This cast badge has been turning up quite often over the last year and seems to have fooled a lot of collectors and even some dealers (eMedals, for example).
Sadly this one just sold for a staggering $263.88 on US eBay: too much even for a real one.
It's such a poorly made cast to begin with, and made from some spurious white metal. I just don't understand what people are thinking. They were only ever made in oxidized bronze, were a hollow-back, stamped badge in 2 types only: one with designer signature and the year 1919 and a later one with no signature and no date worn as a tradition badge.
I'm posting it as a separate thread instead of in the fake forum, because it's become such a serious problem. I hope the buyer sees this and sends the piece of crap back to the crook who sold it.
The seller on eBay of this badge, who offers these frequently is named deville68er.
Sadly this one just sold for a staggering $263.88 on US eBay: too much even for a real one.
It's such a poorly made cast to begin with, and made from some spurious white metal. I just don't understand what people are thinking. They were only ever made in oxidized bronze, were a hollow-back, stamped badge in 2 types only: one with designer signature and the year 1919 and a later one with no signature and no date worn as a tradition badge.
I'm posting it as a separate thread instead of in the fake forum, because it's become such a serious problem. I hope the buyer sees this and sends the piece of crap back to the crook who sold it.
The seller on eBay of this badge, who offers these frequently is named deville68er.