Nun erst Recht badge on Ruptured duck site

[Duzig]

Hello all,
Thought I had seen a thead already on the forum regarding this badge Bill Shea has for sale on his website but couldn't find it so started a new thread. I have never done business with Mr. Shea myself but have heard he sells good stuff, that's why I was surprised to see this item on his site,and it is still up there for sale surprisingly. The item # is M356 and I believe this is one of those polish fakes that everyone and there brother talks about with disdain. Any comments regarding this item? Again I know all dealers sometimes have garbage on their sites but I wonder how an item like this could get past someone with the knowledge of Bill Shea...and still be for sale months later. I have increasingly started to hear about bad items being sold on the Ruptured Duck site and wonder what's going on.
Duzig

[torstenbel]

and guess, which banner was at the bottom of the page, as I was reading your post...??....the ruptured duck... I do not know the man, but I have also only heard good things about him to date and I will have a look through his listings now.... Cheers, Torsten.

[Duzig]

Hello,
I also have never bought anything from him. I have heard mixed reviews of his items on other forums basically and at a show asked him a question not realizing he was engaged in a sale with someone else and received a somewhat rude reply which was kind of a turn off but as I said he was in the middle of a sale. He does seem to have some nice items on his site but they do seem way over priced. IMHO
Duzig

[sjl]

I have dealt with Bill Shea before and have found him to be an honest gentleman with almostt always good stuff. I believe he would never knowingly deceive.

However, that orange cross with the Nun Erst Recht center is a real howler. It is a Polish fantasy and I don't know how Bill could let it slip by as original. Everyone has bad days and no one knows everything. I bet if you email Bill and point it out (and reference this thread) he'll pull it ASAP and give it the hard hit with a hammer it deserves.

[Duzig]

Hello,
Thank you for your reply. As I mentioned in my initial post I had read another thread regarding this item,I believe on one of the WAF forums but can no longer find it. After reading that initial thread I figured someone might have emailed him or that he might have seen the thread etc. & remove the item since it was obviously a glaring error. What surprised me was that it was still on his site after a goodly amount of time. Perhaps as you say I should email him and inform him of this oversite regarding this item. Again thanks for your reply.
Duzig

[Don Scowen]

Hello,
Thank you for your reply. As I mentioned in my initial post I had read another thread regarding this item,I believe on one of the WAF forums but can no longer find it. After reading that initial thread I figured someone might have emailed him or that he might have seen the thread etc. & remove the item since it was obviously a glaring error. What surprised me was that it was still on his site after a goodly amount of time. Perhaps as you say I should email him and inform him of this oversite regarding this item. Again thanks for your reply.
Duzig

I agree with Stephen, I too have dealt with Bill & found him to be honest & fair. I bought an item that was (quite sometime) later found to be suspicious & Bill had no problems with taking the item back & making good.

Regarding this NER badge & the previous thread, it could just be that nobody contacted Bill, assuming that someone else would do it. Drop him a line Duzig.

Cheers
Don

[Duzig]

Hello again all,
Mr. Shea is indeed a man of his word and after I emailed him he replied back that the badge would be removed from his site shortly. As I said I really have had no dealing with him and have heard basically good things regarding him.
Duzig

[ErichS]

Bill Shea is very good and honest Dealer with whom I've done a fair amount of business with. No ones perfect!

[Duzig]

Hello,
Erich,
That is why I posted his answer to me regarding this badge. As I said he said it would be removed and so it was. That is a plus in my book
Duzig

[ErichS]

I agree, A Dealer lives and dies by his reputation.