Chris Liontas Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I saw this photo and immedately wanted it. I placed a "safe bid" or so I thought- Last few minutes of the auction, the price jumped 175 Euro! 201 Euro for this photo! Granted it is rare as heck, but 201 Euro is still a steep price! Are luftwaffe photos in general just more expensive? There cant be that many more chaplain collectors out there.Photo is off of Ebay with owners mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 That is an amazing photo. A mix of early LW and DLV!! Heck of a price though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Unfortunately, my mind no longer boggles at insane people who pay insane prices to POSSESS something at any cost.As a personality type, they are the secretive, non-participatory, gloating-in-a-3-A.M.-basement, HOARDING version of human evolutionAMASSING things that can never be resold and will presumably be tossed in the trash by whoever their sullen and resentful legacy-squandered next of kin are when the lunatics finally pass on to their eternal rewardsleaving behind rat's nests of psychiatrically grotesque purchases. So it's really sad to see the financial manifestations of obsessive-compulsive mental disorders like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Please Rick - don't hold back your feelings on this type of person Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Actually, I bet he is holding back his feelings . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I like the way he is thinking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Chris for that price, I would want the man himself in a glass case, to justify the expense Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwwils Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 The chaplain in this photo isn't wearing a LW cockade on his visor. The officer seated next to him was a pilot in WWI so...It's a nice photo, I'd probably even shell out 20 or 25 dollars for it, but not 201 Euros. Hopefully the person who bought it either has a relative in the photo or something along such lines to justify the expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap15 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Chris, wow that was too much. Although he does have nice pants. Too bad the picture isn't color.Why is he wearing an overcoat but showing off his awards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Unfortunately, my mind no longer boggles at insane people who pay insane prices to POSSESS something at any cost.As a personality type, they are the secretive, non-participatory, gloating-in-a-3-A.M.-basement, HOARDING version of human evolutionAMASSING things that can never be resold and will presumably be tossed in the trash by whoever their sullen and resentful legacy-squandered next of kin are when the lunatics finally pass on to their eternal rewardsleaving behind rat's nests of psychiatrically grotesque purchases. So it's really sad to see the financial manifestations of obsessive-compulsive mental disorders like this. Only for you Bambi, see the price for one picture http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=290176100561Hope that one day, color photos of the 4th Class medal for clerc/veterinarians of the Pakistanese (2nd type of the 1971 issue) will drive this price - this day, one will be the Maharadjah of Bharatpur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 1000 EUROS!!!??? That is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Only for you Bambi, see the price for one pictureHope that one day, color photos of the 4th Class medal for clerc/veterinarians of the Pakistanese (2nd type of the 1971 issue) will drive this price - this day, one will be the Maharadjah of BharatpurNot quite sure -- or am I?? -- what your point here is, Franky. But that photo you link seems a real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 1000 EUROS!!!??? That is insane.now better, this buyer is known to buy tons & tons of photos every weeks for years (panzer, LW, KM .....) making the hobby worse than what it is without him. This buyer is well known by the dealers (professional or not) and ruin the pleasure of collecting, but the worse is that he pays the same price for fakes and real (in fact, I heard he as a team looking/working for him) and like secretive things .................Money drive everything and everybody !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvatwad Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 now better, this buyer is known to buy tons & tons of photos every weeks for years (panzer, LW, KM .....) making the hobby worse than what it is without him. This buyer is well known by the dealers (professional or not) and ruin the pleasure of collecting, but the worse is that he pays the same price for fakes and real (in fact, I heard he as a team looking/working for him) and like secretive things .................Money drive everything and everybody !!!!!Yes, it seems sudeck13 may be a group of people who act as a conglomerate to buy these photos. I've heard Luftwaffe researches here have subsequently asked for permission to view the photos for research purposes, but have been invariably denied except for one Dr. Prien.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tynesideirish Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 The chaplain in this photo isn't wearing a LW cockade on his visor. The officer seated next to him was a pilot in WWI so...It's a nice photo, I'd probably even shell out 20 or 25 dollars for it, but not 201 Euros. Hopefully the person who bought it either has a relative in the photo or something along such lines to justify the expense.I think its more than likely another example of a bidder bidding a silly price (200 ?) hoping that with normal small incriment bidding their high price will make sure they win it. However that strategy messes up when another bidder has the same bright idea (205?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBierStein Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Gentlemen. This is e-ban we are talking about. Please don't forget a seller can raise the bidding price. This is not very difficult to do. I've known and caught people doing this same thing. Not everything is as it seems on e-ban. Never use that site. Stick to places you trust, e-ban is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Chris, wow that was too much. Although he does have nice pants. Too bad the picture isn't color.Why is he wearing an overcoat but showing off his awards... Hi Robert! I am really not sure. I think we have seen this chaplain before in a profile shot. He looks really familiar for some reason. I'm going to dig through my files and look--its strange but I could swear I have seen him before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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