US Custom Officers seize 3000 counterfeit Gibson Guitars

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U.S. customs officers seize 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Saturday announced the largest seizure ever of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars. Working with U.S. Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, agents recently seized more than 3,000 counterfeit guitars at the Port of Los...
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U.S. customs officers seize 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Saturday announced the largest seizure ever of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars. Working with U.S. Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, agents recently seized more than 3,000 counterfeit guitars at the Port of Los...
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Good. This takes advantage of unknowing consumers. There is a Facebook group for Chibson owners that encourages this sort of illegal activity. I’m surprised Gibson hasn’t sued.
 
I've only run into one. The guys who owned a pawn store I would check out from time to time took one in and made a loan on it. It was a Silverburst finished model. It played OK but as soon as I plugged it in I could tell it was a fake. One thing the forgers do not do is waste money on decent pickups. Then as I looked it over more closely I could see the other tell tale giveaways. But it was still a good forgery.
 
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