Re: [CR] Confirmed FAKE Galmozzi on ebay

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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:17:39 -0500
From: "George Allen" <jgallen@lexairinc.com>
To: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Confirmed FAKE Galmozzi on ebay


When I originally saw the Ebay listing I was curious about the headbadge. A non-metallic, non-riveted sticker headbadge seemed out of place. Perhaps the seller procured the graphics here:

Ebay Item # : 300213610593 URL: http://ebay.com/<blah>

These graphics sets have been available from this seller all year long. And the Galmozzi seller bought two items from the Galmozzi graphics seller in October of last year.

George Allen Lexington, KY USA

Steven Maasland wrote:
>As many of you know, I have reasonably good contacts in Italy and am often contacted by collectors over there, when they are looking for information and or to sell bikes and/or components. Late last year, I was contacted by a friend who was convinced that he had a Galmozzi frame with Campagnolo Cambio Corsa. I looked it over and immediately had doubts about it. I therefore put him in touch with Angelo Galmozzi, suggesting that he get confirmation of the origin.
>Angelo told him that the frame was absolutely not one of his or his father's frames.
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>This friend, thoroughly disappointed, then sold the frame onwards to a fellow in Faenza for 50 euros, notifying the buyer that the frame was absolutely and positively NOT a Galmozzi frame. Fast forward to this month and the same frame now lands on ebay: http://ebay.com/<blah>
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>It now states that the frame IS a Galmozzi frame and the bidding pushes the price way up...
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>I hope that nobody on the CR list was the ultimate winning bidder on this frame. If you were the ultimate winning bidder on this frame, it may be worthwhile to back out of the purchase.
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>Steven Maasland
>Moorestown, NJ
>USA
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