Common fake being sold again

[John C]

We've seen this one before but this time it is at 355 and has 30 bids! 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166019690028?hash=item26a78b6e2c

 

John C.

[Brian]

Worse kind of fake, very identifiable. I personally think that people who buy that crap deserve it, as they have done zero research.

[Ontario_Archaeology]

30 bids from 10 bidders. That is a lot more people duped than I would have thought

[Sansei]

And 99.6% positive feedback for this seller? So, iow all of the buyers are happy to be fools? Wow....

[The Blacksmith]

Hopefully, those are not actual bids, and is the seller trying to up the price and get some susceptible fool to really jump on the bandwagon, thinking that they are getting a bargain.

Rare for me to think, or say such a thing, but I agree with Brian's sentiments in post #2. I don't normally think thus, as we can all be fooled at some point by the really good copies and fakes, but this.......even a little knowledge or one decent book.

[Bruce Pennington]

horrific.

 

Interestingly, it's the same serial number, 32076, seen on a recent Type 19 fake.

 

Type 19 fake

 

Type 98 fake

[The Blacksmith]

The auction of the fake ended, and supposedly it was 'sold' for $355. I doubt that it has in fact been sold, I think this was probably the dealer bumping up the price with fake accounts, and my guess is that it will appear again.

After the seeming initial flurry of eager would be buyers, there were no more bids after the original posting here on Friday.

[Baba Yaga]

On 4/14/2023 at 11:15 PM, Brian said:

Worse kind of fake, very identifiable. I personally think that people who buy that crap deserve it, as they have done zero research.

They'll do the research after, because it's a "treasure".