Interesting article...

[Chris Boonzaier]

obviously written by someone who has nothing to do with Militaria...

 

http://www.welt.de/finanzen/geldanlage/article13387107/Sammler-reissen-sich-um-Opas-Militaerorden.html

[Chris Boonzaier]

Same author makes himself look silly here... (or "sillier")

http://www.welt.de/finanzen/geldanlage/article13184024/Mit-alten-Waffenroecken-laesst-sich-viel-Geld-machen.html

[Bernhard H.Holst]

Hello Chris.

Thanks for drawing our attention to these two articles. It is disappointing to find these in "Die Welt" which I have considered reasonably accurate and have read from time to time. Just a simple error should have been caught by an editor ( if such a person does exist ) namely that Fredrick the Great reigned from 1712 to 1786.

While I am not too good in retaining money values the figures given by a so-called expert appear taken off the wall and do not reflect the current prices asked by German dealers.

Bernhard H. Holst

[utopis]

Quite comical. €5000 for a set of oakleaves with swords - at that rate I'd take a whole bunch. 

The comments are even funnier, declaring that collecting orders and medals is dead and soon everything will become worthless.