Hi Joe:
For me, this represents "the boy who cried wolf" syndrome. I believe the seller is none other than military-bargains-uk by another name (buy it now, private auction, Nottingham locale, etc.).
As long as he sells items like this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-PICKELHAUBE-PLATE-OFFICER-C-1914_W0QQitemZ6603780446QQcategoryZ13971QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
...it would be a tremendous leap of faith to regard any of his offerings as legitimate.
Chas.