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Old 23-01-19, 01:56 PM
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Default Fake LRDG Silver Badge

A fake silver LRDG badge attached to a cap, prospective buyers beware...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LRDG-silv...kAAOSwMhVcRtJw

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Old 23-01-19, 02:04 PM
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I assume you are not fond of his genuin white SAS beret either.
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Old 23-01-19, 02:17 PM
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I assume you are not fond of his genuin white SAS beret either.
All of his items appear to be rubbish...but he has bids?

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Old 23-01-19, 02:40 PM
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And just like buses, two came along at the same time

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F401690787935
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Old 23-01-19, 03:29 PM
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Well, we all know who's selling the second one!
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Old 23-01-19, 03:35 PM
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Well, we all know who's selling the second one!
According to the sales page, this person:-

The Visitor Centre
12 Grove Hill, Lower Street.
Planet earth
Essex

However that means nothing to me, so who is it really then?

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Old 23-01-19, 03:48 PM
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OOPS! My mistake. 'VONGOLD'

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Goldsmith!
Nope not a clue mate.

Who or what is Goldsmith?

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Old 23-01-19, 06:40 PM
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I'm with you Simon - all these clues mean nothing whatsoever to me !


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Old 23-01-19, 10:02 PM
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Harvey ? The old rock concert promoter ?
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Old 23-01-19, 10:23 PM
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Without deviating from the thread I have never understood why people won't name dealers who sell fakes. There is no law that I know of that incriminates a person for saying that another person has a fake for sale or has sold a fake.
It's only when one starts to accuse a dealer/person of knowing that it is a fake that you enter the area of being threatened to be sued. It is extremely hard to prove in court that a person has knowingly sold fakes and leaves one open for a defamation law suit if you're wrong.
Trust me I know. I've been down this road when I had my 73 page web site and I named everyone who sold Rhodesian fakes and if I had their real names or used them as well.
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Old 31-01-19, 06:29 PM
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Hello Peter,
Quite frankly, I think you have answered that with your own third sentence, either that, or they simply don't want any unpleasantness with idiots that they deliberately have dealings with, normally through their own particular brand of greed.
I agree with you, these people annoy me, they can be so purposeful and blatant in what they do, a member of this forum, in particular, has been flagged up a number of occasions, quite openly sells his dross on ebay and deliberately describes it as original, truly amazing.
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Without deviating from the thread I have never understood why people won't name dealers who sell fakes. There is no law that I know of that incriminates a person for saying that another person has a fake for sale or has sold a fake.
It's only when one starts to accuse a dealer/person of knowing that it is a fake that you enter the area of being threatened to be sued. It is extremely hard to prove in court that a person has knowingly sold fakes and leaves one open for a defamation law suit if you're wrong.
Trust me I know. I've been down this road when I had my 73 page web site and I named everyone who sold Rhodesian fakes and if I had their real names or used them as well.
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A fake silver LRDG badge attached to a cap, prospective buyers beware...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LRDG-silv...kAAOSwMhVcRtJw

Keith
As a new collector I would be interested to know what made you think it’s a fake? I emailed the seller to ask the history of the cap and he was prity adanmant its a genuine badge. He has had it for over 20 years and sourced it from a reputable dealer back in the late 80’s. He also sent a vast array photos of his entire SF collection which he decided to disband. Came across as a really lovely genuine guy where as JJ-collectables-ltd was a complete and utter a#*e when I tackled him on his offering.

It’s scary to think that cap/badge seller was duped by a fake as far back as the late 80’s
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Old 05-02-19, 03:31 PM
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It’s scary to think that cap/badge seller was duped by a fake as far back as the late 80’s
Mass production of repro badges was well underway by the late 70s.
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Old 05-02-19, 05:34 PM
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I remember an announcement pages article in one of the military/arms magazines from about 1980 saying that a company was proud to announce that it had just completed reproduction of all the major glengary badges and was now going to start on all the minor variations.
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