Originally posted by pantherv
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Tom....I used the word contentious, which is exactly what all these types of unofficial awards are. I know about as much as anyone else does about these pieces, which is not a lot. How many Lappland shield's get sold on the e-stand.......none...people simply don't trust them. I started a thread on my Dunkirk shield with a view to selling it....I didn't bother in the end because although it generally got the 
I knew it was too contentious a piece for people to take a chance on.
If you've no doubt over the originality of your shield, I'll accept that, but I'd never pay the sort of money dealers are asking for these pieces on blind faith only to watch it being pulled apart on the forums......
KR.......Peter
I knew it was too contentious a piece for people to take a chance on.If you've no doubt over the originality of your shield, I'll accept that, but I'd never pay the sort of money dealers are asking for these pieces on blind faith only to watch it being pulled apart on the forums......
KR.......Peter
Peter, I understand your position completely. But the difference between you and me is that I don't care if I can re-sell it later because I am not "investing" in these items, I am "collecting" them. I am an addicted collector and have been for 40 some years. Sure, it is nice that some of the items I paid pennies for are now worth thousands, but that doesn't entice me to run out and take the profit by selling them. In fact, it the value crashed back down to pennies, it wouldn't bother me in the least. It would just give me the ability to get more items that I can't presently afford.
So for me the important thing is if the item is original. In this case, I know it is. Is no one else believes that, TFB, I know otherwise. When someone questions it, I will defend it. If they are not convinced, at least I have documented my reasons for thinking otherwise.
But you are 100% correct. From an investment standpoint, there are better safer things to spend your collecting dollars on.
Tom
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