URGENT HELP NEEDED with Counterfeit Identification

[D_dolla]

Hi everyone,

So I am lined up to buy a PRS SE 245 standard off of OfferUp later today but the seller has no receipts and the serial number looks like it’s been rubbed off. Can anyone help me identify if this is a fake?

https://imgur.com/a/KperSB3

 

[DISTORT6]

It’s real.
Don’t buy something with a conveniently tampered with serial number.
(Might have been blurred out for the ad. Best to verify)

 

[D_dolla]

It’s real.
Don’t buy something with a conveniently tampered with serial number.
(Might have been blurred out for the ad. Best to verify)

Cool to hear it’s real, thanks! For future reference what are yall looking for specifically when identifying counterfeits?

 

[DISTORT6]

Cool to hear it’s real, thanks! For future reference what are yall looking for specifically when identifying counterfeits?

Google image search and compare it to a known real one.
I’ll give you the final answer, but I ain’t doing your homework.

 

[Max Headroom]

Hmm, old saying though which could apply.
If it sounds too good to be true then it's probably the case.

Is it significantly cheaper than anywhere else, like Reverb for instance.

 

[aphantomvaper]

Cool to hear it’s real, thanks! For future reference what are yall looking for specifically when identifying counterfeits?

The gig bag!

 

[JasonE]

OP, we tend to not say what we find wrong with a counterfeit guitar. We don't want to help the counterfeiters get them right or even close enough to be able to pass them off easier.