Yeah, I was wondering about that.

Do you mean they're counterfeiters? Could be -- Hofner doesn't appear to make lefty Shorty guitars.

Or, that they just keep your money?

Thanks for the info. Left-handed Hofner Shorty's apparently exist:

http://www.dhgate.com/product/custom-le ... 97807.html

This is my first post here. And I apologize if this isn't the right forum to ask this question in. But I couldn't figure out where it belonged. Moderators, please move this post as needed. I play acoustic pretty much exclusively. My favorite guitar is a 3/4 size Taylor Mini GS with a 23.5-inch scale...