Canadian Signals on EBay

[Phillip Herring]

I think it's a sweetheart.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/131116758571?...84.m1423.l2649

Phil

[8Hussar]

Phil,
I thought so as well when I first looked but it appears to be the correct size for the cap badge. My officer's cap badge is the large one while the sweethearts are the small ones. Cap badge sized sweetheart maybe?
Gary

[Walt P]

Hello Gents,

The item listed on eBay is NOT an officers' cap badge, but a sweetheart pin as you have suspected. The following link refers:

http://rcsigs.ca/ViewItem/314/

I sent the vendor a message explaining this, in the hope that he will edit his listing with a correct description so as not to mislead potential bidders. Currently, the bid is over $360 USD, which would be expected for an authentic officers' badge. The sweetheart pins usually sell for $50-$70. Me thinks someone may end up with a severe case of buyer's remorse.

Nice collection Gary. Thanks for sharing! Cheers,

Walt

[Walt P]

Interesting reply from vendor:

My message to him:

Dear williamtcross,

You may appreciate to learn that this badge is NOT an officer cap badge, but in fact a "sweetheart pin".


His response:

Dear XXXXXXX,

Not According to my father, who owns the Charlton Press, And wrote the book on WWI badges.

Just an FYI, for your info,

and if it were a sweetheart pin, why is it at 152.00?

I believe you are incorrect

- williamtcross

Apparently his father is W.K. Cross, author of "The Charlton Standard Catalogue of First World War Canadian Corps Badges" and "The Charlton Standard Catalogue of First World War Canadian Infantry Badges".

Walt

[Chris Walker]

Dear Friends

I have already made a comment on the current ebay Canadian Signal Corps badge and as other members say it is a sweetheart badge. My thought as well.

It makes no difference as to who the sellers father was and what books he has written. His father could be wrong and I believe he is.

8Husars lovely collection of sweetheart badges and one genuine Officers cap badge are more than enough to show how many sweetheart badges are around.

Several more well known authors have been proven incorrect (Kipling & King) and several more.

I believe the gentleman selling this badge should accept the truth but seems not to want to. As he says look at the price some people are prepared to pay and with some six days to go the price is at $360 US.

Strange

Kind regards

Chris Walker
www.signalsbadges.co.uk

[AndyC_65]

Originally Posted by Walt P

Interesting reply from vendor:

Dear XXXXXXX,

Not According to my father, who owns the Charlton Press, And wrote the book on WWI badges.

Just an FYI, for your info,

and if it were a sweetheart pin, why is it at 152.00?

I believe you are incorrect

- williamtcross

Because some pillock is advertising it as an officers badge and (some) people will believe anything told to them?

Dear oh dear......

[Joe C]

Wow. Just wow. At that price maybe it's time I start selling off my examples.

It's a lot of money for something that is 100% a sweetheart badge. It appears to be a better version of variation 6 shown on my website at the link Walt provided. (http://rcsigs.ca/ViewItem/314/). Walt, since the original photo for that item came from you maybe you should buy this one and give me the old chipped one.....