The good thing is that the badges are not all that brilliant and should not fool the more advanced collector. Sadly its the newer , keen type collector who will get caught. We all know that there are a lot of fakes around but still one likes to think that this is an unrecognised sleeper and you are going to scoop it up from under the noses of your collecting mates ( competitors !) From there its a short hop to wanting it so much that you become blinded to its obvious short-comings. Maybe there is someone else with the same mindset as you, bidding the item to an impressive number. This seems to add credence to your decision to go for this fine badge. Perhaps you 'win' the item (could never understand this- you have just paid the biggest price in any currency for something and its considered to be a 'win') .
You get the item eventually and cold realisation dawns - its a fake. You read all the fine print on the original ad and the dealer somewhere says that this is a museum quality replica.
What now ? Do you try to pass it off as the real thing or do you quietly dump it ? I leave that debate to you and your conscience.
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