Eugene

Dear Christian, As always, where you are, there are lies, exaggerations, and insults. Why I am not surprised? I never insulted any members of the collectors? community. You will never produce a single name. If my replies to you were not gentle, it?s because you were the one who started insults. I always try to resolve any issues in peaceful manner but there is limit to anybodies patience. You like to push those limits. When the ?another? forum has started I was invited to share my knowledge and expertise. You insulted my intelligence, stated that awards from my personal collection were fakes. Even so other experts including Paul McDaniel found them original. When I tried to share facts regarding Soviet awards, your replies were ?I don?t believe that?. ?It?s not true?, ?It can?t be?. You never had an intelligent argument. I realized that it?s better to ignore you than to waste time on such ignorant person. You were a single guy who tried to mess a constructive discussing. When I ignored you, you insulted other members and moderators of the forum. Wasn?t it the reason why you were banned from the forum? Why are you trying to give me all your credits? Prior to coming to ?another? forum, you made mess on the forum of German awards. The members of that forum shared this information. It?s already two forums were you were not welcome! BTW, there were delays on several shipments of the medals on my part. I?ve already straightened it out or trying to resolve it. I failed to reply in timely matter and a couple of my customers were concern but no ?nasty postings? as you mentioned. It?s another of your lies. Regarding ?we all are 100 % gentlemen?, the word ?gentleman? is not associated with your name in my humble opinion. I WOULD STRONLY APPRECIATE IF NEVER EVER MENTION MY NAME AGAIN OR DO ANY REFERALS TO MY NAME!!!

Ed, Very nice group. But if I were you I would returned the group to the seller ASAP because of authenticity problem. RB is a fake. In my book sending it to Paul is just waste of money. Regards Eugene

I wouldn't rely on your humble opinion if I were you

It's cheap for 1st class St. Stan. I was late and should have paid more.

Absolutely agree. Both items are original and problem free.

The badge looks like modern copy

As far as I know the Kravchenko group is sold already. Dave, It's not just Red Banner 3 that makes difference between those two Nevsky groups. The Kravchenko group also has very rare variation Red Banner s/n 192044 (engraved "Mondvor" mark). This order alone costs $800-900.

Description on Ebay: "This particular example sold to a Georgian collector at a European auction house a few years ago for $2,000 plus buyer's premium." Few years ago nobody has sold such order for more than $200.

Description on Ebay: "This is one of the rarest of all Soviet award variants. It is the transition Type 3 variant of the Order of the Badge of Honor. It has the 5-sided suspension with the Type 2 cut-out area on the obverse and flatback reverse." Price $4500. This is a fake! Such varuation never existed! All observed orders are made from suspension flatback variation!!!

Fake Mondvor Red Star

Fake 3 rivets star and order book

Fake entries in the order book as well. Made up group.

The original entries are removed in order book. "Newly" made book.

Please do! However, it won't make the price for this order lower than 20K in Moscow

I thought so. It costs in Moscow the same $20-25K

Can you get them at $12K in Moscow? I'll take all of them. Few dozen for sure. Tell me where to send money

$20K

HSU Nedzvetskiy Iosif Markovich. Participated in North Polar expeditions. HSU awarded on 02.03.1940 for drifting 812 days as a member of "George Sedov" crue.