False Advertising

[Clive Hugh]

I was having one of my periodic trawls thru ebay yesterday hoping to find a particular amp and I saw one of those late 60's early 70's Fender solid state amps advertised as a Fender Twin, either thru stupidity or culpability, and lo, there is always a sucker, the bidding had got up to $900+.
It never ceases to amaze me, there is always someone who needs protection from themself.

 

[goldtopchas]

Yeah, either through ignorance or deceit, sometimes I'll see a "vintage re-issue" of a stomp pedal, for example. They'll have it described as.."vintage"...or "original", instead of....explaining that it's just a re-issue.

People will bid the crap out of it. I have e-mailed them and asked them..."Are you aware that this is a re-issue?" I point out the difference. And they respond in a panic that they will have to contact the seller and retract their bid. They always thank me for the "heads-up."