Good Morning Brian! I have never stated that one cannot find a real piece on eBay, or any other auction house. My discussion was predicated upon the never-ending supply of "authentic", "vintage" and "jeweler copy" PLMs that are available on a weekly basis and routinely fetch between 1-5K USD. Every soldier in the entire Imperial German Army could/should have one hanging around his neck for this to be true........... Now, which piece on your website did you get off eBay? My understanding was these were all family pieces??