FORGED OFFICIAL PERFINS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE on eBAY etc.

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Re: FORGED OFFICIAL PERFINS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE on eBAY etc.

#26 Post by Ross Ewington » Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:59 pm

This card of T perfins was offered for sale by auction by Status International as part of a larger lot - to date and fortunately, it has not found a buyer.
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A couple of these are probably genuine but most are forgeries ..... can you tell why?

Submit your suggestions below ....sorry, no prizes but you will feel great satisfaction if you are proved to be correct! :)

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#27 Post by Ross Ewington » Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:14 pm

This fake offered on eBay has been brought to my attention by David Coath
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Can you tell why it's a dud? I can see three reasons and perhaps a fourth.

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#28 Post by Ross Ewington » Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:47 pm

Just noticed this dud on eBay ..... unfortunately, the horse has already bolted and is now enjoying AU$43 worth of premium oats
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The 1d QV Sideface was NEVER perforated OS (or T for that matter) ..... stocks were long exhausted by 1904 when the OS perfin was first applied on Tasmanian stamps ..... in fact, the first printing of the 1d Pictorial had also been long exhausted with reprinting commencing in 1902!

If you return to the head of this thread you will find a number of forged perfins offered by eBay seller 'stamp_fishing' ...this person is the same
seller (who has morphed through an extensive list of seller names over the last few years).

P.S. If you purchased this item, please send it back right away .....hopefully you paid using PayPal so you can request a chargeback.

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#29 Post by wilbaer » Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:16 pm

This guy is a serial fraudster with a track history as long as your arm. Stampboards has a whole thread dedicated to him...

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=59680

A dangerous, but seemingly uneducated forger.

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Fake OS on 3d pictorial

#30 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:12 pm

A forged OS perfin on a 3d pictorial has been posted on ebay. The forger is using the seller name "el73_28" with a listed location of NSW, Australia. The seller name is new, but the seller is the same forger that has listed forged material under many other seller names.
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#31 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:29 pm

The forged OS perfin shown in the post of 28 March 2021 has been relisted on ebay. The forger listed it originally under the seller name "el73_28" but this time has listed it under another of the forger's seller names of "northgate14" of Riverwood, Australia.

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#32 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Jul 04, 2021 10:50 pm

A forged OS perfin on a 2d stereotype has been posted on ebay. The forger is using the seller name "riz_878" with a listed location of NSW, Australia.
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#33 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:43 pm

Two more forged OS perfins have been posted on ebay. The seller name is "riz_878" of NSW and is the same forger of the faked OS perfin on the 2d stereotype pictorial offered last week.
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#34 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:59 pm

The forger has listed two more OS forgeries. This time on two recess printed pictorials. The forger is using the seller name of "riz_878" with the location NSW, Australia.
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#35 Post by Jerry Weirich » Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:30 am

The NSW forger has listed more faked OS perfins. The forger is using the seller id "skystamps1010" with a location of NSW, Australia.
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#36 Post by bill » Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:31 am

Is there anything that can be done to banish this forger for good,
or at least, for a very long time? He keeps changing his identity
but is not stopped by eBay or anyone else.

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#37 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun May 15, 2022 12:37 am

Another OS forgery has been posted to ebay. This time, the item is a forgery of a Commonwealth type OS that was never used on Tasmanian stamps. The stamp is listed by "one-stop-stamp-shop" from Sydney. I sent the seller an email telling them the OS perfin was a forgery. (Note: The item is being offered with an Adams perfin, but I have only posted the forgery.)
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#38 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun May 22, 2022 11:47 pm

Two more forged OS stamps from the Sydney forger. The forger is using his seller id "globbaladmin" with a location of NSW, Australia.
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#39 Post by Jerry Weirich » Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 am

Another OS forgery from the Sydney forger. This one on a 3d pictorial. The forger is using his "stamps_athletes" ebay id with a location of NSW, Australia.
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#40 Post by blue-within-blue » Wed Jul 27, 2022 7:11 pm

The Sydney Forger (George Nassar) is currently using at least these three Ebay selling IDs :

globbaladmin (previously globalstamps1, previously centrestamps_6)

bluewonder000 (previously stamps_athletes, previously skystamps1010, previously tin7778)

bottlejfb

ROB

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#41 Post by Jerry Weirich » Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:54 pm

The forger has posted on ebay a new creation--this time a halfpenny electrotyped block of four with forged OS punctures. Such a shame since the block was worth more without the punctures! The forger is using their seller id "globbaladmin" with a location of NSW, Australia.
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#42 Post by Jerry Weirich » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:48 am

Another creation from the NSW forger. This time forged OS punctures on the 2d mauve electro pictorials. The forger is using the ebay seller id "globbaladmin" with location NSW, Australia.
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#43 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:11 am

More OS forgeries from the NSW forger. The forger is using the ebay seller id "globbaladmin" with location NSW, Australia.
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#44 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:07 pm

A sad fate to the 2d mauve electro pair with forged OS punctures (see 30 Aug 2022 post). The forger separated the pair and has posted the right-side stamp on ebay under another seller id "oceanbluestamps" with a location of NSW, Australia. I guess that means the pair did not really receive 12 legitimate bids and sell for AU$41.00 as indicated on ebay.
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#45 Post by Jerry Weirich » Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:43 pm

More OS forgeries from the NSW forger on ebay. The forger is using their "oceanbluestamps" seller id with a location of NSW, Australia.
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#46 Post by Jerry Weirich » Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:50 pm

The following OS forgery is for sale on ebay again (see posts of 30 Aug 2022 and 11 Sept 2022). This time the seller id is "g-stephensstamps" with a location of NSW, Australia. I haven't seen this seller id associated with the NSW forger previously, but it could be another new one because we know he keeps changing his seller id's to help evade detection. Recommend everyone be careful buying anything from this seller id.
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#47 Post by admin » Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:42 pm

Thanks Jerry. This seller is believed to be the same person as continually reported on this site and others.
As you correctly say, he regularly changes his eBay name.
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#48 Post by bill » Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:02 pm

This is a never-ending saga of fakes and forgeries!

Thanks to Jerry, Ross and many others for exposing these dangerously misleading wares.

Collectors should make every effort to only buy these perfins from reliable sources.

Similar remarks apply to the problem of fake Specimens. (See relevant section of BB.)

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#49 Post by Jerry Weirich » Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:22 pm

The NSW forger has posted more perfins for sale on ebay. The forger is using their seller id "g-stephensstamps" with a location of NSW, Australia. The 3d and 5d pictorials are definite forgeries. Both of these creations were previously offered by the forger under another one of their different seller id's "globbaladmin". The 2d may be a forgery given the seller, but to be sure I would need to examine it. (I have not studied the A (Adams) and T (Tasmania) perfins so I cannot comment on their status.)
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#50 Post by Jerry Weirich » Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:36 am

More forged OS punctures on pictorials from the NSW forger. All the stamps with OS are forgeries (no comment on the T punctures which I have not studied). This time the forger is using a new ebay seller id "collectable stamps" with a location of NSW, Australia. All collectors should BE CAREFUL BUYING ANYTHING from this new seller id. I noticed that the 1d pictorial with forged OS was previously offered by the forger under a different seller id "oceanbluestamps" (see 19 Sep 2022 post).
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