This entry was posted on 2/17/2007 5:25 PM and is filed under Guardala SCAM.
Saxophonist Beware!
The following email is similiar to the email I recieved from Dave Guardala, but the details of the transaction where explained over the phone. The following is a reprint of a post from Sax On The Web by Tonehole, Feb. 16, 2007. It shows how a savey guy walked away from the very same thing I was hooked by.
Guardala Scams
< -- start copy --> Below is a email I received from Dave. I was put in touch with Dave
by a buyer at Long&McQuade. They were offered the deal and knew
Dave on a personal level, business practice did not allow them to do a
money transaction. They knew I do large mouthpiece deals and gave me
Daves contact information.
It was a sweet deal but I explained to Dave the problems with getting
$10,000.00 in cash from the bank without having the RCMP involved.
There is a anti terrorist / drug law and all cash over $10,000.00 is
tracked.
I still thought it was a real deal so I offered to fly to Germany and
do bank transfers and hand the cash to Dave in person. Whats $800.00
airfare when you are passing of $15,000.00CDN with a potential pay out
of around $70,000.00US! I told him he could ship the instruments and I
would fly back with a suitcase full of mouthpieces!
He ranted that this was not the deal ... I hung up.
Dear &*(^%,
Below is a list of the horns and mouthpieces that are for sale:
1- Selmer Mark VI Alto sax, 77,000 series in orig. lacquer & condition, with case.
1- Selmer Mark VI Alto sax, 101,000 series in orig. lacquer & condition, with case.
1- Selmer Mark VI Tenor sax, 83,000 series in orig. lacquer & condition, with case.
1- Selmer Mark VI Soprano sax, 102,000 series with High F# in orig. gold plate & condition, with case.
7- Link Super Tone Master "double ring" metal Tenor mpcs, with serial #'s."7*, 8 & 8*"
6- Slant Link Tone Edge hard rubber Tenor mpcs. "7*, 8 & 8*"
6- Meyer Bros. New York hard rubber Alto mpcs. "6 , 7 & 8"s"
4- Berg Larsen stainless steel metal Tenor mpcs.
4- Berg Larsen hard rubber Tenor mpcs." Long Tables in .110+"
3- Berg Larsen hard rubber Alto mpcs.
3- Selmer hard rubber Soprano mpcs. "Soloists f,g,h on the table"
3- Selmer metal Soprano mpcs.
All mouthpieces are unplayed and in original condition and in their
original boxes. All of the mouthpieces are vintage late 1950's-early
1960's. all of the instruments listed above are in unplayed original
condition.
The amount for the entire collection listed above including shipping charges is EURO 7,900.00
The person that you need to send the money to is: WOLFGANG RAUSCH
Grosse Marktstr. 7
63065, Offenbach
Germany
Please send the first payment on Thursday by Moneygram.
After you send the payment please call me with all of the information
as I need to have the complete address and phone number along with the
8 digit transfer number.
Please call me on Thursday on my cell phone 011-49-160-9222-5855.
Thank you very much for your prompt assistance with this matter.
When you get this email can you please call me to confirm that you have received this.
