RK on eBay ! (Zimmerman)

[Santi]

Hey guys
anybody wants to give an opinion on this one?


http://cgi.ebay.com/C-F-Zimmerman-Kn...QQcmdZViewItem

[Dietrich Maerz]

Nope!

[Scott C.]

<TABLE cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=1 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left>Item location:</TD><TD colSpan=2>Riga , Ziepniekkalns, Latvia</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Don D.]

Be careful. There is a Latvian Fake that looks just like that "Zimmerman" in the auction.

[Peter Wiking]

Fake.

Peter

[Ludwig]

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Nothing but a fake. Fake, fake, fake...

[MrSmith]

Does anyone know when these fakes started appearing on the market?

thanks

[Ian Lim]

when in doubt about any TR items from Latvia better to assume FAKE!

especially when it is a private auction.

[Santi]

Ohh its a famous latvian fake?
I wasnt going to buy it, just posting it, because if it was a good one, some waf member could bid on it if they wanted
Thnks for the replys

[Stephen Stout]

Ohh its a famous latvian fake?
I wasnt going to buy it, just posting it, because if it was a good one, some waf member could bid on it if they wanted
Thnks for the replys

Umm...a real KC on ebay, I guess now we know we are the good RKs went .

[Harry]

Does anyone know when these fakes started appearing on the market?

thanks

These have been knocking around for a while, with different marks on them. They are a regular occurence on e-bay. My earliest memory of them there is about 1999. What is stricking is the sharpness of the beading, perhaps indicating a lazer-cut die/mould. But the symetry of it is a telltale sign of this fake. True Zimms. have an irregular beading pattern.