{"id":11332,"date":"2013-06-14T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=11332"},"modified":"2013-06-14T08:12:43","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T13:12:43","slug":"look-back-fake-bbs-state-strip-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/14\/look-back-fake-bbs-state-strip-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Back &#8211; Fake BBS State Strip Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three years ago, I posted on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/29\/fake-blue-on-blue-state-strips-recently-discovered\/\">Fake Blue on Blue Air Scout State Strip discovered by Roy Weatherbee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An Air Scout BBS 1\/4 state strip (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153MASS.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) was recently offered for sale on eBay.  Bidding was heated, with two bidders topping $500 (four bidders over $300).<\/p>\n<p>As Air Scout state strips are quite rare, I was surprised to receive a Second Chance offer at my (distant third) bid. Unfortunately, my luck was too good to be true, as the item (upon close inspection) turned out to be a modern counterfeit. (I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe the seller was even aware, nor was any deceit intended, and my purchase was refunded immediately).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He provided a link showing the difference in the real and fake versions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>However, regardless of the source, these fake strips are out there, and I&#8217;ve prepared a document to explain the differences between these and the real McCoy. This info may be downloaded from the following link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pakachoag.com\/info\/BBS.pdf\">http:\/\/www.pakachoag.com\/info\/BBS.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lets be careful out there.<\/p>\n<p>[phpbay]New York RWS, 10[\/phpbay]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"355\" height=\"300\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"base=http:\/\/togo.ebay.com\/togo\/&amp;lang=en-us&amp;mode=search&amp;query=RWS&amp;campid=5336381953\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/togo.ebay.com\/togo\/togo.swf?2008013100\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n&#8220;Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end.&#8221; &#8211; Lord Acton<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years ago, I posted on a Fake Blue on Blue Air Scout State Strip discovered by Roy Weatherbee. An Air Scout BBS 1\/4 state strip (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153MASS.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) was recently offered for sale on eBay. Bidding was heated, with two bidders topping $500 (four bidders over $300). 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