A thread was started over at FPN regarding an eBay seller who has been peddling off DJ 51s with reproduction parts on them. At the very least, they are reproduction tassies. I suspect that the blind caps are completely reproduction parts. Anyway, the thread over there got de-railed with other discussions, but I thought it was worthwhile to post this over here.
I wanted to help raise awareness about the possibility of running across these. They sold for big bucks. It's important to know what you're buying before you buy it. A quick look at the tassies can tell you that they are repops if you know what you are looking for. If you have purchased one of these, I would ask for a refund.
He even managed to sell a Double Jewel Aerometric 51, which he claims was sold for a short period of time in the 50s.
http://www.ebay.com/...n-/151634355269
Here are the DJ Vacumatic 51s he passed off as originals:
http://www.ebay.com/...t-/151635451842
http://www.ebay.com/...J-/151635917723
http://www.ebay.com/...e-/151643091659
Edited by BrianMcQueen, 16 April 2015 - 06:06 PM.