Man.....A tad bit on the expensive side, but wow what a nice beauty 
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It seems that every week now there is a thread dealing with the escalating price of TR militaria on any one of our forums. It's quite simple, if the price is too high for you then don't buy. The prices are not going to go back into the past that some of us choose to remember. The trend now (as Phillipe noted) is focusing on a much narrower field. The days of collecting a bit of everything is done IMO. So, carpi deium!
ChetLast edited by Chet Sowersby; 07-06-2005, 06:37 PM.Zinc stinks!Comment
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I agree with Chet ... I've bought several items that have been waaay over the going "rates" for similar pieces. However, some dont come along very often .. and I'm not buying to become rich down the road. I'm buying them because they finish up a collection area.Originally posted by Chet Sowersby
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Too many people live in the past...forget about 70-90 dollar Pabs as those days are over..Comment
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Price is what it is worth to you based against how often you have a chance to get one. That badge is a beaut and if I wasn't broke it would have been mine. The closer you are to filling a gap and finishing a particular set the more you are willing to pay.
JMHO
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Evidently, this is the gap in everybody's set...Originally posted by ddoeringComment
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That badge in that condition is seldom seen.
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Fine looking badge! I'm not about to criticise the person who wants to spend the asking price because it's their money to spend as they wish. OK the Dollar price looks high but the Dollar is weak at the moment against other currencies. I too have paid well over the odds for something to fill a long term gap in my collection, especially if the condition is right which this one is.
15 years ago I saw a Piranesi print in a shop window, the price was high but it was a very early edition and a view that I'd always admired. I'd just had my annual bonus and could easily have afforded it. Instead, I went to have a coffee to think it over and when I went back to the shop someone else had bought it. I've always regretted missing that print and I've never seen another as good or as 'cheap'. I learnt a lesson that day, if you want it and can afford it then have it whilst you can because you'll kick yourself if you don't
Happy collecting! Peter .Comment
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And that is why the prices keep skyrocketing like they do...Originally posted by petermac
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Oh nuts, That's exactly what I'm doing now...collecting all sortsOriginally posted by Chet Sowersby
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I guess I was born a little too late for that. Oh well, I guess I'll try to keep "the old days" alive through my slow growing collection.Comment
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I'm sure it looks more attractive to our Eurocentric friends.
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Ok with the state of the price debate-who says Jan got it?Comment
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Well maybe for these mintish / rare birds ... but other than the normal "inflation" standards, regular "worn" items still are in abundance and can be had for pretty decent prices.Originally posted by Rolf D.And that is why the prices keep skyrocketing like they do...
If you ask about the collecting business getting out of hand ... tried looking at what houses sell for now days (compared to even 5 years ago)?? ... must be dealers raising their prices because people want them too ...
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Priceless!Originally posted by VonLuger
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What would Jan do if Peter emailed him back and said ...Originally posted by robert60446Priceless!
"sorry sold"
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