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#281834 Fri Oct 28 2011 09:03 AM
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It looks like an Italian seller is getting in on the junk T-53 craze now. It even appears to me that the T53 on this one is just hand painted on the belly. An even worse fake of an already bad fake, lol! The artwork on the front legs is terrible.
Ebay item 180746454787
It just amazes me all the junk out there anymore.......I have seen a huge increase just in the 5 years I've been involved in the hobby. Like others have pointed out before, it's a pretty sad state when more people question what is actually real vs what are reproductions or flat out fakes meant to deceive since repros have become more of the norm seemingly.
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It's even still laying on the bubblewrap that came from the company that's repro'ing them.


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If everyone sends in a report, every time we see one of these fake T-53's, maybe it will finally get thru to E-bay. I send one on each of them, every time I see one!


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Agree, we should report as counterfeit each time one of these comes up.

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I hate to rain on the parade...but reporting it will do nothing....if you buy it, get it and THEN report it....that gets action......and before you say, "well I don't want to waste my money on a fake"......you will get your money back if you pay with paypal...and if you can actually convince them it is a fake, you won't even have to send it back.........But unless it's something like a Rolex, Louis Vuitton...just reporting an auction as fake will get zero results.

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As will doing nothing! I'll opt for trying!


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I also collect guitars, and I know when you report a fake Rickenbacker guitar to eBay they pull the auction. I wonder why they don't the same thing for signs?



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ebay has to draw the line somewhere to stay in business

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i want to know who is selling this........maybe 1 way to chase away the fakes... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-MOBIL-PE...=item1c2061ed51


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