The second auction is obviously a scam. The first is "probably" authentic. As I said, I had no record of #8, nor do I know anyone who admitted to 3 or more guitars, so it is very believeable that "Debra" had #8 and the others.
Speaking of scams, there was another D-18GL auction which ran during the time #8 was up. It was either a 3-day or 5-day auction, and showed up a day or two after #8. That auction listing has no pictures (they were promised, but were never added), plus no guitar number was given. The guitar was "won" for a mere $3495. I wrote to the buyer, via the Ebay message facility, to suggest that he be careful because I had doubts about the auction's authenticity. The buyer responded that he too had concerns and as of that time he had not been able to finalize satisfactory payment terms. He never responded again, so I don't know how that turned out.
My guess is that #8 is real, and somebody has had the pleasure of shelling out $8100 for the guitar. That's really a shame, especially because this seller inflated the price by purchasing multiples and then selling at a price inflated by her own actions.
It's a lovely guitar, but it isn't worth $8100. Too bad it isn't illegal to hoard and sell.
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