Minty 1964 Cherry Gibson ES-335 May Be Japanese Imitation Offers Considered

Minty 1964 Cherry Gibson ES-335 May Be Japanese Imitation Offers Considered

Price: 405.0
THE PART I HATE--PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU HAVE A POST OFFICE BOX--UPS WILL NOT DELIVER TO THEM--PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT CONTACTING ME FIRST IF YOU HAVE 1.) LESS THAN 10 PERFECT FEEDBACKS, 2.) LIVE IN CANADA, 3.) DO NOT HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT WITH ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT--WE CAN WORK WITH THIS BUT I NEED T0 HEAR FROM YOU--THANKS.I keep a core collection of about 30 guitars and seldom sell out of it--then  there's another 20 or so guitars i buy just to play for awhile and re-sell--usually i lose money on the re-sale so i look at the loss as the cost of renting the guitar of my interest--once in a while i'll clear a profit which is great--but i'm not a re-seller--at least not in the classic sense and if i were i'd probably be considered the world's worse since i usually lose money on the re-sale.  But i do get to play a whole lot of interesting instruments.  Being retired has its advantages.I make it a policy to never sell a guitar that has not been completely gone over by my luthier prior to offering it--i hate buying an instrument from someone who doesn't know about guitars but thinks that it looks pretty--i'm also not an expert--so i make sure everything i sell--unless otherwise noted--is cleaned, polished, new strings, electronics checked and adjusted if necessary, frets checked, fretboard oiled, neck angle checked, intonation optimized (for my preferences) and black lighted for any previous repairs or damage by my luthier--this costs me $100 but it is well worth the peace of mind that comes with offering an instrument you know is going to be well received.  If he finds something i either fix it or note it in the item description.typing the serial number 71976 stamped in the wood--no made in usa into the gibson guitar dater project i get the following--Guitar Info Your guitar was made at the Kalamazoo Plant, USAapproximately in: 1962, 1963 or 1964 I listed this and a couple knowledgeable ebayers suggested that this is a japanese made es-335--so i'm re-listing it--i bought this guitar from the Music Zoo which is a very reputable national seller of guitars and other great instruments so it surprises me that this may not be an authentic es-335--but i have no expertise in the history or development of the instruments i love to play.  I guess I may have been fooled and it would appear they were fooled as well--i assign no blame to the music zoo because i have bought many guitars from them and they're a great company.So here it is--someone wrote in suggesting it may be a Burny--again--i don't know anymore.It plays and sounds like every es-335 i've ever owned but i guess that's the point of a good forgery.So the guitar is offered as it is--let the interested party be forwarned there are questions about its authenticity.I prefer direct payment through the mail by check but paypal is ... Click for more info
Listing Ends: 01:37pm UTC Sep. 17, 2012