Another Bristol Fake Flag?

[James Brenner]

On the other hand, even though it's a fake, it still makes a nice wall hanger. At $750, it's comparable to a framed and matted CW print.

 

[G Low]

On the other hand, even though it's a fake, it still makes a nice wall hanger. At $750, it's comparable to a framed and matted CW print.

So should we call this fake or false? It's all how you word it . What we have here is an authentic Replica. Or maybe a genuine imitation. Either way he might get 1,000.00 on EBay, so let's out for it

 

[G Low]

I think so too it would look cool hanging on the wall until the civil war geeks come over and start dogging it out.

Now why would no one on this site not like my post

 

[R. Porter]

So should we call this fake or false? It's all how you word it . What we have here is an authentic Replica. Or maybe a genuine imitation. Either way he might get 1,000.00 on EBay, so let's out for it

I asked someone on eBay, who had worded his description in a similar manner, what his description meant and he got mad at me. In fact, even when I ask legitimately about an auction on eBay sometimes the seller snaps back at me with a hostile response. Usually in the Civil War section.

 

[R. Porter]

So should we call this fake or false? It's all how you word it . What we have here is an authentic Replica. Or maybe a genuine imitation. Either way he might get 1,000.00 on EBay, so let's out for it

You know there are a group of famous fakes from mid 19th century London that now command prices higher than what they are fakes of. They are pretty awful looking and you have to wonder how they fooled so many academics and collectors.

 

[R. Porter]

It seems a lot of auction houses are going with the disclaimer " we are not experts so bid based on your own knowledge ". I can understand if a auction house specializes in jewelry and they have some militaria come through with a grouping but if a auction house does militaria regularly they should at least try to authenticate their items.

Guess it's more profitable to just throw out the disclaimer.

A few years ago one auction house was offering Civil War items, including what it said were negatives created by Mathew Brady. For the heck of it I copied the images from the online catalog into some image software, reversed the negative into a positive, lightened it, and adjusted the contrast and focus. Lo and behold, I had an image of Union soldiers going "over the top." They were climbing over an earthwork and Brady had been able to freeze their motion so well that you could see the clouds of smoke from their rifle discharges very distinctly. I sent an e-mail to the auction house but never heard back. That was disappointing, but it told me that auction houses may be no better than a lot of folks on eBay. The moral of the story is do your own research and buy the item not the story. Sometimes the real story can be interesting too, like the sword of John Tucker head of the Confederate naval battalion who lost his sword at the Battle of Sailor's Creek which came up for sale on eBay a few years ago, but that's a story for another time.

 

[gjpratt]

I asked someone on eBay, who had worded his description in a similar manner, what his description meant and he got mad at me. In fact, even when I ask legitimately about an auction on eBay sometimes the seller snaps back at me with a hostile response. Usually in the Civil War section.

Tells you all you need to know. Easy due diligence