Indeed, lot's of idiot's like this on Gunnutz.You see garbage like that so often on this site it is no wonder we are where we are. The eagerness to drop to their knees and lick ass, boots, whatever is pathetic. He went so far as to report the guy(s) for THAT? He is out there somewhere screaming for someone to "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" ERMAGHERD.
The OP posted pics of the rifle from an auction and ad pics from the scammers ad with markings altered. I would say pretty solid proof.As far as the OP goes, have you done anything to prove the guy is scamming? The world of milsurp is pretty intense. It's something I will likely never bother learning to the extent I do other topics. You can't expect a guy with a perfect rating going back years to get banned without a proper case being presented. It could be as simple as him saying the wrong thing in a PM but you do still have to present some evidence. I would never know that was fake or how to tell but it's not my forte'. It may not be the admin's either. Prove he is scamming and he will be dealt with in a likely permanent manner. All I did was PM saying "FAKE" and it got results.
Thank you for getting to this before I did. To add to your authentic description:For those curious, the rifle in question is a complete fake from the ground up. One glaring giveaway is that the German G33/40 was only produced between October 1940 and December 1942, exclusively by DOT (Waffenfabrik Brunn AG). The manufacturer code on an authentic G33/40 can only be either "945" (1940) or "DOT" (1941, 1942).
A "1945 DOU" marking would never appear on a genuine G33/40. Additionally, I’d wager that the "G33/40" marking won’t be found on the side rail, which is another clear indicator of its inauthenticity.