OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal!

Jeff Posted 2006-03-09 12:54 PM (#262939) Subject: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: June 2002 Posts: 863 Location: Central Florida If this isn't a scam, then somebody just got an unbelievable deal on one of those extremely limited US made McCartney Epiphone Texans. Check out the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7396932510&rd=1&... What's curious is the item location says Alabama, but the currency is indicated in British pounds. If this is legit, what a steal! :eek: Weaser P Posted 2006-03-09 1:20 PM (#262940 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: October 2005 Posts: 5330 Location: Cicero, NY Ended early. Guess that answers that question. ProfessorBB Posted 2006-03-09 1:22 PM (#262941 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Do these left-handed models all have the pick guard on the right-hand side? cliff Posted 2006-03-09 1:39 PM (#262942 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ Yup. Just like the original was . . . an4340 Posted 2006-03-09 1:44 PM (#262943 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands Hand-Aged? There must be a better way to phrase that. Paul Templeman Posted 2006-03-09 3:02 PM (#262944 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland At last years NAMM a bunch of visited the Gibson booth and tried out a US-made McCartney Texan reissue right alongside the Jap version which was about 1/5th of the price. The Jap version sounded significantly better than the US. You remember that, Mr Moody? moody, p.i. Posted 2006-03-09 3:33 PM (#262945 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal I do recall. And I agree with your comments. But I also remember that you were much more impressed with the Epi than I was. Personal preference. But the Japanese version was better than the US one. Paul Templeman Posted 2006-03-09 3:51 PM (#262946 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland I freaked out over the Chinese-made Epi slothead 12 fretter that was based on the old Gibson Roy Smeck model. For me that guitar killed everything else at the show that year, regardless of price. moody, p.i. Posted 2006-03-09 4:02 PM (#262947 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal That was the one! I thought it was very good, just not as impressed you you. But for the money, it was excellent! Jeff Posted 2006-03-09 11:51 PM (#262948 - in reply to #262939) Subject: Re: OT: Macca Epi Texan - If this is for real, what a deal! Joined: June 2002 Posts: 863 Location: Central Florida Update: The auction was apparently a scam of some kind after all. The item has already been deleted from eBay's database (see link above).