eBay Fakes

[Stogieman]

Hi Vince, I guess that’s possible, being sold in one of the post WW2 coffin cases

[Stogieman]

Fake Wagner 1870 EK1, currently at $330

[Stogieman]

Same seller, fake 1813 EK1, currently at $341

[Stogieman]

And again, same seller, 1870 EK2 with oak leaves and repeat spange. Current bid, $305

[VtwinVince]

All terrible fakes, I hope these bidders aren't real either.

[Stogieman]

Final Bids on these copies:

”1870 EK1”: $754!

”1870 EK2” $937!

 

people are going to be seriously disappointed when they find out these were copies!! I don’t understand how you can even “collect “ without doing any research on your subject. It seems that there’s an awful lot of money changing hands here. The seller of these items has a never ending supply of them and that alone should have been a huge red flag for the buyers!

[Stogieman]

People are simply crazy! The fake 1813 EK1 is currently up to $1630 and the fake PLM is up to $1195! I just don’t understand this nonsense. These pieces are clearly copies!

[Stogieman]

Really atrocious PLM copy with fake WW2 swords and oak leaves attached, offered as “vintage” at $2125!!

[VtwinVince]

That's probably the worst copy I've seen in fifty years.

[Stogieman]

Fake 1813 final bid: $1630

Fake Juncker PLM: $2026

People are crazy!!

[Stogieman]

While the debate is still open and ongoing as to whether this piece is period or not one of our favorite sellers has yet another one of these for sale, opening bid $1. In a case.

[VtwinVince]

I reiterate my opinion on this thing: fantasy piece.

[laurentius]

It seems the Ebay-fakes have permeated to the dealers

 

https://www.weitze.net/militaria/38/Anhalt_Erinnerungszeichen_an_den_90_Geburtstag_der_Herzogin_Witwe_Frederike_zu_Anhalt_Bernburg__442538.html

[Bernd_W]

1 hour ago, laurentius said:

It seems the Ebay-fakes have permeated to the dealers

 

https://www.weitze.net/militaria/38/Anhalt_Erinnerungszeichen_an_den_90_Geburtstag_der_Herzogin_Witwe_Frederike_zu_Anhalt_Bernburg__442538.html

Its labeled as post 1945.

[Stogieman]

Fake Austrian Pilot Badge enhanced with fake engraving, final bid was $396

[Stogieman]

The usual seller, no shortage of these put together sets!

[VtwinVince]

Wow, not only the OTT ridiculous engraving, but the 'period correct' nonsensical lithography on the inside of the case.

[Bernd_W]

At least the lock looks period.

[Stogieman]

It’s kind of funny to watch fakes get tons of bids but real items languish. I think people are crazy!

[VtwinVince]

I think fleabay has become one of the most heavily manipulated sources of fakery around.

[Stogieman]

I agree Vince, and people just gobble them up! That EK/Observer set is up to $950!!

[Stogieman]

I don’t really like the crown on this “Bavarian Observer Badge” and I don’t care for the case either. I think it’s a copy albeit a well done one. Anyone disagree?

[Giannis S.]

It looks convincing.

[VtwinVince]

That's a tough one, certainly not an award piece, but very convincing construction. I have a similar one with pierced crown which has been dismissed as a fake, but which I believe is an interwar example.

[Stogieman]

Final bids on some fakes:

Boxed Observer and EK1: $984

Another Boxed delux TWM: $369

Cased fake Navy Badge: $389