I am consistently amazed by people who repeatedly buy from sellers who have a seemingly unending supply of 'rare' cap badges from supposedly old collections. If a seller has sold the same rare 21st Lancers...
I wonder if it is time for ebay to reconsider its hard line approach to the selling of 3rd Reich items which feature the swastika. Initially it could be seen as a well intentioned idea. Anything that glorifies...
When buying Cavalry badges the following are give aways as fakes: KDG - The 1898 to 1915 pattern - a very common copy but the fakes come with 2 lugs on the scroll (rather than at chest level or on a slider)...
London regiment being the some of most desireable of Territorial badges have been widely faked. These are a few tips to spot the fakes. 1-4th bns - Don't pay over the odds for any all brass version of this...
As the price of pre 1922 Irish infantry badges is going up and up the following are useful tips on spotting which sellers are flogging the fakes: Munster regiment - The most common copy has a really fat and...
in my opinion of all things military, the item that most people get ripped off with especially on ebay is cap badges.to say it is a minefield is an understatement i hope my advice will at least save someone...
There are a number of Irish Volunteer cap badges appearing for sale here on ebay. As a collector of thirty years I have only ever seen a handful of original cap badges to the volunteers. Reproduction volunteer...
I really cannot warn members enough about the number of fake 1916 Easter Rising and War of Independence medals now being sold on ebay. I saw a copy of a 1916 medal sell here on ebay for over 1,000 pounds...
Regimental Cap Badges Army Medals On Cigarette Cards I've been collecting and selling collectors cards and cigarette cards for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
if you are bidding for a military badge offered on ebay here is some good advice. if the seller gives the impression that he is knowledgeable about capbadges then he must have a good idea about prices....