How to tell a fake Yamaha Guitar?

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Rae

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I don't know much about guitars, I'm just starting to learn and I have found a guitar that I liked online... A girl is selling it on facebook, and I'm supposed to meet her tomorrow to make the purchase/ delivery.
this is what she advertised:

Acoustic guitar from Yamaha model CG 80A purchased in 1993 for sale, in excellent condition and plays beautifully. Has all 6 strings attached (String 4 & 5 replaced - others ARE ORIGINAL STRINGS), I will throw in spare strings for 1, 2, 3 & 6th strings.
Will also include a guitar bag, a tuning fork (C note), a pick and a clothwipe).
This guitar is 16 years old and STILL plays beautifully. It has been well-cared for and comes from a non-smoking home.
Please see below for pictures, please leave a note here if interested. Preferably COD - cash on delivery.

I have looked this guitar up on the Yamaha archives and Google, but there is no record of Yamaha Acoustic CG 80A anywhere...
Am I getting duped ?

P.s. The picture looks like a Classical guitar not Acoustic.
 
yamaha's should be put in a bonfire. they are purely mass production models. if the guitar says yamaha then its probably yamaha. your going to have a hard time finding the specs online of a guitar made sixteen years ago. if your still not sure call yamaha headquarters and get ahold of the archives.
 
Yeah,sounds like it.This is the IDEAL time for long hate mails ;)
If there is no such record then there is no such gitaur,with makes it a nice fake (likely from china)
 
yamaha's should be put in a bonfire. they are purely mass production models. if the guitar says yamaha then its probably yamaha. your going to have a hard time finding the specs online of a guitar made sixteen years ago. if your still not sure call yamaha headquarters and get ahold of the archives.
 
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