Fake "Gold Leica" on eBay.

[JPD]

http://cgi.ebay.de/LEITZ-mit-Leitz-...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:10|39:1|240:1318

The camera clearly is a Zorki that had it's chrome polished off, and fake "Leica" engravings added. The "gold" is brass... I have emailed the seller about it two times, plus reported it to eBay, but nothing happened. Maybe someone that can write german could email the seller and also report it?

 

[ath]

I reported it.

 

[Leigh Youdale]

I wouldn't get too excited about it - or you'll get yourself in a lather every week! these things keep coming out of the FSU and all sorts of exotic variants appear on EBay with great regularity.
I've just sold one the same that I bought a couple of years ago, thinking it might be a cheap way into Leica territory. Well, it was - I put one roll of film through it and went and bought a IIIf.
And now I've sold the fake for 2/3rds of what it cost me. Serves me right.

 

[nemo999]

Listing now has the addition:
Der Verkäufer hat dieses Angebot beendet. (Näheres finden Sie unter Umständen in nachfolgender Artikelbeschreibung.)
The seller has terminated this listing. (Further details may be given in the article description below) [they aren't]

I don't think this type of thing does much harm - no, it isn't a Leica, no, it isn't gold, but anyone who believed it was would deserve to lose their money.

 

[walter23]

I reported it.

Caveat emptor applies.

These leica rip-offs are well known, quite common, and in some respects are considered collector's items in their own right. I'm not sure I appreciate you "reporting it". Some people are legitimately interested in buying these, believe it or not

 

[Pete H]

Caveat emptor applies.

These leica rip-offs are well known, quite common, and in some respects are considered collector's items in their own right. I'm not sure I appreciate you "reporting it". Some people are legitimately interested in buying these, believe it or not

I doubt whether anyone would have an issue if it were sold as a "Leica copy". Advertising it as the real thing suggests an intent to deceive.

 

[ath]

I'm not sure I appreciate you "reporting it". Some people are legitimately interested in buying these, believe it or not

Well, I understand that some people collect these. However this item was advertised as genuine Leitz camera which is simply wrong. I see only two reasons to do so: 1. he didn't know better and in this case he should be happy that someone told him so; 2. he wanted to get more money than it's worth. This is fraud.

If this item would have been described as "Leica copy" or "Fake Leica" everything would have been OK,

 

[nicefor88]

You guys are all in the right. If someone wants to buy a copy, fake or make-believe, that's their right but adverts must not mislead and if intent to deceive is obvious then it should be reported. Ha!

 

[archphoto]

The item was pulled without a sale, so the guy learned his lesson.
2 May 2009

Peter

 

[2F/2F]

You nosey bastards just ruined my gold-plated one Euro Leica buying experience.

 

[Lruw]

Most of the ads I see mention that they're fake. Honestly, some of the fakes are pretty well refurbished in mechanics and appearance. It's no Leica, but they're not always the worst deal possible.