Fake 30s on Ebay

[painter777]

IMR,
Who makes the KY one ?
If this is the one your talking about there is no mention of it being USGI that I seen:
M1 Carbine Magazine 10 Round SplitbackÂ*marked KY | eBay

I don't use 30's very often but that said... I've had good luck with the J (Jahn) made ones. Did you see the lot of 3 ?
I'd have to dig mine out to see if these offerings match up, I believe they are real...... I think
(3) M1 Carbine magazines, 10 rds each coded for Jahn industriesÂ* | eBay

It looks like the trick is to put 2 rough mags in a old worn out belt pouch and get 3x what they're worth separate.
A few I looked at from that group of 9 have rust pin holes in them.
Sure glad I was buying back when $16-$18 for a 15rd like new seemed high to many buyers.
I know I bought well over a 100 about 10 to 12 at a time from one of the sellers at our local gun show for $12 per mag no matter the markings. He retired and his nephew took over who had seen me buy many times from his Uncle. He raised the price to $20 each. I remember offering to buy at $18 and he wouldn't budge. I walked around the corner just as another seller was filling a tray with mags from a large tote. All like new, many still in wrap. At $10 each I bought 30 and he threw in a couple extras. Good guy, bought a W code Underwood from him at the next show. He's still around and I always try to buy something from him. He still gets a kick out of selling me mags for $10 each that he was given many years ago.

Good Luck to you as you wade thru those auctions,

CH-P777

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[imarangemaster]

IMR,
Who makes the KY one ?
If this is the one your talking about there is no mention of it being USGI that I seen:
M1 Carbine Magazine 10 Round SplitbackÂ*marked KY | eBay

I don't use 30's very often but that said... I've had good luck with the J (Jahn) made ones. Did you see the lot of 3 ?
I'd have to dig mine out to see if these offerings match up, I believe they are real...... I think
(3) M1 Carbine magazines, 10 rds each coded for Jahn industriesÂ* | eBay

It looks like the trick is to put 2 rough mags in a old worn out belt pouch and get 3x what they're worth separate.
A few I looked at from that group of 9 have rust pin holes in them.
Sure glad I was buying back when $16-$18 for a 15rd like new seemed high to many buyers.
I know I bought well over a 100 about 10 to 12 at a time from one of the sellers at our local gun show for $12 per mag no matter the markings. He retired and his nephew took over who had seen me buy many times from his Uncle. He raised the price to $20 each. I remember offering to buy at $18 and he wouldn't budge. I walked around the corner just as another seller was filling a tray with mags from a large tote. All like new, many still in wrap. At $10 each I bought 30 and he threw in a couple extras. Good guy, bought a W code Underwood from him at the next show. He's still around and I always try to buy something from him. He still gets a kick out of selling me mags for $10 each that he was given many years ago.

Good Luck to you as you wade thru those auctions,

CH-P777

The KY. He doesn’t say is GI but is selling it at GI price. I only saw the single Jahn an it is phony as a $3.bill.

[imarangemaster]

The KY. He doesn’t say is GI but is selling it at GI price. I only saw the single Jahn an it is phony as a $3.bill.

Those three are real. Not a bad price if they go for anything less than $55 to $60 each. That seems to be market for them now. I got the SEYs for $65 each which was about right for real ones.