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Some time between Friday and Saturday morning Shadows 50th Anniversary Strat outfit number 16 was stolen whilst in the possession of FedEx. The package had been misrouted to Birmingham instead of going to Brighton, and by the time it reached Brighton on Saturday morning, all that was delivered was a sealed empty box...

So please, keep your eyes and ears open for any information... a guitar on Ebay, a local music shop with a very special offer, a guy in a pub, even separate parts being offered - you all know the spec by now... and if you have any inkling, please contact Howard Gillespie at Oasis Music by email on howard@oasismusic.co.uk or by phone on 01425 478135.

We can only hope that by "turning up the heat" the package will miraculously reappear once the thief realises that it's too "hot" to sell easily... (Another one bound for Ireland via UPS was over a week late in arriving, and was eventually found behind other packages in a depot in Cologne...)

Please do all you can to help, and if you are members of other forums, please copy this over to them...

Thanks in anticipation...

D

Just bringing this onto the View New Posts listing...

Sadly, it'll probably never be seen again. But I really hope I'm wrong on this one.
I've heard so much bad press about Fed Ex in Britain in the last year. They seem to get it wrong a lot more than any other parcel delivery service. The guy that ownes the pub I frequent was waiting for a very important parcel for his other business. This was also Fed Ex, it was found three weeks later in Germany.
When I sold my seven string to a guy down in London area, and an amp to a guy in Birmingham. I sent them via Parcelforce which were really good I thought. I'd never do Fed Ex ever

I have put a warning on our French forum, just in case it might cross the channel...

Didier

this is terrible. I really hope it shows up.
Bernie

That's sickening and I feel absolutely gutted for both Howard and the unlucky purchaser.

Tony

I'll keep you all posted as soon as there is some news...

Sadly no news except that the box is now being subjected to forensic examination...

David Martin wrote:Sadly no news except that the box is now being subjected to forensic examination...

i am really sorry to hear about the strat,i had one stolen,around this time about 12 years ago with buisness post,
this kind of behaviour is dispicable,from anyone,i never heard anything more about my strat,and it was a limited edition
also.
May i make a suggestion.
if enough people from this forum and other forums show an interest in wanting to buy this instrument,it could bring the culprit out of the woodwork,so to speak,rather than making it awkward and sending them him/her into hiding.
i really hope this guitar turns up.
michael

shadhasher wrote:

David Martin wrote:Sadly no news except that the box is now being subjected to forensic examination...

May i make a suggestion.
if enough people from this forum and other forums show an interest in wanting to buy this instrument,it could bring the culprit out of the woodwork,so to speak,rather than making it awkward and sending them him/her into hiding.
i really hope this guitar turns up.
michael

Good idea - is there a 'wanted' section on ebay?