Hi. I’m starting to make a collection of patches from special operations. My questions to members of these units is how do eBay sellers or instagram sellers get SEAL or special operations patches? I know that from friends, but do you guys think is alright for these sellers to sell patches for 80-100 dollars? Thank you for any response and for those service members, thank you for your service.
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People make the patches themselves. Any patches you see on ebay or instagram are not worth getting.
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Well, I'm a capitalist so I say it's totally fine for people to charge whatever the market can bear.
As a consumer, and as someone who has had all manner of patches, coins, poker chips, etc., made over the years, I think $80-$100 for a patch is completely ridiculous. Take a picture of what you want, send it to Mr. Kim in Korea or whatever, have him make you one. Or have him make you a dozen, and sell them on eBay for $80-$100
As a consumer, and as someone who has had all manner of patches, coins, poker chips, etc., made over the years, I think $80-$100 for a patch is completely ridiculous. Take a picture of what you want, send it to Mr. Kim in Korea or whatever, have him make you one. Or have him make you a dozen, and sell them on eBay for $80-$100
Hm, looks like someone doesn't want people pirating his pirated patches.
How can i know a patch is real or not?
It's impossible to tell. Even if it's the right pattern, it could be a knock off, or something someone bought at the local Hajji mart.
What kind of patches are you looking for? Just SEAL operational patches?
What kind of patches are you looking for? Just SEAL operational patches?
You don't. "Buyer beware" and all that.
I like SEAL patches but any other special operation patch i like. I have some Mexican special operations patches from friends i made while living in Juarez. I also recently got a DEA FAST patch.
Your post got me curious so I cruised the interwebz yesterday just to see what kind of patches were available. It's a Poser's Super Walmart out there. Everything. Special Forces patches and flashes, all kinds of SEAL stuff, Ranger scrolls & tabs, airborne crap, Recon wings, ribbons, medals, insignia...and all between 7 and 15 bucks. Shop til ya drop.
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Things are worth what someone is willing to pay for the thing. Capitalism 101.
Not enough Purple Hearts and valor decorations on that guy for it to be you.
In a way I’m complaining about the price because i don’t want to buy something that is fake. I friend of mine purchased a PJ pvc patch and got a cheap made replica made of cloth.
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Define fake for me.
If you are looking for actual patches that actual guys in the actual units actually had issued or wore... with few exceptions you will not find these for sale online. Period.
If you just want a patch with the actual design that actual guys in actual... This you can find. But you won't know for sure that it's an actual design unless you ask someone from that unit.
In any case, $100 for $2 worth of fabric and stitching is a bad deal.
New CSOs are given their Raider patches when their team decides they can wear one. And then im sure all 48 teams or whatever have their own individual team patches they make an in house order for. So good luck. I wouldnt want a weirdo collecting my 10$ patch unless he was dumb enough to pay 100$ too.
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