Words fail me.

[museumtom]

http://www.speedbid.com/lot.cfm?lotID=372555

[Wayne Saillard]

Yet another example of the blatant disrespect towards the service of one soldier - all in the name of 'honouring' someone else.

Regards

Wayne

[Chris_Baker]

all in the name of 'honouring' someone else.

Actually, in the name of making a few quid.

[jay dubaya]

would some fool actually pay that price

[Paul Reed]

This could, of course, have been done a long time ago. I knew a veteran who had a trio which he had bought in a junk shop in the 50s and had them erased, and re-engraved with his details (Boots were offering a medal naming service for WW2 medals at the time), as he had lost his medals long ago. He had no idea that you could get replacements. So lets put this into some perspective and realise this has been going on as long as medals have been issued and may not always be the sellers fault.

[HarryBettsMCDCM]

It could also be an Allied "Blank" award named up to a recipient to avoid paying AMO Charges for replacement in the past,ifcontemporarily renamed it would be of little interest to any self respecting Collector,unless a "type" Collector who collects simply an example of each medal in which case it would provide a cheaper alternative to a good properly named & authenticated example,if unfussy as to condition etc;,I see little point of re naming; personally,it can never replace the original,but sadly it has been done since Medals began to be awarded,for all sorts of reasons.

Modern erasures to supply the renaming market,{"Grandads Medals are missing & I want a set on the Wall,with his name on"}are however another thing & anyone contemplating such an act of wanton damage should suffer sleepless nights henceforth.

[Auimfo]

At least the seller is openly admitting it's been renamed and not trying to pass it off as being original.

Tim L.