Cheap copies
All these cheap copies that are appearing on eBay are made in China and then sold individually for profit.
The Somme 100 and Passchendaele 100 were available on Aliexpress for about £9.00 for 12 pieces. While they may look similar to the original poppies they are very basic and the workmanship is poor.
What really upset me was that they were using genuine photos from the Poppyshop website to con people.
I informed the RBL but I think because they are made in China it is difficult to enforce copyright rules.
Picture show comparison between rear of copy and my original Passchendaele poppy.
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