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http://www.pezoutlaw.com/2012/07/chapter-7-pez-scoundrels-thieves.html
Section #1.
Chris Jordan It is very sad that several people have purchased from this batch of fake ad regulars and witch regulars. The warning bells were all there, so I can only assume they intended to purchase and profit from them while knowing that they were fake. Anytime someone asks you to keep communications "just between us", you can be pretty sure they are hiding something. I will write an article for the next issue of the Pez Collectors Store Newsletter (subscription is free! just provide your email address http://www.pezcollectors.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=40&chapter=2012
New Facebook page that I like.
Is the PEZ real?
The following is a very important story written by Chris Jordan in Pez Collectors Store Newsletter. This story confirms many of my own personal thoughts relayed in Pez Outlaw Diary. Excellent work Chris Jordan. I've been waiting 15 years for work like this.
Chris Jordan
The June 2013 Pez Collectors Store Newsletter went out today. Be sure to check it out for information to help you identify the fake regulars! The newsletter can also be found in our archive at
http://www.pezcollectors.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=132&chapter=2012
In early April, I was contacted by a man from Sacramento, CA who claimed to have 364 vintage regular pez. The photos below, which show advertising pez, some plain regulars and 37 Witch regulars, were included. The man claimed to have been given these 5 years ago by his friend and former business partner, Curt Allina (the original president of Pez Candy, Inc.).
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q82/s480x480/970688_10151716955668982_1345659108_n.jpgThis is perhaps the most definitive identification method for these fakes. Look for the No Shadow PEZ with patent side which will be present on all of the fake regulars and all of the fake ad regulars. If you don't find a no shadow side, it is not one of these fakes. Look at bricks in the curve of the P where they form an angle or V shape between the bricks. On the fakes, the bricks are cut straight down, so the V goes all the way in and pebbling is shown filling the whole V area. On all legitimate no shadow stems, the spaces between the bricks are more beveled so that the pebbling can only be seen about half way into the V and the other half is beveled to the tip of the V area as part of the lettering. There is no known legitimate dispenser that has this characteristic, but it is present on all of the fake regulars (except the witch regular which is a blank stem printed with the witch on both sides). The real no shadow is on the left, the fake is on the right. Email me if you need a higher resolution photo to see the difference.
Section #1.
Chris Jordan It is very sad that several people have purchased from this batch of fake ad regulars and witch regulars. The warning bells were all there, so I can only assume they intended to purchase and profit from them while knowing that they were fake. Anytime someone asks you to keep communications "just between us", you can be pretty sure they are hiding something. I will write an article for the next issue of the Pez Collectors Store Newsletter (subscription is free! just provide your email address http://www.pezcollectors.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=40&chapter=2012
New Facebook page that I like.
Is the PEZ real?
The following is a very important story written by Chris Jordan in Pez Collectors Store Newsletter. This story confirms many of my own personal thoughts relayed in Pez Outlaw Diary. Excellent work Chris Jordan. I've been waiting 15 years for work like this.
Chris Jordan
The June 2013 Pez Collectors Store Newsletter went out today. Be sure to check it out for information to help you identify the fake regulars! The newsletter can also be found in our archive at
http://www.pezcollectors.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=132&chapter=2012
In early April, I was contacted by a man from Sacramento, CA who claimed to have 364 vintage regular pez. The photos below, which show advertising pez, some plain regulars and 37 Witch regulars, were included. The man claimed to have been given these 5 years ago by his friend and former business partner, Curt Allina (the original president of Pez Candy, Inc.).
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q82/s480x480/970688_10151716955668982_1345659108_n.jpgThis is perhaps the most definitive identification method for these fakes. Look for the No Shadow PEZ with patent side which will be present on all of the fake regulars and all of the fake ad regulars. If you don't find a no shadow side, it is not one of these fakes. Look at bricks in the curve of the P where they form an angle or V shape between the bricks. On the fakes, the bricks are cut straight down, so the V goes all the way in and pebbling is shown filling the whole V area. On all legitimate no shadow stems, the spaces between the bricks are more beveled so that the pebbling can only be seen about half way into the V and the other half is beveled to the tip of the V area as part of the lettering. There is no known legitimate dispenser that has this characteristic, but it is present on all of the fake regulars (except the witch regular which is a blank stem printed with the witch on both sides). The real no shadow is on the left, the fake is on the right. Email me if you need a higher resolution photo to see the difference.