hah, I love, it jeff - lawyers being useful, and finding the law *interesting*. I dig.
and jimmy, you make me laugh, "They SAY to beware of imitations!" And they are right! Total scammers, these hone makers. Almost certainly its a Thuringian nearby - seemingly made for export mainly (I bet the German is jsut there for authenticty-appearances sake), where people are more likely to be fooled.
I think ebay should allow people to post comments on listings, like "this is overpriced!" "this is a fake!" . obviously you wouldnt have to heed them, and the seller could respond to them.