Discussion of EK Carton on E-stand

[stogieman]

Yuck!

That carton would not fool my kids.....

[theunionjack]

Not My Point At All Rick

I got that doing a ten min search , i have seen many different types of this carton , the one posted i have seen similar , and was a repro , but the burning question you guys want to be asking yourselfs is , if the cross was a1 , why so many arguments , and why havent i bought it?......... i dont have a 26..yet? , i could be wrong , but i dont like it sorry , just my opinion .

[MH184]

Barts carton looks fine, see the construction inside of the two parts meeting, I like that.


The colour of the inside, the rough edge colour and a couple of other points.(you have to careful as they are aged and stained inside by some naughty people)

To spot these when not able to look inside, view the side maker name the spacing is incorrect and to a degree the typeset, the letters look to skinny.

Thats just the basic's in my novice theory ! If it is fake I'd be very surprised.

(makers name is the one to look out for on these, when no view inside or open)

Kind regards,

Marcus

[theunionjack]

Marcus , would you buy it?

honest opinion , i like crosses you well know , whats putting me off this one , i cant put my finger on it and this is a stab in the dark but is it the one that was on e bay a couple of weeks ago?

[MH184]

Hi Jack,

The 26 from the e stand ? Uumm I like Bart's carton and I haven't looked at the box. I'm clueless on the cross, I can't give a straight answer on that......I'd go with the expertise on here and then see if the wife would allow me to buy it , I wouldn't buy anything I was unsure of.

Of the two 26 fake cartons I've seen they look like Neil Howes example, I've also held that very one too.

Kind regards,

Marcus

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello ,

I,ll just throw my hat into the ring , i agree with Rick that the case probably was added at a later date and isn't a typical square button case for this cross, i,m quite happy with the cross itself . As for the carton i did not like it at first but on comparing it to my fake carton which is like the one pictured and is a lot paler and rougher inside i am leaning more to the fact that it is ok , although i haven't examined the wording too closely .

Regards

Grant

[nellyp51]

Hi all

Either way they are all a pleasure to look at, they may be a miss match, but still we are all interested and that is a good thing for the forum and what we enjoy chatting and discussing.

Pix of the 26 I had, with outer carton...

[Dez H]

I cannot find the exact past thread here but didn't Detlev comment on these outer cartons as he sold one to someone here and found out they were bogus?

[GJR100]

but is it the one that was on e bay a couple of weeks ago?

Hi,
I can asure you, this is the first time this cross is for sale.

Bart

[Neil Howes]

Dez,

Yes, my carton came from Detlev. There was a query on the forum about them (not from myself) & I received an immediate unsolicited refund from him.

So I keep it for reference as in cases like this.

Still hold the opinion that Bart's carton is good, as per Rick's, Marcus' (who both have/had originals) comments.

Regards,

Neil

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello ,

Yes i also got a fake carton off Detlev who contacted me and gave me a refund and told me to keep the carton !

I also keep it for reference and to store my cased EK1 in !

Grant

[stogieman]

Yes, but....

... the copies that were sold do not look like the originals, when compared closely. The box in the sales thread IS original.