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Old 14-06-19, 10:53 PM
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Is this badge good

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Old 14-06-19, 10:55 PM
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No mate - its a pretty ugly cast copy.

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Old 15-06-19, 01:04 AM
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Crap copy in my opinion, seller knows better. Like the one just sold below: a No 5 numeral - NOT. He even has the cheek to quote Glydes book to identify it, can't see Glyde stating the numerals were sew on. All ww1 numerals on colour patches that I own or have seen had lugs, the seller (who is an experienced collector and knows better) is unbelievably dishonest - passing off crap as genuine.
Three items from the same seller in as many days that are wrongly or dishonestly described.
1) Dud enamelled badge
2) Wrongly attributed numeral
3) Dud light horse badge
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Sorry if I'm ruffling feathers, but this kind of thing really SH*%TS me...


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Old 15-06-19, 03:45 AM
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Old 15-06-19, 05:41 AM
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Crap copy in my opinion, seller knows better. Like the one just sold below: a No 5 numeral - NOT. He even has the cheek to quote Glydes book to identify it, can't see Glyde stating the numerals were sew on. All ww1 numerals on colour patches that I own or have seen had lugs, the seller (who is an experienced collector and knows better) is unbelievably dishonest - passing off crap as genuine.
Three items from the same seller in as many days that are wrongly or dishonestly described.
1) Dud enamelled badge
2) Wrongly attributed numeral
3) Dud light horse badge
Caveat Emptor
Sorry if I'm ruffling feathers, but this kind of thing really SH*%TS me...


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WW1-AUST...0AAOSwPMJc-hXF
Thats right and I know who he is as well and he has been doing this for awhile why god only knows .......... no he is just a crook

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Old 15-06-19, 06:43 AM
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Thats right and I know who he is as well and he has been doing this for awhile why god only knows .......... no he is just a crook

Rob
I think many of us know who he is Rob, it's just a matter of greed and the attraction of the big $.
As well as just being plain dishonest and really quite stupid!...sadly a member of this forum
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Old 15-06-19, 07:06 AM
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I think many of us know who he is Rob, it's just a matter of greed and the attraction of the big $.
As well as just being plain dishonest and really quite stupid!...sadly a member of this forum
Well he must not frequent the forum much

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Old 15-06-19, 07:09 AM
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I think many of us know who he is Rob, it's just a matter of greed and the attraction of the big $.
As well as just being plain dishonest and really quite stupid!...sadly a member of this forum
Lets not forget also a convicted criminal (medal fraud - I have a Coins News article about it somewhere) plus he cost a good man his military career.

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Well he must not frequent the forum much

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He posts very regularly.
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Old 15-06-19, 07:24 AM
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Hi,

so sad that some people are like this. I'm sure they justify it in their own minds, but they are thieves, pure and simple.

Can someone PM me this fools name, (real and forum) so I can add it to my list of bottom feeders.

Cheers, Tim
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Old 15-06-19, 09:49 AM
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Crap copy in my opinion, seller knows better. Like the one just sold below: a No 5 numeral - NOT. He even has the cheek to quote Glydes book to identify it, can't see Glyde stating the numerals were sew on. All ww1 numerals on colour patches that I own or have seen had lugs
Yes, as Glyde I had quite a few colour patches with numerals affixed, in quite a number of variations, but I have never seen a sew-on version, nor do I refer to one in the book.

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Old 15-06-19, 02:25 PM
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Old 15-06-19, 09:21 PM
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Old 15-06-19, 10:28 PM
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He posts very regularly.
I had the wrong guy now I know of 2 people living in that area and if it is who I think it is he has helped out Jack a couple of time with titles in the past.

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