$36K PLM on E-BAY

[tegunn]

Doesn't it have a silver stripe down the middle?

[Daniel Hockey]

I find this part in the 'Additional Infomation' section at the bottom of the auction interesting:

"*The seller makes no warranty, promise or statement that the item comprises original work because the seller is not a licensed expert to make such statements."

So, in a nutshell he's saying, 'I don't know anything about this stuff, but I'm still willing to charge you $36,000 for it, oh......and if you buy it and it turns out to be fake, too bad, 'cause I didn't know either.'

[Wild Card]

I must admit that I am not an expert on PLM’s, but... On the other hand... Surely this has to be, by far, the earliest baroque suspension PLM known.

No?

[Brian S]

Doesn't it have a silver stripe down the middle?

...so does a skunk, and this one smells equally as bad

[Johnny R]

The piece is crap, look at the casting quality of the Eagles. The ribbon has "been aged", this piece is 100% turd.

[regular122]

I must admit that I am not an expert on PLM’s, but... On the other hand... Surely this has to be, by far, the earliest baroque suspension PLM known.

No?

Wild Card,

While I know you are commenting tongue in cheek, even if this were an original piece, (and as Marshall said we discussed it here already as a post WWII S&L) it would not be the earliest baroque style. I believe there is an example that dates to 1794 and Ludwig von Boyen's example with Oakleaves dates to 1814. It was made by Baudesson. Stephen Previtera has a pic of that one on page 54. Steve

[tegunn]

Brian, I was referring to the ribbon--what were you referring to on your ribbon comment?

[Brian S]

...that the ribbon is not original. not sure what wasn't clear.

[tegunn]

All is klar commisar! I thought you meant the type..I really didn't spend much time on looking over the ribbon since it wasn't a good piece anyway..

[Brian S]

cool. now when a real one shows up on eBay for a couple hundred bucks, who will be the lucky guy? you know one of these many many many fakes that show sooner or later one badly photoed PlM will be real.

[Brian S]

I find this part in the 'Additional Infomation' section at the bottom of the auction interesting:

"*The seller makes no warranty, promise or statement that the item comprises original work because the seller is not a licensed expert to make such statements."

So, in a nutshell he's saying, 'I don't know anything about this stuff, but I'm still willing to charge you $36,000 for it, oh......and if you buy it and it turns out to be fake, too bad, 'cause I didn't know either.'

Nicely translated.

[Daniel Hockey]

This auction seems to be getting dodgier and dodgier. If the seller is indeed the same person who owns the site http://authentications.info/price.php how can he claim to say that he can't warrant the item's originality, because he is not a expert. IMO if you own a company that makes its money from 'authenticating' Militaria, you'd be in a pretty good position to work out if a piece you were selling on Ebay was the real deal or not.

[gregM]

I just checked out his other ebay offerings More fake than original.

[sjl]

The seller has scalped whole pages from my website on Gold Party Badges (including photos I have taken of my own collection) and put it up as his own. See: http://authentications.info/fakesDe/goldenParty.php and my own site linked below.

Then he has the nerve to sell fakes of the Gold Party Badge on his sister site, and will provide a COA from himself under another name.

I wrote and demanded he take the section down, but heard nothing, so I have a nice little warning about him on my site.

By the way, his real name according to the WHOIS register for the website is:

Kempf, Viktor
dymdym@mail.ru
11-8656 Cartier Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6P4V1
Canada

[Brian S]

Which is why my site is very very private.