To Whom it may concern.
Coming back from a 10 day holiday and flicking through the new articles I stumbled over the”Flaw traces again” comments.Started by someone who might have been well intended this thread turned into a kind of lemming vicious circle. The sensation of mentioning my name (and Kai Winklers) along with the in-between-the-line suggestions that I sell copys seem to attract more readers than other well informed threads.
I’m very disappointed to learn again that assumptions,self importance and half wits seem to rule the line a thread goes.
Even if I had not been on holiday I suppose that I would not have entered this scene before as arguing with biased persons is of no use and waste of time.
There is no need to go into details,because I doubt the knowledge of most of the collectors participating in this special thread,I doubt their intentions and I doubt their integrity !
There was no cross pictured,no KC or detail foto given and so many jumped on this train without knowing what they are talking about.A perfect sign of a lemming behaviour.
I have archived hundreds of KC’s which I had over the last years and you will find in cross check flawes turning up all the time and small technical mistakes by the dozens.
Up to this very moment there is no faked KC which makes it to 90% of a classic original cross.
Classic I call: Steinhauer & Lück,Junckers and Klein & Quenzers.
Also I doubt a lot can identify the maker of a KC with one quick glance.Not on a two dimensional picture which is difficult but when you have the cross in your hands.
The cross pictured by Jody Beltram a thread further is not a standard S&L,but a rarer variety of this KC by the same maker.See the lousy detailed swastika and dates,bubbled surface.Why everyone is falling over itself to love this cross is not my point.But someone must have mentioned that this cross looks different to all other S&L’s.
Even if the dies of S&L have been found and sold in the 80ties there is still a very long way from having them to produce a full KC. Again a nice “I have heard so it must be true” story.
A farytale might start this way.
I deal as a professional dealer for almost 20 years now and have concentrated on KC’s and bravery awards since than.Since 1995 every single item more expensive than 250 US comes automatically with a written expertise and garanty with fotos and measurements.Since than I’m still the ONLY dealer in the world who is doing this consequently.I give my personal word for all these items and everyone can come directly to me.
I have some simple and straight rules for my business:
1. I don’t sell fakes
2. I treat all customers the same
3. I sell on a strict first come first serve base
4. I try to help as much as I can
Are there exeptions ?
Yes,there are.
Who ever insults,attacks or bad mouthes me OR MY STAFF will be added to our privat “Black list” we have in our office.I will never ever sell or help this person again.Either being a dealer or a collector,this strain is dead.And this list is already very long.Few might know that I’m not on speaking terms with most of my collegues.I get between 120-150 e-mails and telefon calls a day.Lots of them are questions for help or for the actual market prices.If I could be a doctor and charge every telefon call I would stop to sell medals.Some collectors send me e-mails with 50 or more attached scans for a quick help.Or others (participants of this thread) asked me for some close up fotosd of very rare orders.Again all time consuming work for cost free.
Last time I have been to the US a close frind of mine told me that he attends a seminar on integrity.I thought it funny as integrity is fully self understood and obvious.
I have already lost 20 minutes to write this comment,so that’s it although I could get into many more details,but one feeling stays with me.
“I’m very disappointed,partly hurt and lost respect to several persons involved into this threadt.I should feel sorry for you,but all I feel is a nagging feeling of contempt”
detlev
Coming back from a 10 day holiday and flicking through the new articles I stumbled over the”Flaw traces again” comments.Started by someone who might have been well intended this thread turned into a kind of lemming vicious circle. The sensation of mentioning my name (and Kai Winklers) along with the in-between-the-line suggestions that I sell copys seem to attract more readers than other well informed threads.
I’m very disappointed to learn again that assumptions,self importance and half wits seem to rule the line a thread goes.
Even if I had not been on holiday I suppose that I would not have entered this scene before as arguing with biased persons is of no use and waste of time.
There is no need to go into details,because I doubt the knowledge of most of the collectors participating in this special thread,I doubt their intentions and I doubt their integrity !
There was no cross pictured,no KC or detail foto given and so many jumped on this train without knowing what they are talking about.A perfect sign of a lemming behaviour.
I have archived hundreds of KC’s which I had over the last years and you will find in cross check flawes turning up all the time and small technical mistakes by the dozens.
Up to this very moment there is no faked KC which makes it to 90% of a classic original cross.
Classic I call: Steinhauer & Lück,Junckers and Klein & Quenzers.
Also I doubt a lot can identify the maker of a KC with one quick glance.Not on a two dimensional picture which is difficult but when you have the cross in your hands.
The cross pictured by Jody Beltram a thread further is not a standard S&L,but a rarer variety of this KC by the same maker.See the lousy detailed swastika and dates,bubbled surface.Why everyone is falling over itself to love this cross is not my point.But someone must have mentioned that this cross looks different to all other S&L’s.
Even if the dies of S&L have been found and sold in the 80ties there is still a very long way from having them to produce a full KC. Again a nice “I have heard so it must be true” story.
A farytale might start this way.
I deal as a professional dealer for almost 20 years now and have concentrated on KC’s and bravery awards since than.Since 1995 every single item more expensive than 250 US comes automatically with a written expertise and garanty with fotos and measurements.Since than I’m still the ONLY dealer in the world who is doing this consequently.I give my personal word for all these items and everyone can come directly to me.
I have some simple and straight rules for my business:
1. I don’t sell fakes
2. I treat all customers the same
3. I sell on a strict first come first serve base
4. I try to help as much as I can
Are there exeptions ?
Yes,there are.
Who ever insults,attacks or bad mouthes me OR MY STAFF will be added to our privat “Black list” we have in our office.I will never ever sell or help this person again.Either being a dealer or a collector,this strain is dead.And this list is already very long.Few might know that I’m not on speaking terms with most of my collegues.I get between 120-150 e-mails and telefon calls a day.Lots of them are questions for help or for the actual market prices.If I could be a doctor and charge every telefon call I would stop to sell medals.Some collectors send me e-mails with 50 or more attached scans for a quick help.Or others (participants of this thread) asked me for some close up fotosd of very rare orders.Again all time consuming work for cost free.
Last time I have been to the US a close frind of mine told me that he attends a seminar on integrity.I thought it funny as integrity is fully self understood and obvious.
I have already lost 20 minutes to write this comment,so that’s it although I could get into many more details,but one feeling stays with me.
“I’m very disappointed,partly hurt and lost respect to several persons involved into this threadt.I should feel sorry for you,but all I feel is a nagging feeling of contempt”
detlev
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