Happening

Martin has long been known to produce the finest guitars in the world. There are promotions which have been circulating on the internet recently for the sale of Martin guitars for as low as RM200 each. The reason given for ridiculously low price of Martin guitars was supposedly to clear stocks which were claimed to be withheld by the customs in Japan due to noncompliance with the customs and commodity inspection regulations. 

Similar scams are happening in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and recently Thailand too. The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department is currently investigating this matter. 

2018/1/9 貼前關長張雲正舊照招徠 網店扮港海關賣疑冒牌結他

【明報專訊】再有網店假借香港海關名義，以低價傾銷懷疑侵權物品。本報發現有網店虛構一個不存在的海關部門，聲稱該部門「領導」批准網店以原價7%出售一批被扣押名廠結他，更刊登前任關長張雲正的照片。香港海關正跟進調查。

虛構部門 原價7％「清倉」

根據註冊資料，網站由名為Gueijuan Xu的人註冊，登記地址為廣東韶關市，名下有逾5萬個關聯網域（associated domains），代表其登記網站不止一個。本港一些討論區及社交網站專頁亦曾有網民舉報Gueijuan Xu註冊的網站，指其以低價出售懷疑冒牌電腦處理器。

至於今次涉及的結他，網站聲稱由名廠C.F. Martin製造，從香港出口日本橫濱，因「不符合國家進出口條例」，滯留在「香港關口」倉庫近一個月。網店續稱，由於「春節臨近，貨物積壓較多，倉庫無法處理」，虛構海關「出口貨物聯絡二組」一名「領導」已決定以每支588元出售該批結他，為原價8500元的7％。

網店刊出多張「官方」照片，包括「香港關口」人員執法的照片，並加入香港海關徽章，但相中人所穿制服卻是內地執法人員款式。香港海關關員工會主席張照臻向本報證實，海關編制中不存在「出口貨物聯絡二組」。

本報曾向網店查詢發貨地點及該批結他是否屬正貨，至截稿前未獲回覆。

海關發言人稱，留意到有網站使用海關徽章及海關新聞照片招徠，或涉作出誤導消費者的陳述，違反版權條例或商品說明條例。海關續稱，如公開拍賣充公物品，會交物流服務署統籌。

Guitar Collection Sdn Bhd is the sole distributor of Martin guitars in Malaysia. We take this opportunity to reassure you that Martin guitars that we sell are genuine. Therefore, any other sellers apart from our own stores and authorised dealers, claiming their products to be genuine and being sold at unreasonably low price should be treated with great suspicion of its authenticity. 

We strongly urge our dear customers and loyal fans of Martin guitars to be careful not to fall victim to these scams.