Opps, never mind. I think my eyes are playing tricks on me. Shift work is fun!!
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I think he'd be sending an SOS if he did !!!Originally posted by Joe D View PostThis thread should be pinned, so future collectors are aware of this dealer. Also, I wonder if Ken will have the balls to show up at the SOS.
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If this is the case, how were they sold, on the web site,ebay,behind the scenes, under the table...?Originally posted by Andy Hopkins
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By November 7th this thread will have had 100,000 hit's & be 50 pages long ! WE AINT GOING TO GO AWAY KENNY BOY !!!!
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There has always been "suspicion" over this dealer and his willingness to alter items here and there for profit. I've said that before and no one listened either. It just takes PROOF before people really get the message. This is not the first time that Ken has done this sort of thing - there are at least two other cases where this has happened several years ago - but no one wanted to listen and they were blinded by their false belief that he was a "decent and trustworthy" collector.
It's just that collectors still want the easy out and "create the illusion" in their minds that one dealer or another is "perfect" and "trusted" in every sense. If you look at the history of Ken's relationship in the collecting realm, he was once considered "perfect and without blemish and one of the most trusted". HE IS CLEARLY NOT THAT AT ALL. A wolf in sheeps clothing and out to make a lot of money by manipulating that fake reputation so as to simply get rich.
I hope everyone reading these threads really takes that to heart and doesn't miss the main point here.
Collectors should always judge the helmet not the dealer - dealers are known to fake things all the time even if YOU think they are "perfect and honest."
In this case, the situation is even worse because Ken clearly has demonstrated MALICIOUS, FALSE, AND MANIPULATIVE intent to DEFRAUD collectors of their money and integrity by pretending to be a trusted brother in this hobby. This is the WORST kind of manipulation there can be.
My response is harsh - but why should anyone ever trust Ken ever again when clearly in the last six months he's been caught in a manipulative run-around game of lies and excuses all designed to cover his tracks and protect this false image?
Boot him from the hobby and let it stand as a lesson that if you think you're the god of collecting and fake that reputation to all, then when you get caught in your lies then we're done with you for good.
PS. Whoever "Charly Taylor" is - it seems this person is clearly a "johny come lately" and no doubt one of the paid hands of Ken or even Ken himself disguised as yet one more trick to get a voice into this conversation buried in false pretense.Comment
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Charly.....Are you BUBBLES...???Originally posted by ANDY BUTKUS View PostCharly.....Are you Ken...????
I had to ask....
I had to ask
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Charlie I agree withyou,the perfect dealer does't exist!
As they can swindle you they think only to get money!
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Just catching up on this insanely wordy thread.Originally posted by charly taylor View PostFoamspoon! the only crime here is a switched liner. Just think of the real crime out there in the world. The war killed millions and the People who did it is what we collect. The public hates the sale of anything Nazi Go and pay hundreds of dollars over current prices and ask to buy a hotdog with it. This hobby is insane. Stop and enjoy what you think is real and stop trying to tell everybody what they have is not. It's a sad day for this hobby. I think Kelly Hicks will be next.. Charly
Charly why would you think Kelly is next?
First, Kelly is not a dealer. And, he has done more for the collecting community on identifying and eliminating fakes than anyone else here?
He sells helmets as a collector (as we all do) and it's nobody's business why he is. Don't assume that he is selling them for his own financial gain. I know for a fact that he is selling for a friend who is significantly downsizing his collection. The only way Ken is involved in these transaction is Kelly is using it has a method to advertise. Ken doesn't set the price for the helmets, inspect them, guarantee them, or even have any of the correspondence about them. It's completely separate.
I can assure you that if I were to unexpectedly die, my wife would not be selling the helmets. Kelly or someone else I respect and trust will be selling to ensure that my kids get the most out of them. That includes using any means necessary such as a dealer website.
Don't be too quick to judge.Last edited by Ty Smith; 10-20-2006, 06:44 AM.Comment
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Hi Guys
is the name of kens site Helmets inc or Helmets stink?????
the buyer has informed me that the helmet landed today!!!! and i can wait to have a look a the most famous Helmet around today
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I don't know Mr. Hicks but I do know that Charlie Snyder sold him some fake SS helmets that Charlie got from the last scumbag that owned the Gaulieter(not Treen)who got them from some guy in europe whos name I can't remember(guy was in the army) that had orig SS insg. that was post war applied.Charlie and his drones bragged about how they sold and tricked the author of SS steel and his friends some fake SS helmets and that they never knew.Well Mr. Hicks did find out and tried to get their money back(I don't if they ever did?)Mr Hicks showed the helmets and told many collectors about the deal so nobody else got ripped off.I know that for a fact.Originally posted by Ty Smith View Post
Some of you might be asking why would Mr. Hicks even think of dealing with Charlie knowing his rep. I don't know the answer to that but I do know that Mr.Hicks warned everybody so we would not get ripped off.
Enjoy your hobby
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