Australian Fakes - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

blackdraggon11 · #1 19-05-12, 02:41 AM

There's a lot of Australian fakes about at the moment (Incountry Made)
just a quick note to beware

slick_mick · #2 19-05-12, 02:44 AM

Really Ted?

It's been like that for years! LOL

blackdraggon11 · #3 19-05-12, 02:54 AM

just getting worse lately ,,

Donny B. · #4 19-05-12, 03:55 AM

[QUOTE=blackdraggon11;167850]There's a lot of Australian fakes about at the moment /QUOTE]

So what are some that have drawn your attention to the problem that we should be watching out for?

Donny B.

blackdraggon11 · #5 20-05-12, 11:49 PM

Hi Donny
Just about all the incountry made unit patches, that are on ebay a unit has returned from the gan and lots of crap came with 1 trooper

elgee45 · #6 23-05-12, 10:18 PM

If you really feel the need to get annoyed go to Ebay 'Advanced Search' and see what member ID '190804210' has recently bought, then check what the same person is selling as ID 'youwon12'.

190804210 buys shedloads of slouch hats, restrike badges, AATTV replica patches, rank chevrons etc. which turn up as badged hats, brassards, and other 'cobbled together' items offered by 'youwon12'. Great profit margins, especially on the replica AATTV patches purchased for A$ 8.50, then 'slightly solied' and sold for just under fifty bucks . . . forty dollar slouch hats are badged, decorated with bits of felt and offered for anything up to $300 . . .

Outrageous! . . . and some poor unsuspecting buyers do actually buy this stuff . . . and leave glowing feedback . . .

slick_mick · #7 23-05-12, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elgee45

If you really feel the need to get annoyed go to Ebay 'Advanced Search' and see what member ID '190804210' has recently bought, then check what the same person is selling as ID 'youwon12'.

190804210 buys shedloads of slouch hats, restrike badges, AATTV replica patches, rank chevrons etc. which turn up as badged hats, brassards, and other 'cobbled together' items offered by 'youwon12'. Great profit margins, especially on the replica AATTV patches purchased for A$ 8.50, then 'slightly solied' and sold for just under fifty bucks . . . forty dollar slouch hats are badged, decorated with bits of felt and offered for anything up to $300 . . .

Outrageous! . . . and some poor unsuspecting buyers do actually buy this stuff . . . and leave glowing feedback . . .

There is a word for what he does - FRAUD!

Shame on ebay for supporting it as well.