Ebay jokes

[Al-muell]

It's hard to say from the pic, but isn't the jacket a Morflot item, with just the navy boards and badges/ribbons attached?

[willie777]

Appears so. Only aeroflot and morflot double breasted jackets have buttons styled as such.

[Tretov]

Soviet merchant fleet. I met an old man in Tallinn last summer in a antique store, who was wearing his civil fleet uniform. He looked very impressive, but sadly he was trying to sell his awards. I think I have a photo somewhere.

I do not know about the shoulder boards, I think they should not be there.

[ibaya]

I do not know about the shoulder boards, I think they should not be there.

The navy wears stripes along with the shoulderboards on the tunic, so would the merchant fleet also parallel that? Maybe you're confusing it with the greatcoat?

[latinmajorac]

gentlemen, here is your opportunity to obtain and own a two star general uniform for the amazing price of 40$.

[willie777]

I think the uniform sleeve is smiling at me. Anyway, it looks like one of the JAG uniform props from the medals under ribbons (there is a thread on this somewhere)

[Jeffrey Meffert]

The medals and badges are worth $40. You could keep them and toss the uniform.

[rboomsma]

Saw this on ebay today, just love the story as to why the award book is empty :laff


MAIN DESCRIPTION
This is - RUSSIAN USSR CCCP SOVIET ORDER MEDAL COURAGE RARE AWARD.Come with original box of issue with same serial number , award book , previous auction sale package info with price sold in 3/1/2005 - for $2500 USD in Auction House USA .Award book has secret water marks - CCCP in every page - states that is original issue.Order book has a serial number - which means it was issued to awarded this order person.In a book line with name is not shown - keeping secret whom it was given - probably High rank KGB personal of foreigner

[Tretov]

The medals and badges are worth $40. You could keep them and toss the uniform.

Why waste the uniform? If the stuff on the sleeve is removed together with the four medals; the OGPW is replaced with a diamond shaped gradua badge and the Komsomol badge removed (and finally, the tank on either of the collar tabs is replaced with one facing in the other direction) ... then you have a nice uniform!

[Jeffrey Meffert]

I don't throw anything away...obviously. I was just making the point that even if the listing or description was nonsense, the price wasn't bad. (Of course that assumes the postage isn't horrible. There was someone selling "Russian Swords" with 99 cent opening bids and $1500 postage.)