Thanks, bsal6160. I did not in fact identify the seller or the item number, but I did spell out this guy's 'modus operandi', which is cobbling military items together, including items he buys under a second (private) ID, that are clearly sold as repros then misrepresenting them, on his 'seller listings, as genuine.
This scoundrel is well known in the serious militaria collecting community, and he's taken so much flak over some ridiculous claims that he's even disabled his 'ask seller a question' feature. Apparently being unable to ask questions and the fact that his sales details are kept private doesn't seem to ring enough warning bells and there are always trusting buyers out there to 'suck in'.
. . . and it's no use bringing this to Ebay's attention, they're only interested in trade-mark violations that may impact them legally or circumvention type scams that impact their revenue. Protecting buyers . . . hmmmm, not that important!
