ebay k rat heads-up

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texrdnec
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ebay k rat heads-up

Post by texrdnec » Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:29 pm

got a long way to go on this one and it's already at big money

if it's your money, i'd quit chasing it

1) just looks off, which is your most important clue
2) it's a PERFECT inner box, so where's the matching perfect outer box? their inner wrapping is labeled exactly like the outer and lined up to boot?
3) feel free to scour the interwebs for either that font or american chicle being in all caps

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373612094585?h ... Sw2hhgw~93

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Re: ebay k rat heads-up

Post by Smitty » Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:48 pm

I don’t know much about k-rats, but thought it was bs when I saw it. Then started reading and began second guessing myself. I didn’t realise some companies printed full labels on inner boxes until I started looking at kration info.

Now I’m still like...it looks too good to be true but I don’t know why.

Thanks for the post. Hope some more folks can share more info. Per your comment about company name in capitals: I’ve only seen this (which isn’t conclusive in the least): https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -509015778
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Re: ebay k rat heads-up

Post by texrdnec » Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:03 pm

once again, where's the outer box?

that has the same font though, so those things came from the same place

my spidey senses were tingling on this thing but i ran it past my guy, who is probably the most knowledgeable k rat guy there is and he said he does think it's a repro that somebody did a damned good job on

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Re: ebay k rat heads-up

Post by texrdnec » Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:34 am

Ok, I am now at 50/50 with the guys I ask when I’m not sure

Here’s a third https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -509015773

Once again, no outer box, I can’t get around that 0 of 3 have an outer box with them...

If I had more money than sense I’d win the damned thing just to find out but I don’t so I’m still calling fake but I’m not doing it with any kind of certainty

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Re: ebay k rat heads-up

Post by ChowLine » Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:42 am

So, as far as I know this versions outter packaging was that paper wrapped around it and then dipped in wax meaning there is no outter box. They stopped doing this becuase the rations stuck together in the master case when exposed to heat due to melting wax and would rip packaging when removed.This might even be the early version with a telescoping inner box. As near as I can tell, this might very well be legitimate.

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Re: ebay k rat heads-up

Post by texrdnec » Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:01 pm

i'd expect contents listed if it was that early but maybe not

the two others linked here are packed exactly the same and one even appears to have had a can swell

it feels off to me but i just don't know about this one. part of what makes k rations fun, i suppose.

at that price with 5 days to go somebody certainly thinks it's a pristine example of the real deal

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