WWII German Autograph prices

[Oberbootsmann]

Hello. While searching for a value of an original wartime signed "Erwin Rommel Besitzzeugnis" I ran into the following site:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/search.asp

Realizing their prices I am wondering if they have ever sold something. 8k for a Rommel signed paper, 20k - 45k for a Hitler signed document and so on. Even for a printed facsimile Hitler signatur on a "Mutterkreuz Award Document" they want 5k (value US $40).

Regards, Matthias

[Mil-Archive]

Hello. While searching for a value of an original wartime signed "Erwin Rommel Besitzzeugnis" I ran into the following site:

http://www.historyforsale.com/html/search.asp

Realizing their prices I am wondering if they have ever sold something. 8k for a Rommel signed paper, 20k - 45k for a Hitler signed document and so on. Even for a printed facsimile Hitler signatur on a "Mutterkreuz Award Document" they want 5k (value US $40).

Regards, Matthias

Maybe they come in a solid Gold frame ? There is an ad on the top page about 20% off but those are still insane prices. The 2x Himmlers wouldn't look particularly good to me either going by those photographs.

[crfraser]

That dealer always posts signatures and documents with extraordinary pricing. Check out his eBay stuff too. His prices are 300% to 1000% over market. The Rommel would be about 10X over priced based on what I have seen.

All I can guess is that he sells the odd piece to some corporation looking for a retirement gift for a senior exec or to a rookie with more money than sense.

Quite puzzling.

Colin

[VtwinVince]

I guess whatever the market will bear, but those prices are nuts. I deal heavily in German autographs, and always try to keep prices within reason.

[Mark C. Yerger]

Seems to be tons of Rommel signatures available on documents, etc. Paying for the name of a hero pumped by the media of his day. Many superior skilled general rank officers command a far lower price in comparison. But certain individuals and services (U-Boat, Fighter pilots, Waffen-SS) always command higher values.

I value signed anything, wartime or postwar, over a plain medal or hat. It's a connection to the individual.