Is there anyplace to get Japanese Fenders anymore?!

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rodvonbon wrote:I ordered one of my guitars off of a japanese seller on ebay. He had good feedback, but still I had never bought from over seas before and was a little concerned. It's the capri orange competition and cost (I think) 899 bucks and another hundred for shipping. The guitar made it here in 6 or 7 days and there was a hole in the side of the box. I had a sinking feeling when I opened it, but was relieved that there was no damage. I must say the package made it here faster than some shit I've bought from within the states.
Good to know. Is it the same seller referenced above or someone else?
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deaner33 wrote:Good to know. Is it the same seller referenced above or someone else?
I will look through my feedback and see who it was.
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Thanks, did the seller do any special packaging for the overseas journey or was it the usual double boxing?
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It was inside a Fender gig bag that was inside a factory Fender guitar box with a few scraps of cardboard to keep it from shifting and nothing else.
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Wow, I would have thought double boxed at the least.
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Oh wow, I was way off. After looking at the feedback I left this is what I found

"No communication, but delivered within 2 weeks.....not bad."

Thats about as rough as I get when leaving positive feedback. He never left anything for me.
And now that I'm thinking about it, it was a stressful 2 weeks of not knowing if I got ripped off to the tune of a thousand bucks and having no way to track the package (or if it even existed) drove me nuts. I was relieved when it did show up.
His ebay I.D. is kyoko 16
Man, now I'm all riled up thinking about it, I forgot how pissed I was
..........ah well time to drink a few beers and watch the Blackhawks stomp the shit out of the Redwings.
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PenPen wrote:OH MY GOD THIS SITE IS AMAZING EBAY.COM!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1968-FENDER-MUSTANG ... 3:2|294:50
I've come across that a lot to. Did you see this?
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Not to sure on how much this helps. But it hasn't been sold yet.
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I bought my Jag from "mijsixstringskatana" on ebay - he has some interesting stuff from time to time and the service was great, got to me in a week from Japan. Unfortunately, it's not going to get any cheaper :(
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silly_rabbit_band wrote:
PenPen wrote:OH MY GOD THIS SITE IS AMAZING EBAY.COM!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1968-FENDER-MUSTANG ... 3:2|294:50
I've come across that a lot to. Did you see this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Left-handed-Fender- ... 3|294%3A50
Not to sure on how much this helps. But it hasn't been sold yet.
That poor Jaggy. WTF did he do.
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looks like black pups and black pickguard, and zero concept how to photo a guitar.

and for some reason a blue filter on the close up shot.
wtf?
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Yeah I know, it's been ut up multiple times. But the only thing I can that happened to it is that he painted the gaurd black and switched the pick ups.
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silly_rabbit_band wrote:Yeah I know, it's been ut up multiple times. But the only thing I can that happened to it is that he made it fucking ugly.
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PenPen wrote:
silly_rabbit_band wrote:Yeah I know, it's been ut up multiple times. But the only thing I can that happened to it is that he made it fucking ugly.
True, but its a cheap lefty jag.
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Fender Sucks.
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DuoSonicBoy wrote:Fender Sucks.
yeah good guitars but overpriced as hell and you cant really even get the jap ones anymore