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Florida man uses elderly woman's credit card to buy 11 Gibson Les Pauls
By Sam Roche published 1 day ago

The guitars – and a host of other music equipment bought on the same card – are worth around $17,000 in total


https://www.guitarworld.com/news/florid ... redit-card

Boy ..used to be a time when @tobijohn could just charm them into buying them

I didn't think you could find 11 Gibson LPs (with a host of other stuff) for a total of around $17k?!?

Wow, Guitar World seems to have taken over where National Enquirer left off. Lots of rumors and far fetched news.

ILuvTeles wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:53 am I didn't think you could find 11 Gibson LPs (with a host of other stuff) for a total of around $17k?!?

Perhaps they already applied a 45% discount from MSRP

"Gibson Les Pauls are hot property among those at odds with the law."

Well, well, well. Finally we see the implications that I've always had a hunch to be true.

When I first saw this thread, reading the title my first thought was about vinyl.

mickey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:44 am When I first saw this thread, reading the title my first thought was about vinyl.

Same!

Fftt... I have about five yards of these things. Do you know how many LPs Joan Baez released?

PoodlesAgain wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:42 am

mickey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:44 am When I first saw this thread, reading the title my first thought was about vinyl.

Same!

Fftt... I have about five yards of these things. Do you know how many LPs Joan Baez released?

Not really. I was more of a Judy Collins fan.

mickey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:11 am

PoodlesAgain wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:42 am
Same!

Fftt... I have about five yards of these things. Do you know how many LPs Joan Baez released?

Not really. I was more of a Judy Collins fan.

My Joan Baez collection is recent, thrift, yard sales, town dump, etc.
She is a Mass. girl after all, the club where she first performed, in the People's Republic of Cambridge, is still going.
There is a PBS show about her Martin (now signature) guitar, has a funny twist.
I wonder if she ever played a Les Paul?

PoodlesAgain wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:35 am

mickey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:11 am

PoodlesAgain wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:42 am
Same!

Fftt... I have about five yards of these things. Do you know how many LPs Joan Baez released?

Not really. I was more of a Judy Collins fan.

I wonder if she ever played a Les Paul?

Given her age , she might have even played with the original !

Partscaster wrote: ↑Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:26 am "Gibson Les Pauls are hot property among those at odds with the law."

Well, well, well. Finally we see the implications that I've always had a hunch to be true.

I think it's very true. When a FedEx driver stole a guitar instead of delivering it to me, it was in a Gibson box. My guess at the time was he thought he was stealing a LP.

11 gibsons for 17k? Was e bargain hunting used studio models? Maybe the woman should thank him for being such a fiscally responsible shopper?