Legit GPW's? 28b Compressor, etc.

[durangokid]

Anyone know anything about this Seller? Has some "ultra-rare" models?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/391355970226?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

28B Doesn't look good to me, the GPW model should have the open area between the engine and radiator PLUS the GPW look much too new compared to the playwear on the model. 23D GPW trailer also looks suspect................
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Bill

[GHOSTHUNTER]

...and possibly that gungy stuff between the rear of the front bumper and the baseplate could be some sort of glue and once again, I do not like the overall look of that front rivet.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[kwakers]

The 6B Dumper has one freshly crimped axle showing, and is strictly junk for that reason. The original GPW models are SUPER rare, but we have seen a couple here on our Forum that were genuine. This rare model has now become a favorite for today's fakers, including this Seller's example.
The 28B Compressor Truck with GPW does not exist as a variation, and it is doomed to also be a fake no matter how one dreams of it being real. As noted, the model is a beater in the paint department, and those GPW wheels are shiny and new, that does not happen in the real world. Axle ends don't matter, this one is FAKE....
As for the GPW Caravan, one genuine example does exist in the hands of Alan "Toyboy" Wank (if not already sold), but no others are known to exist to my knowledge. With the other two fakes this man is trying to pass off, I didn't even waste my time examining that one beyond it's fake axle ends that are clearly not factory riveted.
The Seller seems to be a new one to me anyway, having many original common later Lesney sets and models that look O.K. I might try messaging him later in the week to find out how he reacts to my noting he has several expensive Regular Wheel fakes he is trying to pass off on E Bay. Could MOST of his regular wheel offerings be fake?? I even hate to waste the time examining all the rest........Forum members and anyone with intelligence, stay clear of this thief....... kwakers

[Idris]

For future reference, the seller concerned is aabrd.

[Tinman]

The 28B Compressor Truck with GPW does not exist as a variation, and it is doomed to also be a fake no matter how one dreams of it being real.

I'm not so sure of that. In the past, a few GPW wheel variations have come into the light and passed the challenge. However, they were all of the body type listed in Nick's variation guide.

While I too agree this particular one is not real (a fake). I am of the opinion that a few genuine ones do most likely exist.

What I do find laughable, is the group of clear window busses that were painted up by some model railroader, which he claims are a Lesney "color trial." Also, when it comes to 6b quarry trucks and gray plastic wheels on crimp axles ... you better have bought the thing new yourself before I'll trust them not to be home made.