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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 3065346, member: 22729"]You're right, James, the older fakes are easier to spot because of the reasons you give.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you say, one thing to look for is the sometimes outrageous prices the fakers are asking, not to mention very high postage charges. Ridiculous claims like "mega rare" for relatively common stamps are sometimes in the description. Though there are still a lot of bad modern pieces being listed...fortunately by only 2 or 3 sellers using various IDs... the real offenders now are "Votes For Women" and related counterstamps. There's probably at least 15 or 20 on eBay right now, and as far as I can tell they're all fakes. I've attached images of a few typical fakes. Sorry, I don't have any "Votes For Women" in my files. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]769360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[ATTACH=full]769356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]769358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]769359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 3065346, member: 22729"]You're right, James, the older fakes are easier to spot because of the reasons you give. As you say, one thing to look for is the sometimes outrageous prices the fakers are asking, not to mention very high postage charges. Ridiculous claims like "mega rare" for relatively common stamps are sometimes in the description. Though there are still a lot of bad modern pieces being listed...fortunately by only 2 or 3 sellers using various IDs... the real offenders now are "Votes For Women" and related counterstamps. There's probably at least 15 or 20 on eBay right now, and as far as I can tell they're all fakes. I've attached images of a few typical fakes. Sorry, I don't have any "Votes For Women" in my files. [ATTACH=full]769360[/ATTACH] Bruce[ATTACH=full]769356[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]769358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]769359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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