This Tele's not right surely?

Neil

I am certainly not a Tele expert but just spotted this on ebay and the truss rod hole on the headstock looks sus to me.

Bloke doesn't seem to know if it is a AVRI or not?

All seems a bit queer.

Advice from more learned members please.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-Fender-Telecaster-/321775124993?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aeb4ac201

MattFGBI

There is a lot wrong with this. 

Fuzzdog

"One important detail which in my experience is unique on American telecasters, the strings don't come in from the back of the body, they are attached to the steel ashtray bridge. "

rossi

Looks like it has two piece neck  ie separate fret board .As its a maple neck this is wrong I suspect .I usually judge this as cheap asian neck though Fender have done some in the past i think .If i see that with Fender decal I dont bother any further.

not_the_dj

I love statements like this: 

Its a superb instrument and never played by me and I've owned it for over ten years

BigMonka

What kind of person has a "superb instrument" for over 10years which apparently is still in tune from when they bought it but they've NEVER PLAYED IT?

Nowt as queer as folk, or as ebay ads  

SidNewton

It has 22 frets for a start so it definitely isn't a Vintage Reissue. Don't like the 2 string trees either Even the case is wrong. 

Partsocaster at best I suspect.

chrisj1602

Case worth more than guitar.

Chalky

Dodgy as hell. Just a reminder that a high number of feedback is no basis for trust on its own.

As I looked at it, ebay app suggested a CIJ Jerry Donahue tele so I looked at that. The seller has converted it from 5 way with extra caps to a straight 4 way and also swapped the pickups for BKP. Which is fine but it kinda removes all the things that make it a Jerry Donahue

Clarky

"This Tele's not right surely?"

what Tele is??

Sassafras

Can't believe bidding's nearly up to £400.

It's not a Fender.

SNAKEBITE

Neil said:

I am certainly not a Tele expert but just spotted this on ebay and the truss rod hole on the headstock looks sus to me.

Bloke doesn't seem to know if it is a AVRI or not?

All seems a bit queer.

Advice from more learned members please.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-Fender-Telecaster-/321775124993?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aeb4ac201

What's AVRI?

Go on, make me feel daft.

terada

SNAKEBITE said:

Neil said:

I am certainly not a Tele expert but just spotted this on ebay and the truss rod hole on the headstock looks sus to me.

Bloke doesn't seem to know if it is a AVRI or not?

All seems a bit queer.

Advice from more learned members please.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-Fender-Telecaster-/321775124993?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aeb4ac201

What's AVRI?

Go on, make me feel daft.

American Vintage Re-issue

GuitarMonkey

It's a £50 Chinese copy.

Nice case though.

Richardj

Reported.

ICBM

I'm surprised that it hasn't been pulled already, since I assume MattFGBI will have reported it via Fender UK.

strtdv

At best it's an Indonesian Squier

Sassafras

It's not even that, it's a bitsa.

capo4th

Going strong at £400 I might bid a grand and get him going...

Philly_Q

Sassafras said:

Can't believe bidding's nearly up to £400.

It's not a Fender.

Oh god, I hadn't even noticed that people had actually bid on it!

Indeed, not any kind of Fender or Squier, it's just a very, very bad knockoff.  And the flowery description shows that the seller's not making any kind of honest mistake either.  He's just a crook.

TonyR

Go on then, for the uneducated (on Telecasters that is!) what are the giveaway signs?