At the end of the day militaria collecting is not a hobby any moor its just a money making racket flooded with fakes on every field.
It makes people fall out and a lot moor.
You new starts don't bother you are probably wasting your money.
If you new starts want to collect may i suggest old timers selling there collections, but you will need big bucks.
end of story.
i agree with everything said in this thread except two things~
naming bad dealers in a poll or so is not the way to go on this forum, if you want to see that carry on go elsewhare as its out there on certin forums, it just doesnt sit right with me that one not because i support there criminal acts or anything but i dont agree with ''any publicty is GOOD publicty''!! it will only attract unwated attention :001_huh:
and daves above qoute
''You new starts don't bother you are probably wasting your money.''
old time collectors once told me when i found these forums for the first time over two years ago, that you have to know what your buying before you buy! never a more true word said! after finding the forums and outing my few fakes like this AH party badge i got some good advice already stated by stu buy some good books FIRST saves you alot of sleepless nights and lolly in the long run!
having said that i can see whare old timers like dave are now pissed off because 60/70% of the gear on the market is fake crap and it has now turned into an investment game with most and not a passion/hobby
my advice to any new collector (even myself here) is to buy good books on what ever area interests you and stick with the forums and reading and also making FRIENDS! nobody likes a know it all.
looking back at this AH badge its so so bad looking that now i would never buy another one, once you have the real badge in your hands you will never buy another dodgy one these party badges have a real nice transparent enamel almost like glass as do the hj membership diamonds which the fakes never have also the repros of these badges are very black looking to the back a patina never took on by a real badge also the front enamels are sunken around the letters aswell as having a dark red enamel inside of transperant, below in the first two pics is the AH badge first piece i ever bought and its fake! now look at the last two pics can you see the diffrence?
look listen and learn
happy hunting to the lot of yous
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