Collecting Fever? 1k for a BMVmks

[Peter Cornwell]

Yup, the world is going mad. Somebody stumped-up the best part of EU6400 in Heidelberg yesterday for an admittedly very nice-looking 1870 EKI with fangs. 

[Stogieman]

Nice cross but what a price!

[VtwinVince]

Agree, very desirable wide frame, but not at that loony price.

[spolei]

19 hours ago, Dave Danner said:

Now you all had me wondering who made my only BMV4XKr. I think it is a Hemmerle, but my eyes fail me.

 

Thats a Hemmerle silver guilt.

[Stogieman]

Albert order now at $700!

[Stogieman]

21 year Mecklenburg LS Cross, $178.49. It is a pretty scarce piece 

[Stogieman]

I struggled with this one, bad condition but a great bar and a scarce St. Michael Medal. Final price was $419

[VtwinVince]

Yup, I bid on that one, but the condition was such that I didn't go 'all in'.

[Stogieman]

Final price on the Albert: $730! This Cased Prussian Red Cross Medal brought $168.50!

[Giannis S.]

Τhis is definitely unreal!

[Stogieman]

Found this bar on eBay.de, currently at 387 Euro. Really nice bar but the St. Henry is a spangenstuck! It’s not an issued piece.

[Giannis S.]

On the eBay.de also, there is this non-combatant EK1870 medal bar. Starting bid 300€

 

[VtwinVince]

That one's fake, probably by the Schraegstich Faker.

[Giannis S.]

Well, it looks to good to be true.

 

The seller is someone from Belgium who has a lot of items. Including an Albert Knight's Cross 1st Class with crown, bids just over 400€.

 

[Schießplatzmeister]

Hello,

 

All items such as the Albert Order Knight's Cross 1st Class with Crown shown listed above that are being sold on Ebay.de by the seller from Belgium are forgeries.  The details look quite convincing, but they are all modern forgeries.  There are other Ebay.de sellers with various user names selling the same pieces.  Beware!

 

Best regards,

[Stogieman]

With three major auctions coming up in Germany in December it will be very interesting to see how the market goes 

[Stogieman]

Final bid for the St Henry Bar, $704!!

[VtwinVince]

Too rich for my blood.

[Giannis S.]

And a case for the Sachsen Kriegsverdienstkreuz went for 258€

 

[Stogieman]

I was watching that one too, uncommon case but that’s ridiculous 

[VtwinVince]

That is nuts. I found one of those, not in great condition, for around 30.00.

[Mike Huxley]

Well if just a case can fetch that price, I wonder how much they would give me for mine with the cross and the mini?

 

[Stogieman]

Nice set Mike 

[Peter Cornwell]

The frenzy continues. EU 8,000 +25% for an open-back 1813 EKI in Osnabruck last weekend (thanks again Graf for the heads-up). I sincerely hope that the successful bidder is totally satisfied with their purchase for, to me, the silver trim fitting was not to a standard one would expect from an Imperial Court Jeweller's workshop. The cross was also a mite over-distressed IMO. Sour grapes ? Not really for I'm never going to enter that market. That said, I can form an opinion on what is put on offer and EU10K for an 1813 EKI is Wahnsinn.  

[VtwinVince]

I agree Peter. And I would never obtain such a piece without some absolutely incontrovertible provenance.