I left any mention of your name out of my discussions, I referred to you as "the seller".
After I clarify a few things, I will not reply to this thread anymore. For the sake of the forum, please, lets keep further debates between you and I off of the forum.
Quote: "only a moron would describe the condition of the soldering as being evidence to not being an original pickup"
Others, who when presented with pictures, came to this conclusion, which I tend to agree with.
Quote: "It was YOU who chose to purchase the guitar outside of EBAY it was NOT me!!"
I can provide you with copies of the Ebay messages if you don't remember the conversation.
Quote: "YOU had that guitar for over 3 weeks"
True. I opened the case, the guitar was in great shape, it's nice-looking, it played well and sounded good. I put it back in the case. I didn't pull the pickups, or check if the back was 3 piece, why would I since the guitar was sold by a forum member? I batched up your guitar with some others including 3 from Villager. When the ones from Villager arrived, I made an appointment with the guitar techs, who also pointed out the items discussed. You are welcome to speak to them.
I don't think anyone would "clean" the back of $600 pickups to the extent that they are no longer identifiable. I asked opinions on this forum because, people on this forum own or have owned Grecos and/or Dry Zs. Their opinion has weight. The fact remains, not a single person has ever seen a Dry Z without markings of any kind. Sure, lots of speculation, but no one has actually ever seen one.
I don't need to persuade anyone the sale was fraudulent. You had 7 pictures of the pickups but chose not to include those pictures in the Ebay ad. Why is that I might ask? You said the guitar was 1 piece, it was 3. That alone is reason to take a guitar back or at least work with me, which you refused to do. Did you notice how Rupert handled a situation with a buyer who just didn't like a guitar? That is class. When I asked you what we should do, "that Ebay auction is closed because the item is no longer for sale" means "ha, your problem now".
Regarding my background, Paypal is within their rights to make sure the person filing a complaint is a reputable person.
Finally, the guitar being an EG1000 has even been called into question, I've been emailed some catalog scans and pictures that seem to indicate EG1000 customs were black, this one may be an 850 with an EG1000 sticker.
I will no longer reply to this thread, nor mention this matter further on the forum. You are welcome to email me directly.