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STEVE MOULDING

Sep 17 2006, 01:37 PM

The fakes being sold by fotbrek are so bad that nobody could possibly be fooled.....could they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=290025159133

Amongst other items currently for sale are a Constantine Rouble ($1) and perhaps the worst portrait of Catherine II I've yet seen on a fake.

Anyway, all good material for the Fakes album.

Scottishmoney

Sep 17 2006, 02:17 PM

QUOTE(STEVE MOULDING @ Sep 17 2006, 09:32 AM) [snapback]255597[/snapback]

The fakes being sold by fotbrek are so bad that nobody could possibly be fooled.....could they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=290025159133

Amongst other items currently for sale are a Constantine Rouble ($1) and perhaps the worst portrait of Catherine II I've yet seen on a fake.

Anyway, all good material for the Fakes album.

$112.50 for a bad, 50 ¢ fake. A fool and their money are parted.

gxseries

Sep 17 2006, 02:31 PM

Actually I did pay a fair amount for the Gangut ruble fake that I have. What is shocking is that the mass, diameter are correct, but what failed was the edging placing issue as well as the metal color problem. Else it would have fooled quite a fair amount of people.

STEVE MOULDING

Sep 17 2006, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(gxseries @ Sep 17 2006, 10:26 AM) [snapback]255674[/snapback]

Actually I did pay a fair amount for the Gangut ruble fake that I have. What is shocking is that the mass, diameter are correct, but what failed was the edging placing issue as well as the metal color problem. Else it would have fooled quite a fair amount of people.

Sorry to hear that

Perhaps we should start another thread..."Good GOOD rouble fakes"