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Watch out for this clever fake
Made to look as though Corgi released this, even comes with a reworked
number and Certificate. the most disturbing thing is the large Corgi logo on
the certificate which is trying to make this look like a proper Corgi Issue.
This is a shame as someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make a nice
item
DO NOT GET FOOLED BY THIS ONE - someone paid £660 + commission for one
of these in Vectis auctions. When looking at items at Vectis and other
auction houses ask the right questions.
SEE BUYING TIPS ON THE HOME PAGE
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I have seen the same certificate numbers turn up at
auctions, they are poor quality photocopies which look as though they are
too crude to actually be fakes, don't be fooled |
Lots of people have paid a
lot of money for this piece. Sorry to tell you that they are all
unlicenced items that someone has made up. They trickle in from France and
usually are put into auctions. the Rolls is a repainted standard Solido
model and the figures are supplied by Little Lead Soldiers and an order
for more of these figures was made very recently |
WHY ARE HEADER CARDS COMMON?
Years ago the rack packs were a way to get rid of the cards, years
later these were cut open and the cards taken out to sell as sets or
singles, that is why today an original unopened rack pack is quite rare |
Be very careful when buying these sets of
trading cards. Do not pay highly without the facts to ask the seller
questions The rack pack should be one one of two things. 36 cards
in 6 individually sealed cello (cellophane) packs in a bag with the header
card or 36 cards in 3 individually sealed cello packs in a bag with
header.
the cards and the pack header cards are common. Unopened rack packs
are very rare. Fake rack packs are made by getting loose cards together in a
slim bag and stapling the header card to it. The cards inside should be
sealed in 6's or 12's ad of course should be absolutely MINT. If there is
any wear around the staple holes be suspicious. So far these fakes have been
coming from Florida |
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Watch out for leg kicking Gilbert dolls,
there is no such thing. It is a fairly simple thing to make and the fake
items turn up from time to time. There is a version of the Gilbert Odd job
doll instructions that show the kicking doll but it was never produced.
One thing the sellers do is throw a spring into the body and say the action
does not work, another is to actually get a spring in place but this is done
using the existing legs which are not really strong enough to take the
strain |
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Very nice and good if they are cheap, there
is no official version of these. |
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Again this looks a very nice high quality
item, not official though |
All the Little Lead Soldiers products are still available, see my
sales website. They are still made |
this was official -
once!
Still made by the same company and indeed I sell
these. |
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Here are three Octopussy buses sold through a
UK auction house between 2001 and 2002 . Notice any differences in them? |
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Hmm, this one has an underground circle on
it!! |
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Notice the slightly different boxes!! |
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Pocket watches seen on Ebay.
Nice but there is no original or official version, someone has made
these up!!
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