Timeline for What indicators enable consumers to identify counterfeit guitars?

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Feb 8, 2018 at 20:36	vote	accept	Kirk A
Jun 30, 2014 at 13:27	comment	added	user2808054		I cheated with my strat. I actually have played it for 20 years and worn it down, thus sidestepping the extra cost ;-) good answer by the way
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Jun 30, 2014 at 11:39	comment	added	user1044		I have a friend who collects vintage guitars. He wanted an early 1970s Fender Telecaster with a Parsons "B-Bender" bridge installed. He found someone selling a 1973 Tele at a high vintage price, but had it examined by a guitar tech who discovered that it was a model from the 2000's made by Fender as a "1973 re-issue". He could tell because it had a polyurethane finish, not the vintage-spec nitrocellulose. My friend confronted the seller, offered a much lower, fair price, and bought the guitar anyway. He is happy and glad he did not pay what the seller was first asking.
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Jun 30, 2014 at 11:21	comment	added	Kirk A		This is a terrific answer, @WheatWilliams. Thank you. It highlights my shopping dilemma. As an internet user, I would like to extend my shopping to the internet, but these risks factors make it unacceptable. For models popular enough (and pricey enough) to counterfeit, a personal examination will be required.
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