Hilfskreuzer at Kai Winkler

[AndyC]

They aren't for that price
But somebody thought otherwise.

Well IMO its insane


Best Andy

[Pepe77]

Andy your badge´s a killer maker´s mark makes it even better.

[AndyC]

Thanks Josef

When i saw Kai Ws update today i think whats happening ?
My bagde has history so i know were it come from


Andy

[Nordmark]

The head of your piece seems to be a little corroded, maybe you can sell it for 2900€

[AndyC]

Nordmark you seems to be a good friend

Cheers to you, its friday



Best

Andy

[BubbaZ]

Looks like Kadafi's petrodollars went on the market, somebody must have robbed one of his safes in Tripoli
Cheers,
Hubert

[John R.]

Looks like Kai's had a double strike.

John

[John R.]

I value these in this condition at 2000+ euros. Maybe 2500 euros. They are just not that common in this condition. Add in a dealer markup since he probably got it for 2000 euros or so from a collector and there you go.

If you have a good story with it, more.

John

[Alex K.]

Damn, this cruiser can compete with my badge but it looses, the box is missing

But the price is really wow.

[Alex K.]

The Box (paper inside)

[Norm F]

The Box (paper inside)

Wow, from 6.20 Reichsmark to 3000 Euro! How's that for appreciation!

In 1941 when this tombak badge was introduced, the exchange rate was 2.50 German Reichsmark to the American dollar. Thus the price of Alex's Schwerin was $2.48 U.S!

Today 3000 Euro is $4127.25.

So from $2.48 to $4127.25 over 70 years is an investment return of $1664.21 to the dollar!

[John R.]

Beautiful box Alex. John

[Martin W]

What amuses me is that he had this "common" Schwerin piece priced higher than the Japanese made award on his site.

Ok,so it is a beautiful looking award,but not that hard to find in comparison to one of the Yokohama made awards.

One of these days i will just have to "bite the bullet" and buy that Japanese award.

I have five Schwerin's but no Japanese made award,yet.

Regards,Martin.

[John R.]

I think the logic is that collectors will pay the premium to complete the SB line of KM badges where the Japanese version might not even interest most collectors. I would say 98% of KM badge collectors are interested in SB badges, not sure the percentage would be anything like that for the Japanese one.

My take, but clearly, Winkler felt the same. John

[John R.]

And, as best I can remember, Kai has not had a SB AC badge for many many years. He likes to call the tombak Juncker AC badge a Schwerin though. Finally he has a SB so maybe he will stop calling Junckers Schwerins.

John