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This is part 2 of various insignia's, patches and cufftitle's that unscrupulous Ebay and internet sellers are selling. Please see the first part by CLICKING HERE . If you feel you were helped, please vote on ALL of my guides. That way more people will become aware of these cons. If you have bought from these sellers on the net, GO HERE to see what you can do to get your money back! Don't let them get away with cyberspace robbery!
The following are the reasons why these patches and armbands are fakes:
1) The first hint that should tell you it's fake is the newness of the piece. Some of these armbands look as if they were made yesterday! (They probably were). We are talking about a 60+ year old piece of cloth. If it looks new IT IS NEW!
2)Take a look at the other auction items that the Ebay seller is offering. How many different arm bands does he have for sale? These guys are usually greedy and can't wait to sell one at a time. Where did they get all of them from?! A collector? A museum? China? Except for the latter, there were very few collectors of such items since there weren't too many armbands left after the war and most were used and had some wear and tear, which these DO NOT! A sign that the seller is a con is his selling many different armbands with as many different places and types. Don't be fooled if he tells you, "I've been collecting for 20 years and decided to finally share my collection", or "I just bought out someones entire collection which he amassed over 50 years". Yeh, we've heard that before. The guy has beens selling this "collection for probably the past few years here on Ebay with no end in site. Just do a search for all the completed items he has sold in the past 60 days and see what you can come up with!
3)Hey! Some of these armbands look really nice! I mean, take a look at the brightly colored designs, it's practically perfect! I would not be surprised if some of these armbands were made for a movie on the Holocaust and these cons got a hold on some of the props!
4)See the other auctions this guy has. Does he have NAZI AND JEWISH ARMBANDS? Who in their right mind collected both?! Either you collect Holocaust material or Nazi-German material but not both! Did he get these from the same collector? Highly unlikely!
5)Is the seller also selling German and Russian medals, helmets, flags, medallions, ribbons and award type of WW1 and WW2 memorebelia? These are also usually FAKE and just prove that the seller is getting them from wholesale sources in India or Russia where there's no supervision for fakes. Anything militaria goes and original pieces command high prices. Don't be fooled and think you are getting a bargain, you're getting a recent copy made for pennies!
6)Lastly, check the sellers previous sales-feedbacks over the past 2 months. Just how many of these arm bands (and war militaria) has he sold? A sure giveaway is that he has sold 5 or more just in the past 2 months.
Now that you have spotted these fakes, what can you do about it?
1)Go to the bottom of the auction page which you bought the item and REPORT IT TO EBAY! Every auction has a link to report suspicious items, fakes and forgeries. Refer this guide to Ebay. Ask Ebay to ask experts in this field to verify if what i am saying is true.
You may also want to report the seller for sellig this item and charging EXCESSIVE POSTAGE for it (usually $6 to $8) when all it costs to send it is TOPS $4! eBAY IS TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON SUCH PRACTICES!
2)Demand your money back from the seller and tell him if he doesn't you will give negative feedback. The seller should refund your entire amount + the postage which you had to send the item back. Send your package by registered mail!
3)Report the seller to a governmental agency for committing fraud. See my other guide on FRAUDS ON THE INTERNET PART 2 for the proper addresses
4)VOTE FOR THIS GUIDE BELOW AND ALL MY OTHER GUIDES! By doing so you raise my number in the ratings and more people will see my guides! Thank you for your time in reading this guide.
The following are the reasons why these patches and armbands are fakes:
1) The first hint that should tell you it's fake is the newness of the piece. Some of these armbands look as if they were made yesterday! (They probably were). We are talking about a 60+ year old piece of cloth. If it looks new IT IS NEW!
2)Take a look at the other auction items that the Ebay seller is offering. How many different arm bands does he have for sale? These guys are usually greedy and can't wait to sell one at a time. Where did they get all of them from?! A collector? A museum? China? Except for the latter, there were very few collectors of such items since there weren't too many armbands left after the war and most were used and had some wear and tear, which these DO NOT! A sign that the seller is a con is his selling many different armbands with as many different places and types. Don't be fooled if he tells you, "I've been collecting for 20 years and decided to finally share my collection", or "I just bought out someones entire collection which he amassed over 50 years". Yeh, we've heard that before. The guy has beens selling this "collection for probably the past few years here on Ebay with no end in site. Just do a search for all the completed items he has sold in the past 60 days and see what you can come up with!
3)Hey! Some of these armbands look really nice! I mean, take a look at the brightly colored designs, it's practically perfect! I would not be surprised if some of these armbands were made for a movie on the Holocaust and these cons got a hold on some of the props!
4)See the other auctions this guy has. Does he have NAZI AND JEWISH ARMBANDS? Who in their right mind collected both?! Either you collect Holocaust material or Nazi-German material but not both! Did he get these from the same collector? Highly unlikely!
5)Is the seller also selling German and Russian medals, helmets, flags, medallions, ribbons and award type of WW1 and WW2 memorebelia? These are also usually FAKE and just prove that the seller is getting them from wholesale sources in India or Russia where there's no supervision for fakes. Anything militaria goes and original pieces command high prices. Don't be fooled and think you are getting a bargain, you're getting a recent copy made for pennies!
6)Lastly, check the sellers previous sales-feedbacks over the past 2 months. Just how many of these arm bands (and war militaria) has he sold? A sure giveaway is that he has sold 5 or more just in the past 2 months.
Now that you have spotted these fakes, what can you do about it?
1)Go to the bottom of the auction page which you bought the item and REPORT IT TO EBAY! Every auction has a link to report suspicious items, fakes and forgeries. Refer this guide to Ebay. Ask Ebay to ask experts in this field to verify if what i am saying is true.
You may also want to report the seller for sellig this item and charging EXCESSIVE POSTAGE for it (usually $6 to $8) when all it costs to send it is TOPS $4! eBAY IS TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON SUCH PRACTICES!
2)Demand your money back from the seller and tell him if he doesn't you will give negative feedback. The seller should refund your entire amount + the postage which you had to send the item back. Send your package by registered mail!
3)Report the seller to a governmental agency for committing fraud. See my other guide on FRAUDS ON THE INTERNET PART 2 for the proper addresses
4)VOTE FOR THIS GUIDE BELOW AND ALL MY OTHER GUIDES! By doing so you raise my number in the ratings and more people will see my guides! Thank you for your time in reading this guide.
Guide created: 12/20/07 (updated 10/06/08)
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