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Old 19-01-19, 05:58 PM
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Nothing ever changes with these people as long as they have a customer base, collectors should think a little more about the item they intend to buy and whence it originally came.
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Old 20-01-19, 11:49 AM
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Nothing ever changes with these people as long as they have a customer base, collectors should think a little more about the item they intend to buy and whence it originally came.
Exactly! There'll always be people selling fakes and there'll always be more fakes than originals. If you don't research your subject then expect to be conned sometime..or a lot.
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Old 20-01-19, 01:17 PM
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Whilst i agree 'caveat emptor', this individual is deliberately trying to deceive buyers. I don't know who Andrew Butler is, but the SF badges he offers are not original, surely the moderators of this forum should have a view, if he is indeed a member here. Regards Mark
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Old 15-02-19, 02:31 PM
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What do you think about this patch?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-BR...-/192821371381
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Old 15-02-19, 03:40 PM
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Has anyone ever received any feedback from reporting to ebay, I have reported a couple of times and never received anything back from ebay saying they will look into the matter or outcome.

Mike
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Old 15-02-19, 05:41 PM
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Has anyone ever received any feedback from reporting to ebay, I have reported a couple of times and never received anything back from ebay saying they will look into the matter or outcome.

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Good afternoon

I’m glad this thread has come to light as I had been watching one of this seller’s items

Further to what Mike says above regarding reporting to eBay. Surely eBay wouldn’t have anything to say about the matter as it’s money in their pocket in fees and costs? And it’s one person’s word against another? It’s true we’ll never see the end of sellers selling fakes which we cannot do anything about BUT we can educate ourselves by choosing carefully which items we buy, whether it be eBay, through emails or auctions.

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Old 15-02-19, 08:20 PM
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Its Andrew Butler.

Search his name on here and see what you get.

By the way he is/was a member on here despite all the complaints.

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Old 15-02-19, 09:35 PM
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Has anyone ever received any feedback from reporting to ebay, I have reported a couple of times and never received anything back from ebay saying they will look into the matter or outcome.

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Many years ago I complained to eBay about people that sold fakes most of the time. I even spoke to them on the phone. They did nothing and will do nothing and here is why?
  • They say they don't have the experts to police it.
  • They state that they haven't got the ability to prove or know whether the seller is knowingly selling fakes.
  • They didn't say this but I'm saying it. Most sellers of fakes sell way more than the sellers of authentic items and therefore eBay makes more money from them. Why would they cut off the hand that feeds them?
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Old 15-02-19, 09:36 PM
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Its Andrew Butler.

Search his name on here and see what you get.

By the way he is/was a member on here despite all the complaints.

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Ahhh the wonders of the brain power of the moderators and owners.
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Old 15-02-19, 09:47 PM
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Its Andrew Butler, a member here, and been doing this for many years.

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Andrew Butler the deceitful clown that referred to me once on one of his listings as the 'sheriff of eBay.'
That was quite amusing — he is not!
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Old 15-02-19, 10:27 PM
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What do you think about this patch?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-BR...-/192821371381
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Any opinions on the patch??
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Old 15-02-19, 10:33 PM
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Any opinions on the patch??
Same fake that he had listed a short time ago. That disappeared after the item was reported as fake. From a source in the know,the red colour is wrong.
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Old 16-02-19, 06:29 AM
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Complete rubbish, as can be expected from this seller.

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Old 16-02-19, 01:37 PM
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Complete rubbish, as can be expected from this seller.
Well Frank the forum has had some infamous members including this piece of shite who was sentenced to two years for theft so no-one should be surprised by someone like Butler being here.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eth-court.html
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Old 16-02-19, 04:31 PM
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Indeed, when those well known mug shots appeared in the press, a colleague walked past my desk and glanced at one of those pictures and said, quite without knowing who he was, or any details, whatsoever, "Sad bloke, bet he's never had a girlfriend, is he a paedophile?"
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