I’ve been really quite disheartened by offerings of late, understand he’s winding down but that’s no excuse for some of what is hitting that site. There is practically an obvious repro on every page of late at top dollar prices.
Page 1 - GM Hants (cast copy on loops)
Page 2 - GM North Staffs (incorrect loops)
Page 3 - North Devon Imperial Yeomanry (common MM cast fake)
Page 3 - WM Royal Scots (common rounded letter fake)
Page 5 - 4th V.B. Hants (cast copy - checkout the reverse and footed loops)
That’s £93 of dud badges to a buyer not counting the 4th V.B. and NDIY which are already sold, and were certainly +£100 each. A lot of money for scrap metal.
Even the ubiquitous Martin Marsh dumpy POW plumes fake 15th London I pointed out months ago is now sold. Far too many collectors rely to the point of blindness on a dealers say so.
This is why I always advise ‘buy the item, not the seller or their story’. Reasons being...
1. Dealers are human and make mistakes.
2. Many don’t know as much as they allude or you think they know.
3. Some don’t care what they sell.
4. Some are downright dishonest.
5. ALL want your money.
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