Soviet Defense Medals

[Bryan]

I just received this common piece yesterday from Ukraine.

[Bryan]

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[Ferdinand]

Wow, these medals are getting ridiculously expensive (on eBay)... $72.99 for a Stalingrad Medal!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300156198847

Edited October 5, 2007 by Ferdinand

[Bryan]

And the document went for $39 !!!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...A:IT&ih=020

[Ed_Haynes]

Oy . . . !!

Just eBay insanity??? Compare to Igor . . . . ????

[Guest Rick Research]

I am glad I got what I did when I did. The medals/documents I am missing are probably going to STAY "missing," since I passed up singles with documents waiting for GROUPS with documents that never did come along.

Ah, for it to be 1999 again.

[Ferdinand]

And how about the Bravery Medal with document... for $130.50!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300156200719

[Guest Darrell]

I'd be caseful to stick any final sales price from e-bay as the "going" rate. However, recently I've seen some pretty bizarre final bids on medals. This includes US stuff. There HAS to be an influx of new collectors (or godawful rich ones) that have to have something no matter what the price. How about a Cased WW2 Legion of Merit Commander for $2600. Not attributed, not engraved, nothing special

Edited October 6, 2007 by Darrell

[Ferdinand]

Ridiculous... $96 for a Stalingrad Medal certificate! Why do people buy these!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300167958633