PSA: Amazon 2015 Les Paul Deluxe £665 SG £374 & 335 for £427 - SCAM :(

milamber

Not so much that prices have gone up - seller's items have all been removed by the look of it so the next cheapest price is displayed.

JookyChap

Bugger - sorry chaps

Exorcist

This happens about once a month, I see crazy bargains, then some iffy 3rd partly seller with little to no feedback. You would get your money back, but I imagine it would be painful... 100% Scam.

MagicPigDetective

On the subject of Gibson prices, not just on amazon; could there be price drops in new 2016 models as we approach the end the year,  now that the 2017's are forthcoming, or will they keep their value?

JookyChap

Oddly, a friend of mine ordered a cheap SG from the above, and had the shop ring him from Germany to confirm the delivery address this morning (as he works at our local Police Headquarters and was having it delivered there) and he is pretty convinced it is kosher, so dunno. Time will tell I guess

bbill335

I wouldn't think many scammers even bother with a police HQ shipping address!

shaunm

If it is legit I will feel like a prize tool for cancelling my order for a £450 335

MagicPigDetective

The question, if genuine, is why would they sell them so cheap? Can £374 for an SG standard make a profit, or brake even, for anyone??  The 2015's could be spectacularly unpopular in Germany? Or perhaps they have faults, blemishes, are a quality control lapse or have been returned etc?

usedtobe

My lp was a return. No idea why - I think it's awesome in every way! People, eh...?

JookyChap

MagicPigDetective said:

The question, if genuine, is why would they sell them so cheap? Can £374 for an SG standard make a profit, or brake even, for anyone??  The 2015's could be spectacularly unpopular in Germany? Or perhaps they have faults, blemishes, are a quality control lapse or have been returned etc?

I don't know. I must admit I can understand it more on the Deluxe and SG, but then @Sporky said that the 335 was meant to be a complete dog, returned twice, so it could just be that they are the real scrapings. I'll let you know what the SG is like if it does turn up

MagicPigDetective

Here's another German seller, 2016 T Studio Ebony for £509: