Prussia Same item - different seller websites

[Nelson1805]

I had my eye on a few Prussian medals from the war with Austria just before the Franco-Prussian War - and I came across a medal that was listed on both sites with identical picture etc.. My question is:- Do I just beware of this item or do I beware of both sellers? As far as I can see they are not officially affiliated. I didn't post links because I doubt that's the done thing but just wondered if it's the item or the sellers that I should be wary of?

[IrishGunner]

I had my eye on a few Prussian medals from the war with Austria just before the Franco-Prussian War - and I came across a medal that was listed on both sites with identical picture etc.. My question is:- Do I just beware of this item or do I beware of both sellers? As far as I can see they are not officially affiliated. I didn't post links because I doubt that's the done thing but just wondered if it's the item or the sellers that I should be wary of?

Difficult to say without the links / visual facts, but sounds odd to me to have "identical" pictures...enough to make me turn away. I think you answered your own question. You are wary. When in doubt, turn away is my advice.

Edited December 19, 2012 by IrishGunner

[saschaw]

Are both actual sellers? Let me explain, you'll find pictures from my shop e. g. on www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de, which is not a shop, but an information site, run by a collector friend who may use any of my pictures. Same situation may be with others...

If you see same pictures on two different sale sites, you should indeed be carefull...

[Nelson1805]

I checked again and it's the same photos for sure and one company is East London and the other SW London so I'll consider staying away from them. And yes I guess one could be a 'catalogue site' that then orders from someone else.

Edited December 19, 2012 by Nelson1805