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M1 Carbine Winchester L code front sight - eBay (item 190374505193 end time Feb-26-10 12:40:40 PST)
"A counterfeit is an imitation, usually one that is made with the intent of fraudulently passing it off as genuine. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the established worth of the imitated product."
I wouldn't buy from that guy even if he labled it as a repro. In fact, I don't buy anything from California as he's been known to sell under diff names. I know this is a disservice to the honest vendors from Cal but I have no way of knowing without estensive research so I simply don't buy from there. Theres enought honest guys on this forum and the CMP forum to buy from.
Look at the sales rules. No Returns Accepted. No Emails will be returned.
Who the heck would purchase anything under those rules?
Those exposing this creep are doing a great service. I'm glad I know!
Unfortunately, on Ebay, people just tend to look at the feedback and call it good.
If I wanted some good numbers for feed back, all I would have to do is set up a few bogus accts, then post a few small items which I sell to myself "buy now for $1". I could then take and abuse the system to enter alot of "great seller" comments on the $1 things I just sold myself through all the bogus buyer accts.... Just an idea which I am SURE has been thought up by someone to abuse the system.
Since they keep their auctions listed as private.
Look over their feedback, if you have a seller who has bought from them in the past....Look the part over carefully. It might just be that repop being recycled.
I just looked thru a few hundred dealings.
Caught a member from here that posted a while back about the bad guys in CA. But left him happy feedback.
Quote...... ' excellent transaction. I'm a satisfied repeat customer '
Good idea Charlie, I checked it out. He left him positive feedback 17 times in the last year. And another humper multiples as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by painter777
It hurts us honest guys when we want to move an item.
Ok, I don't get it, am I reading all that correctly? How can someone do over 1300 different items in a year unless they are a manufacturing plant? Oh, I forgot, he is making his own parts....
This guy and others like him are directly infecting and ruining our hobby and they are getting away with it. They need to be exposed for what they are and what they are doing. This guy and others are counterfeiters, pure and simple. They have infiltrated ebay and gunbroker and those organizations aren't going to do a darn thing about it. I'm sick and tired of having to use a magnifying glass on every part on every rifle I look at at gun shows and these on line auctions. New people find this forum every day so the word must get out. Other Garand and Carbine forums like CMP and Culvers must be used to expose them also. The only way to get rid of these counterfeiters is to expose them all and hopefully cut off their revenue by alerting potential customers.