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    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=360050628230

    #2
    No way someone would pay that. Oo

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      #3
      And such a small size too Normally a 44 is worth a LOT less than any other bigger size...
      Either someone is VERY good at selling things, or someone else does not know what he/she is buying... One thing is for sure: none of them are members of this forum

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        #4
        Gentlemen, pricing in this case is a matter of customer/clients to which you market the goods. If this jacket is sold to a collector of DDR or east bloc items, he would most likely pay 20 USD at most. If you sell it to some teenager who wants a cool jacket, you can sell it at 40 USD. Sell it to someone who wants to dress up his girlfriend in the bedroom for some kinky time, you can ask 80 USD.

        They will pay and enjoy it - I have met all these kind of clients.

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          #5
          Very good point, people pay what the think its worth. Still rather funny to see.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Knuckles930 View Post
            Very good point, people pay what the think its worth. Still rather funny to see.
            Not only what it is worth, but often also for the service of not having to find the items themselves, nor arrange overseas shipping and payments.

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              #7
              Ah, I was more talking in general.

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                #8
                Recently, in another thread, someone had bought or was contemplating the purchase of ribbon bars, without provenance, supposedly belonging to Minister Dickle. This individual kept asking how much this item would be worth. The answer is: whatever someone is willing to pay is how much it's worth. Unless the item has value based on what it's made of- say, an Order of Lenin or Marx which are made of gold, or one of dozens of orders made of silver- then you're holding an item whose value is based solely on what it is historically, rather than what it's made from, and you're now at the mercy of the whims of the vast "market"- pretty much as Tretov said earlier.

                I began collecting Soviet ODM's; prices went out of control; I switched to Mongolian; same thing happened with the prices; I switched to DDR- guess what? Here we go again. Was bound to happen. Luckily, I've been able to collect some really great stuff before now. I haven't completely stopped collecting Soviet or Mongolian, and I doubt I'll slow down just yet on the DDR, but I have had to set my sites very carefully and watch "market" trends to judge when I will be able to move on certain items. Just the way it is.

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                  #9
                  Sell it to someone who wants to dress up his girlfriend in the bedroom for some kinky time, you can ask 80 USD.
                  How many euros is that?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Knuckles930 View Post
                    Ah, I was more talking in general.
                    My answer is valid on general basis as well, some people are willing to pay extra in order to get something easier. It is like potatoes, I am willing to pay the price the grocery store ask for it even though it would be cheaper if I grew them myself in the back yard. I simply do not have the time nor knowledge and thus I leave it to the people who know it better - and pay for their services accordingly.

                    Originally posted by grenzflieger View Post
                    How many euros is that?
                    Not enough Euros to make me smile, but we are looking at about 50 EUR.
                    xe.com

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Tretov View Post
                      Gentlemen, pricing in this case is a matter of customer/clients to which you market the goods. If this jacket is sold to a collector of DDR or east bloc items, he would most likely pay 20 USD at most. If you sell it to some teenager who wants a cool jacket, you can sell it at 40 USD. Sell it to someone who wants to dress up his girlfriend in the bedroom for some kinky time, you can ask 80 USD.

                      They will pay and enjoy it - I have met all these kind of clients.
                      I agree, it depends on who's buying the jacket and sometimes where its being sold. For example I go into my local army surplus shop and see a NVA Greatcoat for $50NZ.....I walk down the road a little to a shop selling 'vintage and retro' clothing and I see another NVA greatcoat for $130NZ.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Daniel Hockey View Post
                        I agree, it depends on who's buying the jacket and sometimes where its being sold. For example I go into my local army surplus shop and see a NVA Greatcoat for $50NZ.....I walk down the road a little to a shop selling 'vintage and retro' clothing and I see another NVA greatcoat for $130NZ.

                        Hi Dainiel, was that in kiwi disposals the $50NZ one?
                        Cheers Mate

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                          #13
                          Folks,
                          the Jacket was very cheap. It's the really rare Type with the Aluminum coatet, solid Gold Buttons.

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                            #14
                            Silly none of us thought of that. :P

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by weka View Post
                              Hi Dainiel, was that in kiwi disposals the $50NZ one?
                              Cheers Mate
                              No, Doyles on Hobson street has them. Last time I was in there they had about 5 left, sizes 44 and 48.

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