Ek1 with halbetui, need a little help!

[schönbeck]

Got this very nice cross today. Its a L/11 marked cross with all corepaint remaining and a lot of nice frosting left. The case came with this cross and is of that so called halbetui model. Its all in great condition. The velvet in the lid has the LDO imprint and under cushin its marked 621 K.B..
On the reverse it has another L-stamping which I cant totally make out.

My question is, since I never had a halbetui earlier, are these more or less sought after than the regular.
And is it more or less worth? I'm planning of selling it so I need tip on how much I should charge for it.

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[Calvin Hall]

Nice cross and case.

I have several crosses in the so-called halbetui case. I don't know that these type cases are any more/less desirable than the typical case.
I dont think that I have ever paid more for a cased EK1 only because it was in a halbetui style case.

I can tell you that they are rarer that the typical case. Rarity doesn't always equate to price, though.

[George Stimson]

Here's a Halbetui with a Deumer cross with the maker name on the inside lid.

[George Stimson]

Unlike schönbeck's example, this one has the EK logo on the outside of the lid.

[Hank C.]

Nice looking cross. Why not just base the sale price on what you paid for it, regardless of all other factors?

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Hank

[schönbeck]

Well Hank, I hoped to get more than 90 euros for that.

[kale010]

Well, If you ask me, I would keep it just because of it's rarity but that's just my opinion

[ciritione]

Very nice case

I want one!

[Hank C.]

Well Hank, I hoped to get more than 90 euros for that.

Don't misunderstand me, I believe you should make a profit on it. But if you paid - for example - 300 euro for it, then try 350. If you paid 90 for everything, try to get 150. Whatever. I just don't like it when people get something for, let's say 200 euro, then try to sell it for 600. That's excessive and greedy.
I know people do it, and I'm not saying you do. I'm just a fan of being reasonable. In this case, just go for a profit, don't worry about 20 or 30 euros more due to what kind of case it is.

regards,
Hank

[schönbeck]

hank, i justy didnt know and didnt want to sell it to cheap if the halbetui actually was more worth than the regular

[Sonderkommando]

Personally I feel the half cases are a cheaper version of the normal cases and as such are worth slightly less, even though they are a little harder to find in good condition.
This one is devoid of the EK outline on the lid and would be on the lower end of the price scale.

A nice case but not worth more than a normal case.


Brett