Look, I was just throwing out a possibility and if you don't want to listen or believe that is your call.
Don, you don't need to lecture me about how things were done before the internet as I have been involved in the hobby for a long time also.
RobertE, I don't know you at all, but I think you are wearing rose colored glasses on the subject of copies. True fakers think many steps ahead of the collector market. This is in all antique & collectibles business not just militaria.
This was just a thought to throw out there, if you don't want have an open mind that is your choice, but understand fakery has been around for a long time and a true faker who is going to have a plan doesn't just look at what's in front of his face, they look way further down the line. That is why the make money and go undetected for years.
Also, by the way, in case you missed it, the above story I told about the Vietnam patches was way before the internet also and went on for many years. The collectors / dealers that were in the "know" explained and warned everyone that the pieces were fake, but no one wanted to listen. You know why? Because when the dealers that sold real items were selling these type patches for $100+, the fakes were selling for $25-$35.00 each. And in typical short sighted fashion, people bought them like crazy because of greed. I recently had to tell a family of a deceased collector, who brought in 30 plus binders of these patches with their COA's, the the collection was worthless and that everything was fake. This devastated them as they were sure they were sitting on a gold mine as dear old dad had spent $30,000.00 + building this collection.
Don, you don't need to lecture me about how things were done before the internet as I have been involved in the hobby for a long time also.
RobertE, I don't know you at all, but I think you are wearing rose colored glasses on the subject of copies. True fakers think many steps ahead of the collector market. This is in all antique & collectibles business not just militaria.
This was just a thought to throw out there, if you don't want have an open mind that is your choice, but understand fakery has been around for a long time and a true faker who is going to have a plan doesn't just look at what's in front of his face, they look way further down the line. That is why the make money and go undetected for years.
Also, by the way, in case you missed it, the above story I told about the Vietnam patches was way before the internet also and went on for many years. The collectors / dealers that were in the "know" explained and warned everyone that the pieces were fake, but no one wanted to listen. You know why? Because when the dealers that sold real items were selling these type patches for $100+, the fakes were selling for $25-$35.00 each. And in typical short sighted fashion, people bought them like crazy because of greed. I recently had to tell a family of a deceased collector, who brought in 30 plus binders of these patches with their COA's, the the collection was worthless and that everything was fake. This devastated them as they were sure they were sitting on a gold mine as dear old dad had spent $30,000.00 + building this collection.
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