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Question: What would you have done!? (2)!?
Hello, I was at the local L&M today waiting for the sale guy I deal with!.
Figured I'd go check out their Gibson guitars!. I pick up a nice Black Custom, sit down and strum a few chords!. An older man, kinda red-necky, comes by with his two young sons and the kids say "it's gone!." Referring to the Custom in my hands!. I get up and say "nope!.!.!.it's right here, here you go!."

The dad tells me that he just bought one identical to it!.!.!.made in China!. I said "a Gibson made in China, eh!?" He says back "yup, looks just like that one!. Bought it for my son!. It came from China, paid $700 for it!."

I look at the price tag on the one I was holding!.!.!.$2,600, used!.!.!.and thought to myself "if you only knew!.!.!."

So!.!.!.what would you have done in my shoes, honestly!?

I was moments away from opening up the flood gates and pouring out the knowledge stored in my brain!. Explaining how his Chinese Gibson is nothing like the real one in my hands, that he got taken, and that he could have bought a real Gibson LP VM for that much money!. But, I did not!. The man had such a huge hillbilly smile on his face and was obviously so happy that he was able to buy his son a "Gibson" that I just couldn't burst his bubble!. All I said was "huh!.!.!." put the Custom back on the rack and walked away!.

The damage has already been done!. If I did tell him, what could the man do!.!.!.
Send it back!? I doubt that's an option!.
Curse himself for getting ripped off!. $700 for a fake!? Jeez, those pieces of crap are listed for around $300!.
Try and pawn it off to an unsuspecting buyer!?

I just walked away and considered myself fortunate!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Interesting story!.!.!.
I don't know what I would have done!. At first, I thought that I would have automatically told him!. But after reading why you didn't, I thought about it again!. The guys should know those are fakes though!.!.!. but wouldn't it be sad if he knew he had just wasted $700!?
I guess I would have done the same thing as you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i think you did the right thing!. he was obviously very happy about his purchase, so why ruin it for him!.
what he doesnt know wont hurt himWww@QuestionHome@Com