Fake Moline????

pjroo33

Has there been a discussion on the possibility of fake Moline's floating around? A very highly suspicious one just popped up on that big auction site. The seller has no feedback and just created their account. The subject for the sale doesn't even make mention of Moline however that is the poster they've pictured. It is titled "Pearl Jam Poster Telluride Emek Ride Festival David Welker Spusta Artist Mondo". The description doesn't even mention moline. It just says (Poster Pearl Jam Rock N Pop Size 18" X 24"). The seller is located in Indonesia. I'd be willing to bet the winner of that auction won't be too happy when they receive their prize!!

nicknyr15

Contacted eBay and seller. No response.

pjroo33

nicknyr15 said:

Contacted eBay and seller. No response.

Looks like it was just taken down. It really sucks that you have to be on your toes and know what you are looking at or you could get fleeced! God help me if my wife ever tries to buy me a poster. She would have no clue!! Luckily she would never buy me anything!!!!

pjroo33

Well it actually wasn't taken down! It looks like someone actually bought it! Unreal!!

CH273892

Yeah, seems to be a couple of them. One sold yesterday for the same price of $50.00. Says ships from New York, but if you click the seller's name it says based in Indonesia. Listing was under "Pearl Jam Moline, IL 10/17/14 Poster picture home deccor"

PillowPants

that sucks - i noticed that the fenway lucky shirt seem to be being bootlegged out of poland on ebay - bastards

crookedcross

Out of curiousity, I bought a poster of a show I've been to (not PJ) knowing it was a fake. It was $8 so I said what the hell. It came and it wasn't even on paper. haha It was like a silky cloth with the print on it and wasnt even 18 x 24. Way smaller

on2legs

CH273892 said:

Yeah, seems to be a couple of them. One sold yesterday for the same price of $50.00. Says ships from New York, but if you click the seller's name it says based in Indonesia. Listing was under "Pearl Jam Moline, IL 10/17/14 Poster picture home deccor"

I saw that yesterday morning and was tempted to pull the trigger but it seemed too good to be true.

andyfarrimond

on2legs said:

CH273892 said:

Yeah, seems to be a couple of them. One sold yesterday for the same price of $50.00. Says ships from New York, but if you click the seller's name it says based in Indonesia. Listing was under "Pearl Jam Moline, IL 10/17/14 Poster picture home deccor"

I saw that yesterday morning and was tempted to pull the trigger but it seemed too good to be true.

I bought that one yesterday, so we will see. I figure if it is a fake I will get a refund through ebay/paypal's buyer protection. The same seller has an auction for a Milwaukee that started at $50 yesterday.

on2legs

andyfarrimond said:

on2legs said:

CH273892 said:

Yeah, seems to be a couple of them. One sold yesterday for the same price of $50.00. Says ships from New York, but if you click the seller's name it says based in Indonesia. Listing was under "Pearl Jam Moline, IL 10/17/14 Poster picture home deccor"

I saw that yesterday morning and was tempted to pull the trigger but it seemed too good to be true.

I bought that one yesterday, so we will see. I figure if it is a fake I will get a refund through ebay/paypal's buyer protection. The same seller has an auction for a Milwaukee that started at $50 yesterday.

I hope it turns out to be real... that's a great deal

Mr. Fixer

Man, all those posters that are going up on Ebay like that are definitely fakes. They are all being listed by individuals with zero feedback. Additionally, it will say that the item is located somewhere in the US, however the Ebay members are from Indonesia. I was actually following a 1998 East Troy poster from one of those sellers and bid on it just for kicks. However, it was eventually mysteriously taken down and the Ebayer is no longer a member on Ebay. Somebody must have reported that person. They are all fake, and it is really a shame that people are stooping to such a new low selling fake posters. Before the fake '98 East Troy was taken down, it was up to over $200 with 6 days left.

2-feign-reluctance

Counterfeit Beatles Mono boxsets too. Bought one & fortunately got refunded. Fake stuff out there.

CH273892

andyfarrimond said:

on2legs said:

CH273892 said:

Yeah, seems to be a couple of them. One sold yesterday for the same price of $50.00. Says ships from New York, but if you click the seller's name it says based in Indonesia. Listing was under "Pearl Jam Moline, IL 10/17/14 Poster picture home deccor"

I saw that yesterday morning and was tempted to pull the trigger but it seemed too good to be true.

I bought that one yesterday, so we will see. I figure if it is a fake I will get a refund through ebay/paypal's buyer protection. The same seller has an auction for a Milwaukee that started at $50 yesterday.

HaHa! Nice. I probably would have done the same if I had seen it in time. Not that $50.00 is something to laugh at, but for that price it's worth a shot. Even if it's fake, maybe it's a high quality job. Re that Milwaukee, I love that the description is "Mint show edition poster for Pearl Jam's Moline 2014 show." Didn't even try to change it up!

andyfarrimond

As expected, the listing /user has now been removed from ebay and I see this in my purchase history "We had to remove this listing from the site and you're not required to complete the transaction. If you've already sent payment, the sale should process as normal and you don't have anything to worry about. If you have any questions about delivery, please check tracking or contact your seller. If you run into any trouble along the way eBay is here to help. Please visit the Resolution Centre to help resolve any problems you may encounter.
This user is no longer registered on eBay."

It was worth a shot

nicknyr15

andyfarrimond said:

As expected, the listing /user has now been removed from ebay and I see this in my purchase history "We had to remove this listing from the site and you're not required to complete the transaction. If you've already sent payment, the sale should process as normal and you don't have anything to worry about. If you have any questions about delivery, please check tracking or contact your seller. If you run into any trouble along the way eBay is here to help. Please visit the Resolution Centre to help resolve any problems you may encounter.
This user is no longer registered on eBay."

It was worth a shot

Thanks for the update

angry_skull

So, it was a fake...no surprise, but it isn't too bad. Print quality is decent, but the paper quality is a bit weak (it needs to be heavier), but I that won't be noticed in a frame. Believe me, I would much rather give my cash to the artist, but that is not an option. And $500 on the bay? No. This will be a good place holder until I can trade for a real one.

angry_skull

Stupid photobucket.

angry_skull

tempo_n_groove

Looks darker. Was it made on a printer or did they try and silkscreen it?

angry_skull

It was printed. The papers is light and slick, and the edges bleed a bit and aren't crisp at all. The easiest place to see it is on the text.

on2legs

If you put in a claim that it was fake you can get your money back and I bet the guy won't even have you ship it back because he'll have to pay for it.