sabears Posted April 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys,now on the web a great Faked camera. Look! A lot of wrong things! Enjoy and learn! E..y item n. 110373383574 cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 Hi sabears, Take a look here Leica IIIC - Fake of the day. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bill Posted April 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 6, 2009 Maybe I'm missing something, but apart from the fact that anything that looks too good to be true probably is, what marks this out as an "obvious" fake? The seller has a high feedback rating, and apart from an insensitive and value-reducing "restoration" what else is wrong about it? Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 6, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 6, 2009 Maybe the engraving, but anyone who pays more than $50 for it, is buying £50 worth of paint. The camera may or may not be war time, but with this sort of vandalism, any value has been thrown away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabears Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted April 6, 2009 Hi, this ,I say exactly,this camera was published with 4 photos on page 10 of Classic Camera n.57 feb.2006 as an example of what you can find on Ebay auction (it was sold even years ago). They said: 1-before n.387xxx no gray cameras were done. 2-From Leica papers this camera,a chrome one,was sent (deliv.26902) on 30.5.1941 to Moloff & Rosen,Leica dealer in Bulgary (not to the Wehrmacht!!!) 3-This Elmar (not engraved) was sent on 12.9.41 to Knechtsberger of Pressburg (del.27165),they were cheese sellers (!!!) Apart from this there were never such engravings,if you see a real one (I have photos) you see the differences. However starting from wrong gray paint, I've a n. of 9 wrong parts from the photos,may be more if I can see better the camera . I don't want to suggest more things to the fakers,no need to tell as ,I repeat,this is a well know and published fake. Many compliments to (says the seller)... the Leica repairman Will van Manen here in the Netherlands!! He has over 35 years of LEICA/LEITZ experience!!...who said (if it's true) that it's a genuine one. BEWARE GUYS!!! Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 7, 2009 Many thanks for the education - truly interesting. I appreciate not making it easier for the fakers in future, too...! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaTom Posted April 7, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 7, 2009 I have been in contact with the seller in Holland, and he did the honorable right thing and added to the auction that the camera is 100% fake/copie etc. This IS from the guy in England who`s Father was a Photographer in the States etc. All equipment was 100% fake, junk and MADE to deceive people, it more than likely dates from the late 1980`s/ early 90`s when the WW2 stuff was in it`s first BIG MONEY craze in the collectors scene. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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