03-10-2006, 02:15 AM
desantnik Wrote:This is the problem with not being able to handle items and making judgment calls from photos, especially bad ones in this case. Judging from the even wear pattern and enamel, this piece looks very convincing. Another indicator for possibly being real is some meathead bent the 5 o'clock ray to test the gold content. The S/N looks like it could have possibly been struck too. Regardless I would NOT buy such a piece from ebay, knowing the seller's other details, and without a certificate. Judging from the other pieces offered, the seller knows what he's doing, thus photos of this quality for such a piece seem really wierd. There is a small chance someone could get a nice OGI for a good price, but Las Vegas offers similar deals. If you are uncertain in your judgment or want to get your money's worth, it always pays to purchase from an experienced, reliable dealer.
Paul,
From a fast look at his profile it seems he is more used to sell jeans than Soviet awards, so I really don't know if he knows what he has and I'd bet he probably is not sure if these are good or fakes, thus the bad pics...
Another example that he doesn't know what he has is the description for his Order of Zhukov...
A serious dealer would have done some research first.
Otherwise I completely subscribe your words.
Dolf
