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Old 21-09-21, 04:04 PM
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Currently listed in eBay.

Prospective buyers beware...

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Old 21-09-21, 04:05 PM
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Another fake from the previous seller..
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Old 21-09-21, 04:07 PM
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Finally an old friend making another appearance...
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Old 21-09-21, 04:24 PM
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I had a look at their other stuff and they seem to have more airborne battle dress than was worn at Arnhem.
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Old 21-09-21, 07:38 PM
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Seems he is quite proud of his wares too!!!

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Old 21-09-21, 08:30 PM
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I know Military Antiques Toronto and the owner. They have a mixture of good and bad with generally very high prices.
As I always say, 99.9 percent of anything LRDG is fake and there are no surprises here.

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Old 21-09-21, 09:29 PM
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Did anyone bid on ebay 363523769236 ?

It was a jacket put together with no less than four LRDG cloth titles, is there a surplus of these?

Rob
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Old 22-09-21, 01:02 AM
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Military Antiques Toronto - most of his prices are fantasyland, which is why his very rare and desirable SF and RAF uniforms have been on ebay several years.

Recently he had an item on ebay which I was interested in and it didnt sell. Top end price. He relisted it at a higher price!! I queried it and he got extremely rude, told me how good his stuff was, how big his team of employees were, and how well revered he was as a seller. Incredibly, he messaged me three days later asking 'please tell me what I'm doing wrong as clearly you are an expert'. Although I knew it was sarcasm, I was just amused at the fact my query had played on his mind for three days!!

About two years ago I asked the size of a badge to determine exactly what type it was. His reply was 'they only issued one size', which wasnt true. If it was i wouldn't have asked. I'm glad his arrogance prevented me from buying as i picked up an identical pair a few months later at half the price.

I wouldnt touch Military Antiques Toronto with a barge pole, just on his arrogance, rudeness and fantasy prices. I wont even comment on his rare, genuine fakes.
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Old 22-09-21, 07:29 AM
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I sent a message via eBay asking for details of the makers mark on a badge , the image he had posted was unclear and didn't match ones I'd seen.

Got no reply !

Badge got no bids , so was then relisted at a higher price.

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Old 22-09-21, 07:40 PM
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Hi all,

Just to be clear that the seller Quartermasteruk named above is not me!

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Old 22-09-21, 08:01 PM
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He’s cheaper than you Mike…lol…only kidding…while I’m busy making special forces stuff
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Our old friend Mollys has listed some interesting LRDG pieces recently
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