Scam warning

Joe Romanchick · Post by **Joe Romanchick** » 10 Nov 2023 5:45 pm

Someone asked me if this steel was mine and I replied no. Then checked it out and it is ripped off from an ebay sale going on now............https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/ ... 08405.html

Doug Paluch · Post by **Doug Paluch** » 10 Nov 2023 5:55 pm

Looks like it must be posted in a variety of places. I saw it on Craigslist in Naperville, IL too.

Dan Behringer · Post by **Dan Behringer** » 10 Nov 2023 5:57 pm

There are 3 Sho Buds on Craigslist right now that were lifted from Ebay sales. One is in Memphis and another listed in Iowa.

Mike DiAlesandro · Post by **Mike DiAlesandro** » 11 Nov 2023 5:19 am

Yep, I believe these are also scams -

https://memphis.craigslist.org/msg/d/me ... 39287.html

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/ ... 72823.html

Ben Alt · Post by **Ben Alt** » 11 Nov 2023 6:34 am

The Memphis steel is also posted in Houston

https://houston.craigslist.org/msg/d/ho ... 41718.html

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 11 Nov 2023 7:56 am

I've seen this same guitar on ebay and Reverb for a while. Listed @ a ridiculous price along with a D10 Bud and some really high priced other gear.

The seller is listed as haightashburymusic and located in California. I'm guessing this is the legitimate owner.

There's a crook on every corner. This is especially bad for interested new players just wanting to get started on steel as they may not know about the instruments, prices etc.

Everybody, do your homework when buying anywhere away from here online, investigate the seller's activity background and even message them to see if they are a legitimate seller. If they are, they will be forthcoming with their information.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 11 Nov 2023 10:23 am

I've bought stuff in person from Haight Ashbury Music in San Francisco. They are good people. They are probably fake accounts.

Found this when I Googled Haight Ashbury Music (Dated 8/6/19 on SF Gate):

Nearly 40 years since opening, the historic Haight Ashbury Music Center is closing its doors.

Thomas de Bourbon · Post by **Thomas de Bourbon** » 11 Nov 2023 3:01 pm

Weird things going on with pedal steel scams on craigslist lately. I've seen one posted in Los Angeles and two in SF in the past few days. More convincing scams than I've usually seen