Yeah, man, it was SO weird..
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He had a fake name.. His name was Dinky Jackson.. Jackson being my brand of guitar, Dinky being one of their models.. He posted lots of pics of him playing live.. then posted he had an accident and lost nerves in his hand and would never play again.. He then started (this is all on facebook) posting a photo of each guitar along with a riddle.. first to crack the riddle and post the answer got the guitar..
The first 2-3 were pledged to facebook users who posted the correct answer, but everyone thought, "this guy is full of crap - he'll never sen them".. and one by one he DID send them - people posting pics holding the guitars he shipped.. He posted the pic of the Ibanez that I posted here and the question was, "who's signature guitar is this?".. and he included a blurry photo of the guitarist signature, which was on the back jack plate..
I had NO idea, but immediately fired up google and started looking.. I found the guitarist and posted his name - BUT - in the article his name was NOT correct.. his real name was Matt Bachand and I posted something like Matt Backmond, or something.. and he replied I was right and won the guitar.. So I kept digging and realized the mistake and changed my post to the correct name.. the guitar showed up 4-5 days later.. He paid $50 to ship it to me, in a brand new case he bought to ship it in.. the guitar is FLAWLESS.. no scratches - looks BRAND NEW in every way.. So, I haven't played it..
I've looked up the value by finding similar guitars for sale on ebay and reverb etc.. most are in the $1500 -2500 range, which I think is outrageous for THAT guitar, but seems to be the going rate because they are rare.. I will definitely sell that guitar, but, at some point, I need to check the serial number against a stolen guitar database, just in case.. but, I don't think he would pay $50 shipping and another $100 for a case to ship a stolen guitar..
He disappeared off facebook a couple of weeks after that.. Haven't seen him since - that was 5 years ago, at least.. He DID leave a return address on the shipping box, which I still have.. I told him if he EVER wanted it back, I'd send it to him..
Here's on currently listed:
[reverb.com]
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2023 04:22AM by sstrams.
The first 2-3 were pledged to facebook users who posted the correct answer, but everyone thought, "this guy is full of crap - he'll never sen them".. and one by one he DID send them - people posting pics holding the guitars he shipped.. He posted the pic of the Ibanez that I posted here and the question was, "who's signature guitar is this?".. and he included a blurry photo of the guitarist signature, which was on the back jack plate..
I had NO idea, but immediately fired up google and started looking.. I found the guitarist and posted his name - BUT - in the article his name was NOT correct.. his real name was Matt Bachand and I posted something like Matt Backmond, or something.. and he replied I was right and won the guitar.. So I kept digging and realized the mistake and changed my post to the correct name.. the guitar showed up 4-5 days later.. He paid $50 to ship it to me, in a brand new case he bought to ship it in.. the guitar is FLAWLESS.. no scratches - looks BRAND NEW in every way.. So, I haven't played it..
I've looked up the value by finding similar guitars for sale on ebay and reverb etc.. most are in the $1500 -2500 range, which I think is outrageous for THAT guitar, but seems to be the going rate because they are rare.. I will definitely sell that guitar, but, at some point, I need to check the serial number against a stolen guitar database, just in case.. but, I don't think he would pay $50 shipping and another $100 for a case to ship a stolen guitar..
He disappeared off facebook a couple of weeks after that.. Haven't seen him since - that was 5 years ago, at least.. He DID leave a return address on the shipping box, which I still have.. I told him if he EVER wanted it back, I'd send it to him..
Here's on currently listed:
[reverb.com]
Friendship is like peeing your pants.. Everybody can see it, but only you can feel the warmth..
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2023 04:22AM by sstrams.
