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Old 15-03-09, 08:18 PM
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Default AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE
hi all
found this australian rising sun on ebay and it is very disturbing to me.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=016
it looks to be die struck, great quality but the slider is all wrong. especially the arrow stamped onto it. for mine, a dud, but very good quality
what are your thoughts please
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Old 15-03-09, 08:34 PM
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Out and out fake. WD is not a genuine mark and never mixed with another maker.
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Old 15-03-09, 08:56 PM
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this vendor is the same source as the silver connaught rangers badges (stamped "silver" and with blades ) we discussed last year.
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Old 15-03-09, 10:54 PM
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Is this guy maybe trying to be the worst dealer and break taxicar's record
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Old 15-03-09, 11:25 PM
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Yep - a dud!
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Old 15-03-09, 11:39 PM
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That badge IMHO appears quite "cheesie" in that nothing about it appears right.
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This guy has come up with another one......ebay item 260381110921. I have never seen one like this and this guy comes up with two. A bit of a worry.

I am a bit concerned though because I posted a thread asking about the possibility of dodgy ACMF badges and the general feeling of reponses was that because of the large numbers made manufacturing dodgy ones woukld be unprofitable. I guess you never can tell.

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Old 02-04-09, 10:13 AM
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The disturbing thing is the Vendors feedback score !!!!!!!!!

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Old 02-04-09, 10:16 AM
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I emailed him about this and he is going to get back to me....seems that he got it from someone who said - and I quote "They came back and said it was the real deal"...
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Old 02-04-09, 01:13 PM
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Hopefully you will keep us informed if he does get back to you.

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Old 02-04-09, 02:23 PM
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Hopefully you will keep us informed if he does get back to you.

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This is what I have so far. However, unless we can track down the actual
person/people who have stated that '....they were the real deal etc...'
- this isn't going to us anywhere. This is the full text of his reply - I have
deliberately omitted his name.

" Hi, Thanks for the email.. Seems I won the jackpot with all the emails I am getting over it. Bugger!.I actually asked the seller if it was real or a copy as I explained to him that it was too clean and I had never seen another with the broad arrow or war department markings on it. They came back and said it was the real deal. I could not get any confirmation from Cossums book and I have over 300 different rising sun badges some not listed either. I will go back to this bloke and sort it out.. Thank you for looking after my interests. All the best from Western Australia."

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Old 02-04-09, 02:56 PM
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Was this email from the buyer or seller?

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Old 02-04-09, 03:01 PM
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Was this email from the buyer or seller?

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donny,
The buyer, NOT the seller.
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