Stolen Anderson on eBay.

[octatonic]

Found this on TGP (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=1061191)

09-25-98A has shown up on eBay and it says it is stolen on the Anderson serial number page.

Anyone know who is missing it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tom-Anderson-Guitar-Works-Electric-Guitar-6-String-Red-Color-Awsome-/160778302931?pt=Guitar&hash=item256f2235d3

[kirkham13]

The seller has volunteered to buying a high-end guitar from a yard sale... not a strong selling point. :cool:

[Briggs]

I saved a copy of the auction and pictures to PDF in case the auction comes down. Hopefully someone will be reunited with their TAG soon.

[tom]

I'll look up the owner info when I get to the shop. See if we can get them connected.

[tom]

have contacted the owner and he is on it. thanks to all who have emailed about it. this is a very nice community to be living in:D
briggs, please hang on to that in case it is needed.

[dannopelli]

FWIW the seller has a pretty good reputation. It may be that he came across it honestly.

[Briggs]

have contacted the owner and he is on it. thanks to all who have emailed about it. this is a very nice community to be living in:D
Yes it is.


briggs, please hang on to that in case it is needed.
No problem Tom, I won't delete it until this is resolved. If i need to forward it to the owner or someone else just let me know.

[pluto]

Awesome! Hopefully the rightful owner can get his or her guitar back. Also the serial number feature allowing a stolen status notification is a brilliant idea.

[octatonic]

I took a copy of the web archive as well.

Hopefully the original owner gets it back.

[tom]

just spoke to a detective in the area, they are on it. the guy actually had two guitars stolen. got one back fairly quickly. this is the same detective, he's hoping for a 2 for 2 record.

[strat56]

just spoke to a detective in the area, they are on it. the guy actually had two guitars stolen. got one back fairly quickly. this is the same detective, he's hoping for a 2 for 2 record.

Customer service of the highest order right there!! I don't care who you are, you're not going find customer service like that at very many other places, if any.

[GuitArtMan]

Looking at the guys other listings on eBay it looks like he cruises yard/garage sales and then flips the stuff on eBay.

[Briggs]

How come I can never find a TAG at a yard sale? The ones I have been to only had stained baby clothes, broken tools, and paisley couches.

[tom]

we have 32 in our list of stolen guitars. 3 have been recovered. we never give up hope.

[Briggs]

could be a good sign:

http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/briggs69/ScreenShot2012-04-05at22526PM.png

[tom]

"seller is no longer available" maybe he's in jail?

[mdrs]

Cool thread! Looking forward to hearing about the resolution........

[dplight]

Very nice guitar. Hope the owner gets it back soon

[dlmjr2]

I spoke with the seller on Ebay, he says the guitar is now in police custody.
It seems like it was an honest mistake.

[Briggs]

I spoke with the seller on Ebay, he says the guitar is now in police custody.


http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/briggs69/PaulBlart-MallCopguitarhero.jpg

I love a happy ending!

Now Tom, when are you having a yard sale?

[pluto]

Customer service of the highest order right there!! I don't care who you are, you're not going find customer service like that at very many other places, if any.

+1. Tom and his crew are tops in my book. :cool:

[octatonic]

Awesome.

A happy ending soon I hope.

[Rob C.]

Tom,

To make it a little easier to be on the lookout for stolen Andys what do you think of keeping a list on either the forum or website. Just a simple text page with serial number, model, color and maybe even a e-mail link to the rightful owner?

I'm just imagining it would be something a person could check on a smartphone real quick or even print out the page and keep in their wallet.

Just a thought, Rob

[tom]

not sure everyone would want their contact info shared.
they are all marked on the serial number search. i had 4 emails and several message board posts within hours and we were able to contact the owner in less than 24 hours. that seems like a pretty good simple system.