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se20blue · Joined: 21 Jul 2014 Posts: 889

The following is available on Ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383015921511?ul_noapp=true

most on this forum will realise that it is a reproduction,but it has already attracted 2 bids standing at £20.99 for an item that is hard to sell for £1.50.

bluejames · Joined: 30 Mar 2016 Posts: 169

He is a business seller with over 15,000 trades.Why don't you drop him a message an explain something that he clearly has not realised.That would be the decent thing to do would it not?

se20blue · Joined: 21 Jul 2014 Posts: 889

I did that first showing genuine item and describing the differences to no avail, I do not like to think a collector will be taken in by this reproduction.

bluejames · Joined: 30 Mar 2016 Posts: 169

You have done the right thing.You can do no more imo.If he has ignored your message then 15,000 trades or not he has to be put on a blacklist

Paul Johnson · Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:41 pm Post subject:

listing ended

New Forest · Joined: 05 Jun 2017 Posts: 152

Provided you are absolutely sure that this is a reproduction - to me it looked authentic. Assuming it is a repro then someone has fraudulently added the score in pencil. That is a serious matter.

Over the years I have pointed out mistakes to sellers Some are genuinely grateful others do not reply - the ones who are never wrong.

se20blue · Joined: 21 Jul 2014 Posts: 889

Genuine article on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ipswich-Town-v-Clapton-Orient-Football-Programme-1938-39/202698051074?hash=item2f31bece02:g:9WwAAOSw1J9c9j0m

or prideofanglia.com for scans of all Ipswich programmes home & away

New Forest · Joined: 05 Jun 2017 Posts: 152

se20blue wrote:

Genuine article on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ipswich-Town-v-Clapton-Orient-Football-Programme-1938-39/202698051074?hash=item2f31bece02:g:9WwAAOSw1J9c9j0m

You seem to have done the right thing. To a collector the two are different when compared together. On its own it looks okay. How many collectors who have only seen the one of offer would have guessed it was a fake. The fact that 'someone' has added the score in pencil has elevated this from an error to downright fraud.

I see it was ended without any bids as two were retracted after your commen on here. Please let us know if this materialises again.

se20blue · Joined: 21 Jul 2014 Posts: 889

Both bids were current they were cancelled when the seller ended the listing. Interesting that one bidder was prepared to pay £55.55.