American Squier guitars

Hey everybody, I've heard about American made Squiers made in the late 80's but never seen or played one and never fro what I'd consider a reliable source. Anybody have any info on these? i couldn't find anything at the
Fender website or Mr. Gearhead. Thinking of bidding on one I saw on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1& amp;category=38082&item=25470
68980#ebayphotohosting
As always thank in advance for any help

What I found out was in the early 90s in Mexico where Squiers were made for
1 or 2 years along with Mexican models there was a fire so production of all
Fenders was briefly moved to the US. I remember having a Mexican Squier from around 93. The guitar was basically a Mex. Fender. I'm wondering if these were the same thing

Well actually there were USA Squiers . Apparently what happened is that
Fender USA parts were shipped to Japan to bridge a shortfall in production as they were having quality issues at the time.
I have seen one of these USA/Jap Squiers and its a bloody gem , he wont sell it too me though .
They do exist therefore , but no idea on the quantity.

There is, a friend of mine has one.. don't know the exact year but it is 80's.. blonde colour, built in Japan. Made from Fender USA parts.

Worth a fair bit nowadays (about as much as a new USA strat)

A guy on ebay has one but the serial # starts with N? The Squier logo has been sanded off it looks like

Hi Ian, there's 2 on ebay right now but I suspect one may be a fake. Do you know when they were made

Hey guys.......I have the made in usa strat squier you are talking about. I am waiting for my credit card to come in the mail , so I can sell on Ebay. The strat is the main thing that made me decide to open an Ebay acct. I am a construction worker and I am off work for the winter. I am in a jam with $$$$$. Otherwise I would never sell it.
Just like you said , I've never seen another one in all my years of playing guitar. I will sell it to a private party (off ebay) , for around 400.00 . It is an 89' I will take money orders

Joeydashdollar, welcome to the forum. It looks like you are the answer to quite some people's wishes

hey everyone, realize I'm commenting way late on this but I used to own an american made squire strat. I traded for it at a guitar show in Elgin, IL and sold it to a teenager in Anchorage, AK. It was from 88 or 89. It was a pretty good guitar but I'm pretty sure the body was basswood and the PU's were definitely inferior to the usa strats. But there are a few out there, I know, I owned one.

ahah...srvfan. indeed so


btw: welcome to the forum, I hope you will like it here