Jedi Training balls for the Falcon - bit suspect

[Doomseeker]

Seen this listing quite a few times when searching for Jedi Training balls to finish off one of my Falcon's.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-star-wars-Millennium-Falcon-Jedi-Training-Ball-/321491987241?pt=UK_Collectables_SciFi_fantasyCollectables_EH&hash=item4ada6a6b29

However when you do a sold listing search the same selling/photo listing comes up. I stopped counting after 18 sold listings. The seller is listing as a genuine piece, but given the rarity of this vehicle accessory and the sheer volume that they have sold I can only assume that they are all fake, just hope that no SWFUK members bought one

 

[poncho]

Ive looked at those from that seller and think the same as you. Steer clear!

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Yeah that seller rings a bell somehow. i am sure I have seen him mentioned before.

 

[mumbo]

20 sold since May, he has either purchased a batch or is selling reproductions. Still no negs on any of these sales :?

 

[Palifan]

I remember watching one of retroblasting's you tube vids on Millennium Falcon restoration and he mentioned that the Jedi ball is a standard black bead from a particular store in the States. He also mentioned that it was something that you could still easily find. I've never seen one of these up close to compare but I did think at the time that someone's going to just buy up a ton of them and start selling them. Maybe this is where they're coming from?

Ian

 

[robpmarsh]

his other auction is for a supposed genuine han/snaggle blaster. pic is amazingly blurry though!

even his vague description is suspect when he states 'found in a box don't no much about it', clearly he knows which blaster it is so contradicting himself a bit there.

 

[Stuart Skinner]

I came across these when I was looking for one.

Didn't purchase from him as thought it was also strange that he had sold a few, around 8 at the time, but it is odd that he sold 20 of these things and not received any negative feedback so perhaps they are genuine. If they are Christ knows how he's got so many.