Craigslist Fakes

[Thomas Durante]

Hi guys,

Came across this ad, and wanted to warn any collectors in the area to be careful. Looks like all fakes as far as I can tell:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/clt/2718589792.html

Tom

[Christopher G.]

Yah the shields and the 4 year ss is a fake as well.

Chris

[ValhallaMilitaria]

The PAB's have any chance?

[Rob83]

The pilot badge looks more like a duck than an eagle, and yeah, those shields are horrid.

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the seller's own words about this lot:

"Offering these 10 different WW2 German medals & badges. Selling as one lot. Some I believe are authentic and some questionable. Email and I'll answer questions the best I can. This is a heck of a deal regardless of how one views the items. Some of these have a good value. I just need to sell regardless and I've had these for 35-40 yrs. Thanks and good luck."

"Some I believe are authentic and some questionable." TRANSLATION: All are fakes except for the lowly zinc KVK2X, which is probably real.

"I just need to sell regardless and I've had these for 35-40 yrs." TRANSLATION: I need to stick someone else with this crap and get whatever money I can for it. And I'm not to be trusted because most of these fakes have not been around for 35-40 years.

[Amsterdam]

We have a 10-30......robbery in progress!

[Rommel1933]

LOL... thats right Tom... Very good Interpretation! You are right on the money... Sadly someone will probably buy this lot.

Scott

Here is the seller's own words about this lot:

"Offering these 10 different WW2 German medals & badges. Selling as one lot. Some I believe are authentic and some questionable. Email and I'll answer questions the best I can. This is a heck of a deal regardless of how one views the items. Some of these have a good value. I just need to sell regardless and I've had these for 35-40 yrs. Thanks and good luck."

"Some I believe are authentic and some questionable." TRANSLATION: All are fakes except for the lowly zinc KVK2X, which is probably real.

"I just need to sell regardless and I've had these for 35-40 yrs." TRANSLATION: I need to stick someone else with this crap and get whatever money I can for it. And I'm not to be trusted because most of these fakes have not been around for 35-40 years.

[Rob83]

"I just need to sell regardless and I've had these for 35-40 yrs."

Translation: I am 31 years old and got hosed by these and would like to pass this on to you.