I just saw this on eBay. This company cuts up patches and other militaria and makes trading cards out of the pieces. I see only common patch pieces but they also cut up helmet covers and uniforms. What a racket.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/291062797237?lpid=82&item=291062797237&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

 

some people will do anything for a buck

Is it just me, or is the "Korean War Helmet" awfully close to the Mitchell pattern?

hi,

 

I put this in the wrong place so please move it. I thought I was in the FAKE section.

I am not so sure these are actual pieces of material as opposed to just highly detailed artwork. I tried looking for more information, but it seems this "Horrors of War II" series is quite vast and includes pictures and signatures of famous individuals as well. I found no reference that these are made from actual material. I think these are just standard printed trading cards.

What is sad, folks are buying this junk!

Didn't we see this sort a thing a while ago with a famous US museum cutting up original donated uniforms and making friendship bracelets or something?

 

oz

I stand corrected, these are real material. Blows my mind!

Who would even buy this?

 

-Dave

The "business model" makes sense if it's a piece of sports memorabilia like a game worn jersey to a known player, but to me makes no sense to chop up a WWII Ike jacket.

 

There are those in the sports collecting world that despise the companies destroying sports memorabilia to stick on a card too.

 

Kurt

I think they have a cut wwii wool blanket card. How pathetic is that?

I think there is an assumption being made that the vendor is cutting up pristine uniforms and gear to make these things.

 

It's possible this stuff is being made from ragged out items that would bring little or no money otherwise.

 

But this seems to be some sort of trend. I was surprised to go on eBay and find similar cloth swatches from the costumes from the series "The Big Bang Theory".

I suppose it explains why you see a lot of costume changes. I imagine some smart person figured out that most people could not afford to bid on full costumes, but that there was a price point where they would buy a piece of one. It doesn't make sense to me, but as noted, apparently these things are selling.

 

It does seem these are aimed at an amateur collector... just look at the title of the series... "Horrors of War?" With a name like that, who would want this stuff to begin with?

It's possible this stuff is being made from ragged out items that would bring little or no money otherwise.

 

The sad thing these are coming from the same companies that cut up game used Babe Ruth baseball bats and Mickey Mantle jerseys to put tiny slivers in a card to make money. It was a gimmick that started in 1999 or so and has never let up. They have no problem destroying history for the $$$. It is one of the reasons I got out of card collecting. I could not give my money to these people any longer.

 

Mike

Did you see how much money they want for these. And what's next a piece of a Hawley.

 

-Dave