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27 bids from 5 collectors bidding on fake WW2 Hungarian paratrooper badge


Tonomachi
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I just came across (see link) a number of collectors bidding on what I feel is a reproduction of a very rare WW2 Hungarian paratrooper badge.  It does not match known examples and the bidding is up to $570.00.  For years now someone in Hungary has been reproducing WW2 era Hungarian paratrooper insignia and this is one of them.  There was an article about this which I have attached to this thread.  FYI

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234494871304?hash=item3698fbc708:g:AWYAAOSwDkViSzMt

 

 

 

Hungarian Fake (2).jpg

Hungarian Fake (1).jpg

Hungary - Fake Article - A.jpg

Hungary - Fake Article - B.jpg

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Jack the Collector

I think,especially at online auctions,collectors want it to be real and can be delusional as to authenticity.Also it amazes me how lazy or derelict some can be about doing their research!  Case in point,currently there is a lot on eBay there is a set of 10 Reichsbahn cuffbands being offered as original.Basic internet search will show you the same 10 being sold by a crook dealer in Colorado for $20. If this set were real I would gladly pay $12,000 for them.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115326479382?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

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RhodesianMilitaria
On 4/10/2022 at 4:42 AM, Jack the Collector said:

I think,especially at online auctions,collectors want it to be real and can be delusional as to authenticity.Also it amazes me how lazy or derelict some can be about doing their research!  Case in point,currently there is a lot on eBay there is a set of 10 Reichsbahn cuffbands being offered as original.Basic internet search will show you the same 10 being sold by a crook dealer in Colorado for $20. If this set were real I would gladly pay $12,000 for them.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115326479382?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Exactly!

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turmanator

this is why I shop here or the US sister site. Ive always got what I paid for. No place is perfect but the forums are so much better

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Preppy Picker
1 hour ago, turmanator said:

this is why I shop here or the US sister site. Ive always got what I paid for. No place is perfect but the forums are so much better

I’m not that patient.

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