Hello all,
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS.
You know, there has been many times where I have just thought to myself, give up. I am talking about collecting WWII German awards. There is just so much information to learn, and just when you think you have it down you go and get sucked into buying a reproduction. I have been taken time and time again and before I found this forum I thought it was hopeless. Not only have I learned so much, but I have been engulfed in a community of great members. I have met so many great people who obviously have the same passion as I when it comes to the history of these rare items.
One member in particular that I met through this forum is John Ammons. I had dealt with him in the past on a few things purchased through the e-stand and had been very pleased. One day, I just thought to e-mail him and ask if he had anything extra sitting around. Sure enough, John had a document/medal grouping that was awarded to Wilhelm Cremer, which happens to be my name, William Kramer.
The grouping cost $300.00 for three documents and the two medals (one document was a hospital issue for the wound badge) I explained to John that I was a Junior at Western Illinois University and that I was paying for things on my own at the current date. I told him that I really wanted to own the grouping as I felt an interesting connection with the grouping, basically, it was just cool that I found it, and if I passed it up I knew I would regret it.
The only problem was, I did not have the $300.00 to pay for the grouping. I proposed that I pay monthly on the group, at $100.00 per month. John agreed as we had dealt in the past and knew he could trust me. I put the down-payment on the grouping immediately. Well, sure enough, summer school came around and I was stuck with the huge bill. I was getting A’s in my courses, but I still was having some financial trouble. I explained this to John and kept in contact with him throughout the entire summer.
John not only gave me an extension on my payment, but he also knocked off $50.00 from the total price owed. What a nice thing to do! That e-mail was such a relief to me and really did make my day. So, when I finally got the money saved up to pay off the balance I went ahead and did so via paypal.com – John shipped my items USPS PRIORITY mail with full insurance and delivery confirmation.
The grouping was just better than ever in person and then I got a free gift as well. John included a metal eagle (size of a boxcar eagle) for free (surely a reproduction, but it is the thought that counts.)
I just wanted to share this grouping with all of you and to let you know what a standup guy John Ammons really is. It is people like this within this collector community that keep me involved with this great hobby. If it weren’t for people like this, I don’t know where I would be right now. So thank you to this forum, and especially John Ammons.
William Kramer
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS.
You know, there has been many times where I have just thought to myself, give up. I am talking about collecting WWII German awards. There is just so much information to learn, and just when you think you have it down you go and get sucked into buying a reproduction. I have been taken time and time again and before I found this forum I thought it was hopeless. Not only have I learned so much, but I have been engulfed in a community of great members. I have met so many great people who obviously have the same passion as I when it comes to the history of these rare items.
One member in particular that I met through this forum is John Ammons. I had dealt with him in the past on a few things purchased through the e-stand and had been very pleased. One day, I just thought to e-mail him and ask if he had anything extra sitting around. Sure enough, John had a document/medal grouping that was awarded to Wilhelm Cremer, which happens to be my name, William Kramer.
The grouping cost $300.00 for three documents and the two medals (one document was a hospital issue for the wound badge) I explained to John that I was a Junior at Western Illinois University and that I was paying for things on my own at the current date. I told him that I really wanted to own the grouping as I felt an interesting connection with the grouping, basically, it was just cool that I found it, and if I passed it up I knew I would regret it.
The only problem was, I did not have the $300.00 to pay for the grouping. I proposed that I pay monthly on the group, at $100.00 per month. John agreed as we had dealt in the past and knew he could trust me. I put the down-payment on the grouping immediately. Well, sure enough, summer school came around and I was stuck with the huge bill. I was getting A’s in my courses, but I still was having some financial trouble. I explained this to John and kept in contact with him throughout the entire summer.
John not only gave me an extension on my payment, but he also knocked off $50.00 from the total price owed. What a nice thing to do! That e-mail was such a relief to me and really did make my day. So, when I finally got the money saved up to pay off the balance I went ahead and did so via paypal.com – John shipped my items USPS PRIORITY mail with full insurance and delivery confirmation.
The grouping was just better than ever in person and then I got a free gift as well. John included a metal eagle (size of a boxcar eagle) for free (surely a reproduction, but it is the thought that counts.)
I just wanted to share this grouping with all of you and to let you know what a standup guy John Ammons really is. It is people like this within this collector community that keep me involved with this great hobby. If it weren’t for people like this, I don’t know where I would be right now. So thank you to this forum, and especially John Ammons.
William Kramer
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