Sketchy Eames Evans chair on Ebay  

Ah, the old 'you are...
Ah, the old 'you are entitled to your opinion' response, which essentially is a cold reply by the replier giving you the replier's entitlement to an entitlement.
Interesting thread. I see the chair did not (or has not) meet (met) reserve first time out of the gate. Yet, anyway. That said, Caveat Emptor, and all that jazz.

Looking more closely, I do...
Looking more closely, I do see the grain is exactly the same. It's a shame there is no way to contact a bidder/winner through Ebay.

Is the price going that high...
Is the price going that high because people, not realizing it's fake, think it's an exceptionally clean example? I see another Evans Eames chair that looks pretty decent with a Buy It Now for about $1000 that hasn't sold.

Don't I see
crushed wood grain around the screws on the bottom, near the label ? Would that be typical for an original-condition chair ?

Yes. My DCW's and LCW's, all...
Yes. My DCW's and LCW's, all Evans, have at least one indentation around the screw from excessive screw pressure. Another charming characteristic from manufacturing is the seats and backs are slightly askew.

gene
That Buy-It-Now chair is quite nice, but it is a DCW. Vintage LCW command significantly higher prices than DCW, all else equal.

Of course, I should have...
Of course, I should have realized that. Thanks, Woody!

I don't know how or I would...
I don't know how or I would do it, but someone should post the pictures from both auctions here before they are taken down from ebay.

How rare is an Evans LCW? Is that what they typically sell for?

Not very good with paint,...
Not very good with paint, but you get the idea....

More of the same....
More of the same....

Good job Josh! Really puts...
Good job Josh! Really puts it into perspective doesn't it. Adding to the devil in the details, the backrest support has two small stains by the right side screw.

Crime Pays
A $573 LCW turns into $2,060 with a little elbow grease, some lies and a fake label.
malihini picked up a couple rope edge Zenith chairs on ebay ( item 130484772476). Let's see how long it takes for them to get some different bases.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=130484...

If only there was some way...
If only there was some way to contact the buyer. They would have a straight-forward case for fraud, no? And they would get costs + damages? I'm not really familiar with American law, but this is what I see in the movies.
If that cannot happen, we'll just have to hope for the law of karma to kick in.
One other thought: the new owner of this chair will sell this chair on at some future date. And at that point the provenance will be lost and there will be a bodged Evans chair fooling all but the most fastidious anoraks. Pitty.

It used to be possible to...
It used to be possible to see bidder names on Ebay, but problems like fraudulent second-chance offers, collusion among bidders, and stalking led to the current situation, in which bidder names are always hidden. It's too bad.