04-24-2008, 01:09 AM
Fellow Members,
I was sent this by a known high-end collector who wishes to remain anonymous:
"First of all, about the hero star being offered on ebay, there is one glaring mistake which you should know about! I took these photos (note: this person supplied images of his three HSU's, which aren't included at his request) of my 3 medals...the middle and right are Type 1s. Look where the serial numbers are stamped on mine, then compare them with the one on ebay. Do you see the problem? The one on ebay is stamped much lower than mine!
Also, the border ridges seem to be much more pronounced than mine, like on a Border Reverse Glory Medal. Turn to Paul McDaniel's book, page 35 and take a look at the reverse of two medals...7231 (fake) and 3287 (real). Look at the raised border ridges on the fake...same as the one on ebay. It is too pronounced.
The suspension frame and plate is phoney.
Take a look at the Ordensakay Knizka...on the right. The cover looks worn, but the pages look new! Then there is the problem of the burn!
What was that about?? All the order booklets I had had the Russian "Gold Star" STAMPED with a rubber stamp, not handwritten. Check it out in McDaniel's book, page 390. But the big boo boo are the 2 identifical photos of the recipient. Now look very closely...the one on his hero booklet is real. But the one on the Ordenskaya Knizka is a copy, like a scanned copy. How do I know. Simple. The original has 2 specks on the right border...and the one on the Ordensakaya Knizka has the same specks, but the whole picture looks cleaner. And look where they stamped it...right below the guy's collar tab in the Hero booklet...and the stamp in the Ordenskaya Knizka is almost right on withe color tab! That tells me that the guy who faked it, took the rubber stamp and very carefully tried to place the stamp there to mimic the one in the Hero booklet. It would have been more believeable if the stamp was off a bit...the counterfeiter tried to do it perfectly and over compensated.
I would hate for any friends to get screwed by this. But I agree, the "consignment" and sold "AS IS" are two giant red flags!!! And yet, look at all those bids!!! Are they shills or dummies??
Can you take this and post it for me, minus the photo of my hero stars?
Thanks!"
I was sent this by a known high-end collector who wishes to remain anonymous:
"First of all, about the hero star being offered on ebay, there is one glaring mistake which you should know about! I took these photos (note: this person supplied images of his three HSU's, which aren't included at his request) of my 3 medals...the middle and right are Type 1s. Look where the serial numbers are stamped on mine, then compare them with the one on ebay. Do you see the problem? The one on ebay is stamped much lower than mine!
Also, the border ridges seem to be much more pronounced than mine, like on a Border Reverse Glory Medal. Turn to Paul McDaniel's book, page 35 and take a look at the reverse of two medals...7231 (fake) and 3287 (real). Look at the raised border ridges on the fake...same as the one on ebay. It is too pronounced.
The suspension frame and plate is phoney.
Take a look at the Ordensakay Knizka...on the right. The cover looks worn, but the pages look new! Then there is the problem of the burn!
What was that about?? All the order booklets I had had the Russian "Gold Star" STAMPED with a rubber stamp, not handwritten. Check it out in McDaniel's book, page 390. But the big boo boo are the 2 identifical photos of the recipient. Now look very closely...the one on his hero booklet is real. But the one on the Ordenskaya Knizka is a copy, like a scanned copy. How do I know. Simple. The original has 2 specks on the right border...and the one on the Ordensakaya Knizka has the same specks, but the whole picture looks cleaner. And look where they stamped it...right below the guy's collar tab in the Hero booklet...and the stamp in the Ordenskaya Knizka is almost right on withe color tab! That tells me that the guy who faked it, took the rubber stamp and very carefully tried to place the stamp there to mimic the one in the Hero booklet. It would have been more believeable if the stamp was off a bit...the counterfeiter tried to do it perfectly and over compensated.
I would hate for any friends to get screwed by this. But I agree, the "consignment" and sold "AS IS" are two giant red flags!!! And yet, look at all those bids!!! Are they shills or dummies??
Can you take this and post it for me, minus the photo of my hero stars?
Thanks!"
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