Possible Nautilus fakes?
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I'm just curious to see if anyone can help me with this. A few months ago, I traded for this pin:
Pin 83269: DLR - Sci-Fi Academy - Framed Set - Commander Mickey's Sci-Fi Adventures - Nautilus Only
I was super excited to get this pin, especially since it came from a framed set. But then I started noticing something rather odd. I hadn't seen this pin on eBay very much, but I began to see more and more of them on eBay. Then last week, I saw one on a cast hip lanyard. It's pretty rare to find an LE 250 frame set pin on a cast lanyard. At least, I've never seen it. There are no warnings on PinPics about possible scrappers/fakes, and I don't want to be one of those people who comments on a pin saying that there are fakes without any hard evidence. I'm hoping someone else out there has this pin. I'd like to compare it to the one I have:
The lighting gives the pin a more copper look, but in person it has the same coloring as the pin on PinPics. I noticed that the Mickey backing doesn't reach to the edge of the pin, but as we've seen with other pins (especially those from DSF), this is not an indicator of a fake pin. If it does turn out to be a fake, oh well. It is still a great looking pin and I'm glad to have it in my possession.
Thanks!
- Alex
Pin 83269: DLR - Sci-Fi Academy - Framed Set - Commander Mickey's Sci-Fi Adventures - Nautilus Only
I was super excited to get this pin, especially since it came from a framed set. But then I started noticing something rather odd. I hadn't seen this pin on eBay very much, but I began to see more and more of them on eBay. Then last week, I saw one on a cast hip lanyard. It's pretty rare to find an LE 250 frame set pin on a cast lanyard. At least, I've never seen it. There are no warnings on PinPics about possible scrappers/fakes, and I don't want to be one of those people who comments on a pin saying that there are fakes without any hard evidence. I'm hoping someone else out there has this pin. I'd like to compare it to the one I have:
The lighting gives the pin a more copper look, but in person it has the same coloring as the pin on PinPics. I noticed that the Mickey backing doesn't reach to the edge of the pin, but as we've seen with other pins (especially those from DSF), this is not an indicator of a fake pin. If it does turn out to be a fake, oh well. It is still a great looking pin and I'm glad to have it in my possession.
Thanks!
- Alex
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