another fake photo on ebay ripping off a bidder

[germanww2photos]

Just came across this seller out of Belgium selling this rather poor quality reproduction of SS muslim soldiers as 100% original. It has that fake photographer stamp on the back as well.
This photo appears on page 129 of the book titled: The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror. The book was printed in 1994 and again in 1998 and 1999 by Brown Packaging Books LTD.
The seller knows he has a fake and will not reply my messages.
yet another fraudulent seller that mixes in fantasy repros with average original photos to throw off the new uneducated bidders.
another seller to add to the buyer beware list
here is the link to the ebay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230767517241...84.m1438.l2649

[Mil-Archive]

Probably one of the worst ones I've seen. That's a relatively experienced seller too.

[Edward]

Yes, and a well oft seen Handschar photo at that.

[gsm]

Just came across this seller out of Belgium selling this rather poor quality reproduction of SS muslim soldiers as 100% original. It has that fake photographer stamp on the back as well.
This photo appears on page 129 of the book titled: The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror. The book was printed in 1994 and again in 1998 and 1999 by Brown Packaging Books LTD.
The seller knows he has a fake and will not reply my messages.
yet another fraudulent seller that mixes in fantasy repros with average original photos to throw off the new uneducated bidders.
another seller to add to the buyer beware list
here is the link to the ebay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230767517241...84.m1438.l2649

looking at the picture, how could you tell that it's a fake? even if you don't know that it was on the book... what are the things to watch and look for a newbie like me...

[Martin Frohberg]

...and the auction is off...member on WAF perhaps?

[Bigbander]

yeah...I'd like to know too. Thanks guys!

looking at the picture, how could you tell that it's a fake? even if you don't know that it was on the book... what are the things to watch and look for a newbie like me...

[byterock]

To start

1) Well known previous published picture (cropped)
2) Muddy image (no sharp details anywhere on photo)
3) high contrast
4) high value content.
5) questionable stamp

and I do not even collect photos

[Andrew Harris]

looking at the picture, how could you tell that it's a fake? even if you don't know that it was on the book... what are the things to watch and look for a newbie like me...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=380762
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=341323

There are also some more threads about this stamp.

[germanww2photos]

...and the auction is off...member on WAF perhaps?

Looks like this seller tried to let the heat get off his back last weekend by removing the auction thinking nobody would be watching, because he's listed the same photo again as an original photo.

here's the link to the new listing for the same fake misleading photo:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:WNARL:US:1123