattooed hand with overgrown grubby fingernails? If that isn't a lowlife, they're wearing the uniform.

Tweaker swiped it from a music store and realized the pawn broker wouldn't give him the coin for an 8ball without ID. And paperwork?
Couldn't trade it for a tank of gas to move his home to the next underpass?

 

[Lammchop93]

That was near me. I saw it yesterday too. I think it's stolen based on the pics. Looks like a legit Ric though. Listing appears to be down now.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Get this one…

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fs-t-rickenbacker-4001-c64-in-fireglo.752983/

 

[nixdad]

It's real- C 64 model. Tribute to Paul's bass.

The TRC is even correct, surprisingly.

Could be stolen though....

Agreed - it looks 100% real to me.

 

[Iridescentone]

Get this one…

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fs-t-rickenbacker-4001-c64-in-fireglo.752983/

Huh. So the reissues had a removable horshoe "cover"? I don't recall the horseshoe thingy on my '68 4001 as being removable at all. That's actually what I didn't like about it. It was 1984 though, is my memory not working?

 

[gln1955]

They had it listed for $540. It was listed about 4 hours from me in the middle of nowhere in Indiana. The backstory given was that his mother bought it for him to learn last year and he never got around to it, lol… suuuuuuure!

Mom saw the ad, told him to bring her truck back home and not be a dumbass selling that bass for that price.

 

[iiipopes]

Hot Potato.

 

[ardgedee]

They had it listed for $540. It was listed about 4 hours from me in the middle of nowhere in Indiana.

Pretty nice piece of kit for somebody living out of their car. Good chance of losing $540 and not getting a bass for it either.

 

[brian v2.0]

Pretty nice piece of kit for somebody living out of their car. Good chance of losing $540 and not getting a bass for it either.

I joked with a friend that they were actually just harvesting organs and using stolen gear as bait, haha!

 

[jimmydean]

What's the world coming to when you can't trust a guy selling something out of their car ? I can't tell you all the offers I've had at gas stations . While filling up yesterday, a woman came up to me and was rather eager to sell me some type of "Fuzz" for $50.00.......I declined .

 

[hamertek98]

It's no longer listed and it would be an 8 hour round trip, or I would

Where in Indiana?

 

[Ellery]

That's too bad, somebody got ripped off. That's a beautiful Ric, I would be enraged and bummed at the same time.

 

[Lammchop93]

Where in Indiana?

it was southern Indiana outside of Louisville if I recall.

 

[Ellery]

This popped up for sale a few hours from me for a stupid low price and I'm trying to figure out if it's legit (and probably stolen) or a knockoff.

I don't know much about Ricks, but the made in America sticker is rectangular instead of the oval I have seen on others. The truss rod cover also seems to be going the wrong direction and is missing the Made in USA at the bottom of it. Not sure of that means it's a fake or sone variant I'm not familiar with. Also, it appears to have had the photos taken in the back of a truck in a gas station parking lot, which doesn't inspire confidence, haha!

Why don't you re-post these photos in Craigslist in a way that the owner would see it? Doesn't give a lot of info but better than nothing.

 

[FRoss6788]

Why don't you re-post these photos in Craigslist in a way that the owner would see it? Doesn't give a lot of info but better than nothing.

Good idea!

That is certainly not your everyday Ric either, pretty damn rare.

 

[hamertek98]

it was southern Indiana outside of Louisville if I recall.

Ok, thank you. Too far for me to investigate.