Ebay fake of the week

[Helen]

Helen, thanks for the tip.
Marira3 is more notorious than al3733 on Ebay.
All of his hats are BRD/DDR Poseurs:

yeah, that first one is the one, he ordered it from me.
It's based on an old, incomplete police cap of which i only had the lower parts (visor, sweatband and the inner cardboard )

[HPL2008]

Marira3 is more notorious than al3733 on Ebay.
All of his hats are BRD/DDR Poseurs:

I don't want to be a nit-picker, but the last cap is actually not a poseur as such: It's simply an ordinary cap of the present-day Kyffhäuserbund (badge and all).

(Of course, if it is expressly sold as a Third Reich-era cap, that is still dishonest.)

[KEVIN23]

Hi, one must remember, when dealing with auction houses and on line auctions, their job is to sell. Not to know, authenticate, or guarantee anything at all, but to collect a commission for selling. An honest E bay seller who works hard and accepts returns is quite different than someone who just sells for a cut. When it comes to just being an all out crook, this is another animal altogether. Be it identity theft, stealing outright, robbing at gunpoint, or faking things of value, [coins, artwork, baseball cards , etc. etc.], wherever there is an easy dollar, they will be there looking for prey. I have seen fake $10 tinnies, I guess that if your printing money, you print fives and tens, not hundreds. These people have no morals or conscience. Sometimes I think of what they go through to run their scams is more work than an honest living. Some of these people are just sick, and get off knowing they have got away with doing something wrong. As collectors, we must arm ourselves against this evil element by being aware and knowledgeable. I could rant and rave all day on this, so instead I am going to take this time to thank everyone involved here, on this GREAT site. I have found more helpful people, than anywhere else, who give a part of themselves for the benefit of all, and this crazy hobby we are all caught up in.

[stonemint]

I don't want to be a nit-picker, but the last cap is actually not a poseur as such: It's simply an ordinary cap of the present-day Kyffhäuserbund (badge and all).

(Of course, if it is expressly sold as a Third Reich-era cap, that is still dishonest.)

Andreas--yes, he is selling it as original Third Reich (as with everything he sells).....

[Neil Hever]

I don't want to be a nit-picker, but the last cap is actually not a poseur as such: It's simply an ordinary cap of the present-day Kyffhäuserbund (badge and all).

(Of course, if it is expressly sold as a Third Reich-era cap, that is still dishonest.)

They still exist? I had no idea. One of the first insignia I ever purchased was a cap badge for the K-Bund. NH

[BOB COLEMAN]

100% positive feedback from 100% suckers who jave no idea what they are buying.

[HPL2008]

They still exist? I had no idea.

Sure do:

Start - Kyffh

[ErWeSa]

Presently at ebay.de:

WW2 Original Schirmmütze Waffen XX Offizier schwarzes Samtband Visor Cap, € 1.995,--. There are loads of photos but these three will do:

[ErWeSa]

Another one:

originale Schirmmütze Polizei - Division

[Watchdog]

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The same person selling the WW1 German cap is also selling this bugle - supposedly a memorial to a fallen member of the MGC. The cords appear to be modern aged, and the bugle carries no maker's marks. The MGC badge soldered to the front shows a bit too much crispness to the detail for my liking. You would expect something like this to have been lovingly polished over the years, and some of the sharp edge of the badge would have been lost as a consequence. On closer inspection of the picture the crown appears to be separated from the crossed guns.

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These bugles can be found on many sites and markets sold as originals with all kinds of badges added. Even reputable dealers seem to fall for them without really paying much attention. Most of the examples I have seen appear to come from the same makers in Pakistan / India. Let's face it if we think about it, kit that has been in the trenches has a look and patina worlds away from these tourist trinkets not to mention that they are simply "wrong" in themselves. This bugle would look right only in a theme pub!

Regards

Mark