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Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm

Beautiful stuff Mike............. 8)

Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:56 am

Watch out for this fake: In fact, all his badges are fake.
http://cgi.ebay.de/Vw-Ovali-Brezel-Kaefer-200-000-...dZViewItem

Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:14 am

i am curious, are those two gold pins real or just plain repro?

plastic case (guess it's the later type) , unidentified marks in the back. VW emblem diameter is approx. 5mm.

:?

(i have a fobia now, with all the cheap repro parts, and it's getting more and more difficult to decide what's og and what's not, but the ca$h is always high)

Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:49 pm

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Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:49 pm

more fake badges, right here on theSamba!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=385170
and
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=739876
Is there any chance of a sticky for fakes?
Samba Professor we call on you to once again raise your tired arms and fight the good fight!

Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:02 pm

swanlakers wrote: more fake badges, right here on theSamba!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=385170
and
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=739876
Is there any chance of a sticky for fakes?
Samba Professor we call on you to once again raise your tired arms and fight the good fight!

The first set of badges is not what I would invest in. :wink:

The second set is out of focus for a reason. :wink:

How's that for a "tired" response.... :D

Sun May 03, 2009 12:55 pm

Is this the real deal?

The badge seems to be made of copper, and shows slight wearing of the plating as a few copper-coloured areas have appeared......
Could anyone tell me what it's market value might be if it is OG?

Thanks!

:wink:

Sun May 03, 2009 3:29 pm

Look like an OG badge to me. (About $100 in that condition.)

Sun May 03, 2009 7:42 pm

53 0val wrote: Look like an OG badge to me. (About $100 in that condition.)

Thanks!
Think got a result here, as I paid a LOT less than that for it............. :D

Sun May 03, 2009 7:54 pm

53 0val wrote: Look like an OG badge to me. (About $100 in that condition.)

You did well. :D You could have bought a repro for about $70, but you would have to figure in shipping costs............Oh yeah, it would have been NOS at that price. :wink:

Mon May 04, 2009 12:34 am

53 0val wrote: 53 0val wrote: Look like an OG badge to me. (About $100 in that condition.)

You did well. :D You could have bought a repro for about $70, but you would have to figure in shipping costs............Oh yeah, it would have been NOS at that price. :wink:

All the repros I've seen are horrible :( , the badge just jumped out at me from the table at the show I was at yesterday saying 'buy me'! :lol:
I hoped it was genuine, and as it only cost £20 (approx $30) you can imagine I'm quite pleased with the verdict on it!

Thanks again.

:wink:

Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:17 pm

... fake or not? :lol:
not mine, but judging by the faces and the belt of St Chris, looks more like a leather belt not like a rope.. i'd say good repro.
opinions, please?
thanks

Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:35 pm

eurodub wrote: ... fake or not? :lol:
not mine, but judging by the faces and the belt of St Chris, looks more like a leather belt not like a rope.. i'd say good repro.
opinions, please?
thanks

Repro............No doubts :wink:

Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:35 am

If you look close at that one you'll notice that St. Chris's face is facing a bit in the wrong direction compared to the OG one...

Now, where can I get a set of them "MIT Shell" badges? Considering that they're going onto my 70 Beetle I might even consider a good set of repros, as long as I can pay repro price for them.

Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:19 am

fake or not? :lol:

Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:08 pm

eurodub wrote: fake or not? :lol:

Actually, that one looks good IMO. The "small head" Christ Child is the preferred early badge. 8)

Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:20 am

Ho,

Very interesting thread.

I buy this 100.000km badge and by reading the thread, I think it's a real one? (it suppose to be by the way :-) )

tx for your help

William
www.oldspeed.net

Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:42 pm

It is real, but it is not the earliest version. The age or patina is exactly as it should be for the later version. The first version, with the smaller child's head, used mercury to"plate" the medal. It was more expensive and also dangerous but it did last longer. The second version's plating almost always shows deterioration. Collectors will pay more money for the "quality" of the first edition, but both styles are "original"...........

Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:44 pm

BTW...............avoid any flat badges, and look for the mounting screws to be silver soldered to the badge. The rear of the badge should be also be darkened with patina. The blue enamal is also distinct in shade. It is very much like the "Hazet" blue; once you "see" it, you will recognize the fakes from ten feet away.

Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:11 pm

Notice the "O" in Kilometer and all the 0's are smaller than the rest of the letters.