Fake alert Online auction sites…
Hello,
I’ve started collecting WW2 military approx. 12 to 18 months ago. I’ve always had an interest in all things military, only recently started collecting, prior just into movies, documentaries, history, and reading. I’ve probably pissed away a nice amount of money buying small pieces of fake history. I’m getting better, reading more, and trying to search WarRelics, pre-purchase. Anyway, just wanted to know if I’m right in this assumption. There’s a lot of auction sites out there, all having companies, that post they’re 100+ items, when 99% of they’re items are fake. What’s to stop anybody from buying reproductions, registering with an auction site, and profiting off ripping people off? I’m almost positive they but a few real items to lure people in, and either, bid them up themselves, or let go of them, when they profited, more turn they paid for said meet item. There’s a few that have weekly and no weekly auctions, one of every badge known in exsistance, I watch some go I the hundreds of dollars, yet they maintain an inventory of a 30 plus year collector to auction weekly. I’m sure people catch on, but yet they continue to make a living ripping people off. And the bigger auction companies continue to let them do it. I’m not saying some of the auction sites aren’t legit, but maybe 75% of the companies selling off them are questionable at best. I’m glad there’s a place like this to learn, and figure out what’s what, or I would have gave this up a month after I started.
I’ve started collecting WW2 military approx. 12 to 18 months ago. I’ve always had an interest in all things military, only recently started collecting, prior just into movies, documentaries, history, and reading. I’ve probably pissed away a nice amount of money buying small pieces of fake history. I’m getting better, reading more, and trying to search WarRelics, pre-purchase. Anyway, just wanted to know if I’m right in this assumption. There’s a lot of auction sites out there, all having companies, that post they’re 100+ items, when 99% of they’re items are fake. What’s to stop anybody from buying reproductions, registering with an auction site, and profiting off ripping people off? I’m almost positive they but a few real items to lure people in, and either, bid them up themselves, or let go of them, when they profited, more turn they paid for said meet item. There’s a few that have weekly and no weekly auctions, one of every badge known in exsistance, I watch some go I the hundreds of dollars, yet they maintain an inventory of a 30 plus year collector to auction weekly. I’m sure people catch on, but yet they continue to make a living ripping people off. And the bigger auction companies continue to let them do it. I’m not saying some of the auction sites aren’t legit, but maybe 75% of the companies selling off them are questionable at best. I’m glad there’s a place like this to learn, and figure out what’s what, or I would have gave this up a month after I started.
