More put together nonsense on ebay

[vigilans]

And so it goes on.............I can’t think of the number of times I have seen him offer up this type of put together Special Forces crap........"Z" force??? mmmmm....
Check the name written in the hat in ball point pen!!!!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Z-Special...item3cbde6d2a9

Or his light horse artillery (Boer war of course) ceremonial brasses!!!!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-x-L-Hor...item3a6bf05acf

I am truly surprised at the lack of negative feedback he has received.
I tried to ask a question through his listing but couldn't get through, has anyone else had this problem? Maybe I've been blocked?

youwon12 = he lost

[slick_mick]

Same here - he obviously is making it hard for people to contact him.

I'm not able to send him any messages.

[Neil Pearce]

Out of interest, I've had a reply. Asking if the Z force hat has provenance:

Service Record
Name EVANS, ARTHUR THOMAS
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX151400 (N165391)
Date of Birth 16 Sep 1920
Place of Birth MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
Date of Enlistment 3 Mar 1943
Locality on Enlistment MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
Place of Enlistment PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA
Next of Kin EVANS, LEONARD
Date of Discharge 3 Dec 1945
Rank Sergeant
Posting at Discharge "Z" Special Unit

So it must be real!

[slick_mick]

Here's this guy's service record:

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Searc...arcode=5631679

[Neil Pearce]

Can't see the link I'm afraid. Does it match?
Cheers, Neil

[rhodesianmilitaria]

Originally Posted by Neil Pearce

Out of interest, I've had a reply. Asking if the Z force hat has provenance:

Service Record
Name EVANS, ARTHUR THOMAS
Service Australian Army
Service Number NX151400 (N165391)
Date of Birth 16 Sep 1920
Place of Birth MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
Date of Enlistment 3 Mar 1943
Locality on Enlistment MULLUMBIMBY, NSW
Place of Enlistment PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA
Next of Kin EVANS, LEONARD
Date of Discharge 3 Dec 1945
Rank Sergeant
Posting at Discharge "Z" Special Unit

So it must be real!

He's unbelievable isn't he? That's the record of the person who he says the slouch hat belonged to. That's hearsay not provenance. Anyway it can't belong to anyone because it's made up like most of his stuff.

[elgee45]

This type of information is readily available on the 'National Archives of Australia' web site. You can knock together any combination of uniform parts you want, attribute them to the 'best fit' and spin a pretty good story around the finished item - names and O/Ns scrawled on sweat bands, dates of enlistment/demob, etc. . . . pick & choose what you want from the NAA site. I may be somewhat gullible some of the time, but presenting such potted histories, in my opinion, does not necessarily show provenance.

The hat may well be a goody . . . dunno. But the description and the picture of the item proves nothing one way or the other. This guy's record may be more telling.

[elgee45]

Just a quick reminder to 'Z Force' collectors. youwon12's 1940 version of the Z Force slouch hat didn't sell:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260885993357

It has now been upgraded and re-badged to a 1960's version of the Z Force slouch hat and re-listed:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260884058793

He's also decreased the price . . . even though this is a much newer Z Force hat. Anyway . . .

Good bidding

[sniperbait]

I have not bought from this seller but twice have written to him when he advertised an item. The first time I thought he just might be mistaken on a badge. The reply I got was downright offensive. I kept the email (on my other computer so I cant reprint here). Then he was selling another item for the Royal Australian Artillery of which I am a still serving member. I wrote to him advising of his 'mistake'. The answer I got was very nasty. The best we can do is just spread the word that this bloke is what we call shonky: Untrustworthy.