Burning Hazard Posted February 13, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 13, 2021 Hello all, Don't bid on this 29th helmet is it's a pure fabrication made by one and only Mr.Jingol aka Mr.Ciak from Italy. Also, he shill bids on his own items hoping to lure a new collector into buying his fakes (note the private bidding). He just never quits..... https://www.ebay.ca/itm/M1-Helmet-WWII-29th-infantry-division-Normandy/114683050342?hash=item1ab3a47966:g:cLsAAOSw40tgIsEn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted February 13, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 13, 2021 Horrific paint job screams fake at 1st glance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted February 14, 2021 Share #3 Posted February 14, 2021 yep, this one popped up in my fb group. current user name of this bottom feeder is Dott.hide. looking back in the past of the mr jingol account, that is one of his shill accounts as well that he used for reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyd00 Posted February 14, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 14, 2021 Saw this one too ... Unfortunately will grab "that guy" who just threw on Saving Private Ryan for the first time. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted February 14, 2021 Share #5 Posted February 14, 2021 Up to over $900. Could it be that in our "soft" culture people just think it is highly improbable that someone could have any mechanical, artistic, or any other ability that they themselves don't have? I remember when a coworker began openly complaining about her "idiot" neighbor who actually had the insane idea to actually weld in his garage. Funny to hear her backpedal when I told her I had three different welders in mine. I do think many can't imagine where they would start if they wanted to build or modify something and therefore can't conceive how anyone could figure out how to do this. They reason that they must undoubtedly be selling something authentic. "Because, I mean, who would even do that?" That's all I can guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickman983 Posted February 15, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 15, 2021 57 minutes ago, dmar836 said: Up to over $900. Could it be that in our "soft" culture people just think it is highly improbable that someone could have any mechanical, artistic, or any other ability that they themselves don't have? It's just the seller bidding on his own item. I believe most of those bids are coming from alternate accounts of the seller, hoping to find a sucker at the very end of the auction when the price is high. More often than not the helmet ends up back on eBay in a week or so because the "winner" is actually just the seller. I think I may have actually seen this helmet for sale by the same seller in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted February 15, 2021 Share #7 Posted February 15, 2021 This was posted a few days ago in the "real or what" section. Our newest forum member was able to escape the purchase luckily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted February 15, 2021 Share #8 Posted February 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Nickman983 said: It's just the seller bidding on his own item. I believe most of those bids are coming from alternate accounts of the seller, hoping to find a sucker at the very end of the auction when the price is high. More often than not the helmet ends up back on eBay in a week or so because the "winner" is actually just the seller. I think I may have actually seen this helmet for sale by the same seller in the past undoubtedly. biggest tell is when you look at the bids, and they are all buyers identity protected, with large bumps in short time spans. aside from already knowing this is a fraud account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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