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Old 31-03-15, 01:22 PM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Military-8...p2056016.l4276


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Old 31-03-15, 01:43 PM
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Peter,

He's got almost 600 items of militaria on eBay and is selling more genuine SAS wings than the whole of 'B' Squadron were issued.

Mind you they are only £199.00

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Old 31-03-15, 02:01 PM
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He's certainly got some amazing stuff.

But why do you say 'Oh dear!'? Is it a fake? Or what?

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He's certainly got some amazing stuff.

But why do you say 'Oh dear!'? Is it a fake? Or what?

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Old 31-03-15, 02:42 PM
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William,

It is one of the best known fakes and they have been around ever since I can remember, there are usually a number on E bay at any one time, usually at around £10- £15 ( hence the " dear " )

One here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kings-Live...item2c98f51f1a

and here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW1-THE-KI...item564ed13a4a

and here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8th-V-B-KI...item541c7ae857

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Many thanks for informative reply; good to have helpful people on the Forum.

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It seems our fellow Forum member is running low on moral fibre: http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=45489

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It seems our fellow Forum member is running low on moral fibre: http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=45489

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Thomas,
Whilst the MF might be running low, he is certainly not short of "Modern" cap badges :eek. Very few of which I would personaly want to add to a collection of genuine items! It is always disappointing when a sellers has many "Nice" items, such as the medals, that they have to peddle so many obviously reproduction items?

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Old 01-04-15, 07:48 AM
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A glance at the reverse and anyone can see this was made very recently, complete dross, certainly a seller to avoid!

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Old 02-04-15, 03:27 PM
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Seems there is more to this story than what it looked like at first glance: http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...t=45489&page=3

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Seems there is more to this story than what it looked like at first glance: http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...t=45489&page=3

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Please explain what you mean Thomas?

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Old 02-04-15, 04:47 PM
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A lot of confusion and aggravation could have been avoided if ploppy had clearly stated the pics in the other thread came off of original sellers Ebay site, which actually is contrary to Forum rules, see here: http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forum_rules.htm
However, questioning his integrity now seems uncalled for.

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I see. Thanks for clarifying that.

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