Italian ebay raised letter trc

[weemac]

Hi all!
I recently got one of those raised letter trcs from the Italian seller. See this:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=002

I received it in good time, However it looks a bit different to the later 70s trc that I have.
It is a bit thinner and there is barely any beveling on the edge of it. the holes are positioned corectly but seem a little bigger than I remember as well.
The last new trc that saw was on my early 90s 4003 and 360 that I had. Have the new trcs changed a bit since then?

Has anyone else got one of these trcs from this seller?
Have I purchased a well made fake?

It would seem a bit silly to go to the effort of reproducing the raised letter trc when it would be easier to copy the plexi ones...

Any ideas?

emac.

[jwilli]

Looks legit to me. It could be a 90s model TRC. I agree....it would be more expensive to make one of these vs. the vintage type.

[weemac]

I had a bit of a look about (there is a lot of variations) but it seems to be a late 80s to early 90s one to me.
Any other opinions?
emac.

[godber]

I think that it is unfortunately a fake. Something similar was discussed here - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=288210&st=0&sk=t&sd ... lack+white.
Sérgio Silva and Ted Staberow's comments on the first page seem to nail it.

[jwilli]

Wow I wuz wrong. Not legit.

[rikk]

The sheer volume this guy sells makes me wonder. Another thing on these is the "Made in USA" is smooth, like it was silk screened, not stamped with a little impression.

[weemac]

The sheer volume this guy sells makes me wonder. Another thing on these is the "Made in USA" is smooth, like it was silk screened, not stamped with a little impression.

Well spotted. I could not find enough pictures of real ones to see if they made some with just the screenprinting on the "USA" bit
Bugger! what a waste of money.
I wonder if I could get my money back?

Many regards to all!

[soundmasterg]

Report the seller to Mr. Hall and ebay of Italy if nothing else. Guys like him should be shut down!

Greg

[ram]

It be gone.....

[rikk]

What is the email address to report fake stuff to RIC?

[johnallg]

legal at rickenbacker dot com

[jingle_jangle]

I reported this one days ago...