Opinions needed on several 57-items

[LuckyLuudje]

Whats the correct saying ???? A fool and his money are soon parted ???

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI...OIBUAA:BE:1123

149,98 Euro

A wise german guy once told me that there is a fool born every day.

[Seewolf]

And the seller found this fool

So much money for that crap.....

[LuckyLuudje]

Sometimes photo's can be misleading, i'm sure we've all bought something that looked great in the sellers pics, only to be disapointed when it arrived...
-Nigel

Been there, done that

They will be thrown on the same auction site as where they came from.
If they sell for 1 euro, it is ok for me. But I will have a party if I get Lucky and some of those fools will buy them.

[Matthieu]

What do you think about this one .... Deumer hardware with replacement catch ???

[Matthieu]

I'm calling this one FAKE ... but nice attempt still.
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Very worrying they are trying to copy the early pin set-up here .
Luckily the detail on the eagle & finish of the wreath are good indicators ...

[Matthieu]

Bad stamping cut-out on the wreath ...

[LuckyLuudje]

I already noticed that the fakes of 57's lately got better.
Remember that the fakers are reading this forum for information, so we learn them what we look for. And that is what they are making.

The crap is still easy to recognize but I think the time is gone where you could buy these 57's from bad pictures.
I just saw a new generation of crosses which are IMO fakes and very dangerous from bad pictures.
I know the term fake is not completely correct, but I don't care. It is just modern crap.

[Nigel N]

I also noticed another fake medalbar, again from Austria, usual stuff, bad cast medals in some zinc type metal, the "old favorite" Afrika medal on too, but this time he has tried to give the ribbons an old look......!B4R(p1g!2k~$(KGrHqQOKkIEyOD6OnQjBMpOEn0SFQ~~_12.jpg

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Never seems to use any padding under the ribbons, so they look very flat.
Ugly looking bar, but someone will buy it i guess
-Nigel

[luftkrieg]

I also noticed another fake medalbar, again from Austria, usual stuff, bad cast medals in some zinc type metal, the "old favorite" Afrika medal on too, but this time he has tried to give the ribbons an old look......[ATTACH]1633702[/ATTACH]

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Never seems to use any padding under the ribbons, so they look very flat.
Ugly looking bar, but someone will buy it i guess
-Nigel

Ugly indeed!! This guy will not quit churning out this crap!

Kind regards
Pierce

[Matthieu]

Again ... what people are willing to pay ... 151 € for below ...

Agreed, the FJ badge is a nice one and interesting to have another veterans badge to it, but still ... 151 € ???
In "the old days" you paid no more then 35 € for such badge ... look at prices now ... insane.

[Nigel N]

Hi Mathijs!! I saw those a few days ago, but did'nt see how much they sold for!
I would have thought about 75 Euro's for the pair was TOP price, thought they would have gone for less?? But 151 Euro's wow, must have been a couple of people who really wanted them!!
Thats the problem with E-bay now, every early piece is attracting a lot of bidders, and between them they are pushing the prices up, not many bargains anymore
Still, someone got a couple of nice pieces there!!!action-smiley-057.gif
-Nigel

[Enclave]

Opinions?
(the photos are in my special upload folder so it won't be deleted)

[Matthieu]

Seeing the hardware & riviting ... modern made, sorry.

[Matthieu]

All going well ..... this one should be heading my way next next couple of weeks ... .

[Seewolf]

What maker is it?? I can´t found similarities to S&L .Schickle?
Haven´t seen such a loop eye on a Schickle, the inner corners are round.....painted after assembly !?
Have you got better pics to judge? Frosting is IMO unusual too....