redeagleorder Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 i wished something bad to this person for bringing the state of the bar from picture one to picture two? It was on ebay a week ago and now its back on, minus the medals which the seller is selling separately. Matthew Former state Current State
Paul R Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 What a douche bag. He would have gotten more for the intact medal bar than for selling all of the parts individually. Another piece of history destroyed by greed.
M Hunter Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 Why do these money driven idiots do this!! :violent:
Wild Card Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 Go ahead redeagleorder, wish something bad... very bad. :violent:
joe campbell Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 no, you would not be a bad person... the bad person is the IDIOT who propagated this atrocity. joe 1
saschaw Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 By the way, he is doing this frequently. :violent:
Odulf Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Bad people should be punished, but against idiocy there is no medicine :(
redeagleorder Posted February 6, 2012 Author Posted February 6, 2012 By the way, he is doing this frequently. Really? I noticed this one just because I placed a bid on the bar when it was being sold for the first time, then saw it for sale again. If he is doing this regularly, all the more shame on him. Regards, Matthew
VtwinVince Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 I also saw this one, what a complete moron.
Odulf Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Well, it looks like this topic is ending in the shallows of breaking up medal groups, as it has been done for long, long times and still happens. A relation or collector keeps a group together for sentimental/historical reasons, but as it is in real life, once sold greed or the market takes the upper hand. Welcome in the world where most people know the price of everyting but value little. What would you do, boycot these dealers for life, or in the long run buy their stuff because you are a greedy collector? What's the price of principles?
redeagleorder Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 Would buying the bar to restore it be a good thing or would it encourage him in the long run to destroy more of them? Just wondering. Matthew
Wild Card Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Would buying the bar to restore it be a good thing or would it encourage him in the long run to destroy more of them? Just wondering. Matthew It certainly would not deter him. Personally, I feel that the best way to deal with such people is to not deal with them at all. Consider it.
saschaw Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Next one? Unless there were others in the meantime... http://www.ebay.de/itm/280837526047
redeagleorder Posted March 3, 2012 Author Posted March 3, 2012 Would a war aid medal really be mounted in front of an order of the red eagle? Regards Matthew
Beau Newman Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 Would a war aid medal really be mounted in front of an order of the red eagle? Wartime awards were often placed ahead of peacetime awards, even house orders. The orange/white ribbon could also be a General Honor Decoration.
M Hunter Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 The orange/white ribbon could also be a General Honor Decoration. It may be the General Honour Decoration as I see it along with the War Aid Cross and Centenary Medal for sale in a separate listing. Also listed is the Prussian 25 Year Long Service Cross, again in a separate listing. Matt
saschaw Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Would a war aid medal really be mounted in front of an order of the red eagle? Unless the Red Eagle Order has swords (compare GFM Hindenburg's medal bar), definitely yes. Edited March 4, 2012 by saschaw
saschaw Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 You would not. No, you wouldn't... http://www.ebay.de/itm/280841677727
Trooper_D Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Another piece of history destroyed by greed. With the very small consolation, however, that it is documented in its complete condition here. Otherwise, I agree with all the bad things everyone else wishes upon this vandal - even if it is Lent :) Edited March 21, 2012 by Trooper_D
redeagleorder Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 This happens to a lot of bars (still doesn't lessen the crime) but this was a really nice bar to an enlisted man before some ****** destroyed it. Its not just that the two rarest medals are gone, the others have also been messed with (note the Kaiser's Centenary medal). I really can't bear such people.
Yankee Posted December 3, 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Well, it looks like this topic is ending in the shallows of breaking up medal groups, as it has been done for long, long times and still happens. A relation or collector keeps a group together for sentimental/historical reasons, but as it is in real life, once sold greed or the market takes the upper hand. Welcome in the world where most people know the price of everyting but value little. What would you do, boycot these dealers for life, or in the long run buy their stuff because you are a greedy collector? What's the price of principles? Good point in wanting to boycot a dealer for life if its an item you can't find any where else. It is not just greedy & naive merchants that make a practice destroying bars but also collectors themselves who have no problem taking apart one for that desired medal to fit ever so nicely in their collection.
saschaw Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 Butchering fake bars, however, is no crime. Crap is crap and will stay crap. http://www.ebay.de/itm/221173927314
redeagleorder Posted January 6, 2013 Author Posted January 6, 2013 Ironically the person who is selling the bar saschaw shows is the same one who ripped apart the other bar I started the thread with in February.
saschaw Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Uhm, I am and and was totally aware of this. Just wanted to point out, sometimes(!) it just doesn't matter what they do.
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