dond Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I see these "Gode" awards listed on ebay.de all the time. From a distance and with a crappy picture they look ok. What is the biggest giveaway that they aren't the real deal? I was at a show a couple of moths ago and almost bought a medal bar that had an ek2, BMVK2/S, BMVK3/S, and some lesser imperial awards. The BMVK2 was flat on the back with no details. The dealer said it was a wearers copy made for medal bars. Since all the others had details on the reverse side I passed. Was that a Gode?thanksDon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 They have cheesy enamel. They are (usually) uniface, with blank, or "stippled" backs. Quality is just awful. These pop up on US eBay and people bid them up.(Heavy Sigh)If half the people out there who spent money on this rubbish spent HALF on books and learning, they would be so much better off!(Sorry, personal axe to grind here. I HATE fakers) :violent-smiley-017: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 What always amused me about the Gode copies is that they issued a "certificate of authenticity" with them. Along the lines of "This is certified to be a genuine Gode piece of crap" (Paraphrasing of course ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 I agree Gordon, what a farce...... :speechless-smiley-004: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 And here is one of their stinkers. Complete with certificate of authenticity, serial numbered no less !You could be fooled into thinking it was a reasonable quality die struck copy from this view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 A quick look at the reverse however will disabuse you of any such notion. Die struck yes, but in one piece and with no reverse detail. Absolute crap which they refer to on their certificate as a "Museum Quality" replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 Thanks Gordon. What is that mark in the back?Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Did that certificate say "stifter", or "stinker".... ??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dunn Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 You mean to tell me that people bid on these thinking they are real? What a joke! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I have seen a number of these on Ebay... seems there are folks desperate enough to buy them... dont go for much though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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