In our periodic eBay surfing we noticed the sale of what was listed as “BSA OF AMERICA NENTICO LODGE 12 X1 PATCH MEGA RARE – NR.”

Although we sell tons of stuff on eBay we actually don’t have the time to surf it much or maybe because we’re selling so many items we don’t have the time so we weren’t paying attention to this listing until after it closed. Its a $3 bill. Close but not right. It ended up at $810. A fraction of what a real one sells for, and to us, it seems a lot for a fake for one’s collection. The give away is the back although the front is wrong too.

The seller apparently had offered this previously as his listing makes lots of references to prior contacts he had. He provides many caveats (like he does not know Scout patches – but he knew enough to put a lodge name to a patch that has none). He offers a refund if done in 3 days (awfully short in my opinion). There are no postings of comments/contacts he’s had.

I’ve added it to OAbluebook.com. We’ll get it over to oaimages.com too. We have to continue to educate collectors. The Detroit Institute of Arts currently has an exhibit of fakes that have fooled museums. The exhibit was even written up in the New York Times. There are many cases of fakes passed off as real for a lot more money than Boy Scout patches bring so our hobby is not the only one to get burned.

12 ZX1 fake.