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Old 12-09-20, 02:40 PM
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Hello All,

Just ran across this one and strongly suspect fake. Am I wrong?
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Old 12-09-20, 03:21 PM
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Is that not genuine ? Ive seen that style of slider on genuine badges.
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Hi Andy,

Slider seems ok, but I was more worried about the strike - especially since this one is heavily faked. Though I’d be delighted if it was a good one!
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Looks OK to me.
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Thanks!
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Yea
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