Agree with Glenn, as I learn... Value is what a buyer is willing to pay? I'd have to say asking prices on this stuff is even sillier than SS headgear, which are totally crazy priced for the rich and or frivolous... but at least have the same (or higher) resale value on the way out. Here's something that popped up on eBay, a Leica VDOM multi frame finder, with eagle (eagle looks better and only has two stick wings, not three, but who knows, maybe that marking is fake?) and the asking price is $5000!!!!!!!! For a finder that normally doesn't even sell for $150 BIN in the same condition. So, by the same logic, apply that same percentage increase (3233%) for your lens to come up with a "real world" price?
Leica VIDOM with eagle, $5000 asking price;
Pic for eagle /property number comparison.
Leitz Leica Vidom Chrome
Leica VDOM in better condition, no eagle marking, doesn't even sell at $150;
Leica All Nickel Vidom Universal Viewfinder Excellent | eBay
So, the usual $500-1000 price becomes $16665-33330? Or maybe there's a desirability factor involved, Leica stuff is crazy right now, one have recently auctioned off for $1.8mil. Maybe just double the value on the Meyer Satz Plazmat, or round it up to $2500, seems reasonable at that point?
Odd thing is that usually bona fide examples of military issued cameras are stamped Heer, or Luftwaffen Eingentum (not sure on KM examples) and they don't usually have an eagle, so that leaves me with more questions...
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