A big issue with fake guitars has been growing on Ebay.
The majority  of these fake guitars have been coming out of
China and Vietnam .
The most common copied brands are:
Gibson /  Les Paul (standard and custom), SG, Flying V, Fender
Stratocaster and Telecaster, and PRS and hand made.
Also, please don't be fooled by them being  popular guitars such as 7
string, 12 string, 5 string bass, acoustic electric, and/or hollow body
/ semi hollowbody guitars/ solid body.
 Here are a few ways that you can spot them out:
 The listing is from China or Vietnam.
 They give % discounts in shipping for larger purchases
 They have many of the same listing over and over again with the same
pictures from different sellers.
 They are very broad about the guitar you are purchasing.  They have
private bidders no feedback (they do this so you don't see negitive)
 They have ridiculously low selling prices.  Don't be fooled by them
being verified, a powerseller, and or having an about me page!
 Nine times out of ten, the guitar is in the wrong category
 Poor English is a dead giveaway of a scammer (example: very fashionable
beautiful guitar gibson and, fair sounding music instrument martin
guitar, are 100% scams)   99% of the time they quote huge shipping
prices in British Pounds aka GBP and US Dollars.
   The scammers have been trying new tactics to completely scam people
like you. NEVER purchase from an international seller which refers you
to buy from their website (they do this to kill the negative feedback
they receive to scam as many people as possible under once account
before getting kicked off)
 They like to bate and switch also, showing you a good guitar and
shipping you one that is trash and can not even be played.
    Ebay Guide---
Have you seen this add? Look them up in Google you will see many people have left feed back on these people.

    ITEM DESCRIPTION:


      The stunning-inlaid museum quality classical bowl back mandolin
(MD.1963.ITA) was designed by Antoniotsai. It was hand-inlaid with
several hundred pieces of abalone and mother-of-pearl by a renowned
luthier on Tony's workshop team.

(Truth there is no Antoniotsai. NO Tony no Bruce )

      Antoniotsai(Tony) is an internationally-renknowned Taiwanese inlay
artist and luthier. He is also a master repairman and restore of museum
pieces.

( Tony is balony! they are not luthier or artist.)

      In the past 5 years,we appreciate your support on our business,for
supplying more great products and services,Except our First workshop
locating in Taiwan,We also had built our Second workshop in Vietnam .The
items you buy from us will be shipped from Taiwan or Vietnam,We both own
the stocks in these two workshops.
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( These guys will tell you anything but the truth. I bought about ten guitars and several of their back plates. Half the guitars are trash and their back covers don't fit. Most of the ones I got  were split and only two of them were usable! They are anything but honest.)

--Mark Hanson