Julien Auctions - Notice: Bogus item (IMHO)

[lmgill]

Based on my knowledge, of owning an original, made by my friend for the film, I'm pretty sure the Batman over size coin, is one of my pewter replicas, not a "production made", "used", "saw it on a shelf", "was thinking we needed one", "Original reproduction" .... version.

I'm 99% sure, the coin offered, is my pewter replica, not an original. The originals were made of aluminum, and this has all the hallmarks of an unfinished pewter casting. The ones I offer on eBay are at least polished on the hero side.
I sent them a note, but the lot still describes it as "authentic"
I have seen some pretty bad bogus props (ones I made the originals of) with these folks. Including a laughable Dracula Knife, with the blade upside down, and the engraving drawn on with a sharpie! . Which after I pointed out was not real, was re-described as an "Original replica", whatever that means.
I feel anyone who buys from these clowns. deserves what they get.

 

[Tommy]

I'm not familiar enough with the Two-Face coin to know what to look for or to have a sense of how many originals should be out there, but whenever one comes to auction (which lately feels like every catalog), I wonder if it could be someone passing off one of your replicas.

As much as I appreciate high-fidelity replication, I'm becoming a bigger and bigger proponent of those who include difficult-to-reverse tells.
Almost as a rule at this point in my collecting, I'll avoid pursuing props that I know have been replicated with any degree of accuracy.

 

[lmgill]

I'm not familiar enough with the Two-Face coin to know what to look for or to have a sense of how many originals should be out there, but whenever one comes to auction (which lately feels like every catalog), I wonder if it could be someone passing off one of your replicas.

As much as I appreciate high-fidelity replication, I'm becoming a bigger and bigger proponent of those who include difficult-to-reverse tells.
Almost as a rule at this point in my collecting, I'll avoid pursuing props that I know have been replicated with any degree of accuracy. The replica coin is pewter, the real ones are aluminum. Easy to tell the difference, as aluminum is much lighter.

Easy to tell the difference in this case. The real coins were "struck" on an aluminum blank, the replicas are cast pewter, much heavier, and not as shinny

 

[eethan]

Curious, so I have just checked, and for instance, knowing well the Harry Potter letters as I have worked so hard on a replica, their Hero is a fake! damnit! the printed one is correct, but the Hero is close, but everything is slightly wrong, the paper, the handwritten address, the ink, the logo in the back, and even the wax seal.
I have bought from them in the past, doing my own research on what I bought, but this is scary.

I'll contact them about the Harry Potter letter, in the past, they were very communicative when I contacted them, I'll see what they reply to this.