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EBAY Fraud Alert!

IndianaGlen 15 April 2013

I've seen several fraudulent listings on Ebay for Musser vibraphones. It's easy to spot because the description says to contact the seller directly via Gmail and pay outside of Ebay.

Just thought I'd let anyone know since we are all looking for a great deal.

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tonymiceli Mon, 04/15/2013 - 09:36

what!! i just bought four instruments!!!

wow, so there are enough vibe players to warrant a scam! that's cool.

or we are a gullable bunch!

anyway glen, i got your phone call, however it was totally garbled. i'll try and call you soon. anything important email me. this is a week from hell.

rogersvibes Mon, 04/15/2013 - 18:25

Yup, I've noticed this as well, especially since one of the posts is of a vibraphone that I own! This is it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Musser-M55-Pro-VIbraphone-mint-condition-/20091…

I bought this on ebay back in January from a guy in Pasadena. The scammer has just copied the listing and reposted it as if it's still for sale. I've reported this to ebay several times, but they haven't seemed to do anything. I see it posted every few weeks. Beware!

BarryK Mon, 04/15/2013 - 21:14

Thanks for bringing this up, Glen. I am constantly reporting these. They get removed in a day or so.
I see 3 of them a lot; Deagan Commander II with pick ups and cases, the M55 that Roger mentioned and a beautiful M75 in custom foam cases.

Barry

tonymiceli Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:57

maybe when someone reports it, they should post here and we should ALL go and report it. it will look great. we'll get them down quicker.

let them scam sax players.

BarryK Thu, 04/18/2013 - 19:01

These particular ones I mentioned come up ALL the time (like daily). Maybe put a button under the VW banner, or left side of page?

Barry

BarryK Fri, 04/19/2013 - 06:19

No, a button in VW to a VW page containing list of fraudulent vibes including copies of actual text and pictures that they post. Links to eBay won't be valid in the future; they take down the items.

Thanks,
Barry

tonymiceli Fri, 04/19/2013 - 15:39

i think i get it. can you get me screen captures. i'll make the page up. and i'll make it for everyone, then we can spread the word on facebook.

---- assholes, huh??

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