Is this a real late 80's Dinky?`

[john.w.lawson]

sorry, *SELLERS

I don't know. sometimes if you have more than one item thats the same you take pictures of one and usaully state that the item may not be the one in picture. being as they are from another country who knows? contact them i think ones out of the office?
They are both long time members you just really need to contact them and ask why both have the same serial number. could be contected in some way. I don't know how stars did their serial number.

[DanzoStrife]

hey so agreed with you and question on that: why do japanese guitars on ebay often have multiple listings for the same one? like is this in any way legit? bc I've been thinking about buying one but dissuaded by the seeming shadiness.

like, example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324561471776?hash=item4b915f0920:g:WPYAAOSwBehgbxfM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30394451788...sAAOSwEPNgZzSd

I've been to Korea, and its like that, then its a giant "Guitar City." In Korea u have "districts' of just one kind of shop. Example electronics and guitars fill up 4 blocks worth. They probably have one photographer, and lister. Then they get multiple people from those stores (inside is like a giant swap meet but way better) and whoever sells it gets the commission. Thats what they did over there and Japan and Korea have mirroring ways of doing things in the city.

[DanzoStrife]

https://youtu.be/5dEIebZ0fpo Yep, I was correct. In Tokyo, u got "Guitar Street" which is an entire district dedicated to musical instruments. Almost positive they treat it like a car dealership and whoever sells get the commission. Instead of splitting up the guitar stores in different areas, its all in one spot, so therefore, its communal.

[john.w.lawson]

https://youtu.be/5dEIebZ0fpo Yep, I was correct. In Tokyo, u got "Guitar Street" which is an entire district dedicated to musical instruments. Almost positive they treat it like a car dealership and whoever sells get the commission. Instead of splitting up the guitar stores in different areas, its all in one spot, so therefore, its communal.

I'm soooo pissed the ebony boarded one already sold though. thanks for sharing.

[DanzoStrife]

I'm soooo pissed the ebony boarded one already sold though. thanks for sharing.

This is why one seller will sell out and the others won't. They actually don't have it, they just didnt get the update yet! Yea i also saw basically a "Jeff Hanneman" soloist that sold only 734.00. Totally was into that! I prefer the Jackson feel over the LTD signature. All the other ones always have rosewood, that had ebony.

[john.w.lawson]

This is why one seller will sell out and the others won't. They actually don't have it, they just didnt get the update yet! Yea i also saw basically a "Jeff Hanneman" soloist that sold only 734.00. Totally was into that! I prefer the Jackson feel over the LTD signature. All the other ones always have rosewood, that had ebony.

Well at least i bought a Rockin' USA SLS too!! I'm gonna have to shave the Pro SL-2 necks down a tad.(little person little hands).

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[Immanentv]

I've been to Korea, and its like that, then its a giant "Guitar City." In Korea u have "districts' of just one kind of shop. Example electronics and guitars fill up 4 blocks worth. They probably have one photographer, and lister. Then they get multiple people from those stores (inside is like a giant swap meet but way better) and whoever sells it gets the commission. Thats what they did over there and Japan and Korea have mirroring ways of doing things in the city.

ya know I kinda figured it was something along those lines. why do you think they have different prices tho? wouldn't you expect them all to be the same?

[DanzoStrife]

Well at least i bought a Rockin' USA SLS too!! I'm gonna have to shave the Pro SL-2 necks down a tad.(little person little hands).

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Did you measure the neck with a caliper? What's its thickness now?

[DanzoStrife]

ya know I kinda figured it was something along those lines. why do you think they have different prices tho? wouldn't you expect them all to be the same?

Nah, because they are all from different shops inside sharing one large plaza/building. Each one of those guys want a different commission amount, and most of these Japanese guys way overpriced these things to begin with. Only a few I've seen recently are priced fairly.

Asians are in a "HIVE MINDSET" not all of them, but certain Asian cultures. They feel that by sharing the listing, the guitar has a better chance to sell. But then where they branch off and disagree is what the value is. They seem to compete against each other and the price keeps inflating lol..

[Mechayoshi]

You can get those Grover Jackson’s and Jackson Stars sometimes cheaper if you hunt down the actual seller in Japan rather than the brokers that don’t own the inventory. I’m often tempted but it doesn’t seem they know much about the condition with the vague descriptions and then there’s the risk of ordering from overseas... I’ll leave it for those of you more brave than me.

[john.w.lawson]

Did you measure the neck with a caliper? What's its thickness now?

ITS A FENDER THICKNESS! The same as all the other Pro soloist, the radius is taller. it's more round than my MIJ's and USA's. fuck I wish people would quit thinking these things are any different than one another. they are all the same, with very slight if any variations! I can play it, it will just be better slimmer. But of course there's always the off chance that some little Indo man got up one bright and sunny morning, tripped over all his relatives on the way out the door to work, decided "hey" I'm going to go in and instead of doing the light sanding of tool marks , i'm going to really custom shop these babies and everyone got one but me. oh, and all the QC indicators didn't work that day either.

[Immanentv]

Nah, because they are all from different shops inside sharing one large plaza/building. Each one of those guys want a different commission amount, and most of these Japanese guys way overpriced these things to begin with. Only a few I've seen recently are priced fairly.

Asians are in a "HIVE MINDSET" not all of them, but certain Asian cultures. They feel that by sharing the listing, the guitar has a better chance to sell. But then where they branch off and disagree is what the value is. They seem to compete against each other and the price keeps inflating lol..

I mean this one seems like a decent price, no? Esp if I offer him $500 or something.

[Immanentv]

You can get those Grover Jackson’s and Jackson Stars sometimes cheaper if you hunt down the actual seller in Japan rather than the brokers that don’t own the inventory. I’m often tempted but it doesn’t seem they know much about the condition with the vague descriptions and then there’s the risk of ordering from overseas... I’ll leave it for those of you more brave than me.

huh! how would one go about doing that?

[john.w.lawson]

huh! how would one go about doing that?

A trip to Japan, I'm sure ! Crazy Babies never say die

[Mechayoshi]

huh! how would one go about doing that?

Sites that allow you to bid in the Japan auctions directly. Such services do also add extra fees, but it may be cheaper than the super over inflated duplicate broker tax prices you see littering up eBay results. Do I sound bitter? I am.