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#16
21-12-15, 11:59 AM
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Just want to say a big thank you for this! I was watching it for a while, tried emailing the seller and took a punt.......as yes these if real are beyond rare....thank goodness i saw your message to pull me out in time! Why or why or why...i just gave up collecting the other sides stuff due to this type of activity and its just as bad! (ok not that bad) Thanks again!
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#17
21-12-15, 06:29 PM
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Monty Cassino
Welcome to the Forum - and its many uses - we are all educated through sharing information As for Special Forces, Airborne, Commando etc - yes - the faking is heavy and sometimes frighteningly good. Yet sometimes what appears to be fake has provenance and is perfectly good - I am biased but think just as much or more care needs to be taken in these areas as any other, with mistakes being costly if not avoided. The forum is great, but at the end of the day - you have to weigh up all information and expertise and only do things you yourself are happy with. 'If in doubt leave it out'. I guess you are an experienced collector already but certainly the collective wisdom of the Forum is helpful, particularly as we have specialists in virtually every relevant field. Mike
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#18
21-12-15, 09:47 PM
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Dont panic! i was the idiot that was bidding but i found the posts here just after i bid and was saved - praise the lord....i do have a contact who is a serious LRDG collector and he would have vetoed it after i had shown him so i would not have gone through with it..lets hope the other bidder does not buy it as well.... a valuable service was performed and i have a spanked bottom....(your a much nicer crowd than the nasty lot on various other nations forums!)
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#19
21-12-15, 09:52 PM
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Mike - indeed....i have a tendency to rush in and think later! but also i win a few battles on ebay...not the best place to buy i know as it has its issues...i have found some right stinkers but at the same time have picked up some gems late at night! The knowledge and experience on forums like this is INVALUABLE and i commend you all - i also commend you for actually being polite and nice! gosh if this had been say for a German WW2 forum,....oh my...they are harsh....
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#20
11-09-16, 05:12 PM
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Just to update the forum the fake cloth embroidered beret badge is back on eBay, but now without the beret.
I pointed out the item was fake to the seller and his reply was quite insulting and abusive. Please avoid this item and seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3020687394...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Keith
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#21
11-09-16, 05:20 PM
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Keith,
i to have noticed this sellers wares of late and all are rubbish items prepared with the intent to deceive. easily spotted at this present time as he seems to display all with a couple of coins. I agree - AVOID him. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#22
20-11-16, 08:07 AM
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Buyers beware, the fake cloth embroidered LRDG badge is in the Lacy Scott and Knight auction on December 12, 2016, lot 223.
I have emailed the auctioneer and warned them it is a fake. Keith
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#23
20-11-16, 09:11 AM
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Keith,
Cant see it now, but the LRDG cloth beret badge and SS Commando cloth badge on a piece of blanket are still there! regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#24
16-06-17, 08:23 AM
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Prospective buyers beware. The fake LRDG embroidered badge has re-appeared on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192217114508 I have contacted the seller, told him it was fake, and had been discussed on this forum. I often wonder why I still enjoy the hobby with all the fakes and attempts at deception? Keith
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#26
16-06-17, 02:12 PM
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The seller doesn't even know anything about the LRDG and the SAS!
David
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16-06-17, 07:17 PM
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Its good to see Threads like this, warning us of fakes. Thanks.
Andy
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Leave to carry on Sir please.
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#30
01-07-17, 08:25 AM
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The fake LRDG badge on beret has now appeared for sale in the Lockdales auction of July 15, 2017 lot 657. There is also a fake LRDG brass shoulder title attached to an officer rank slide in the same auction.
Also a good copy being sold as original on eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-Range...e/132239480812 These copies were cast from originals and sold as copy space fillers a few years ago. I suppose it was only a matter of time before one showed up labelled as an "original" Prospective buyers beware... Keith
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