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$1.5M Collection up for sale-Too good to be true?

Article about: Hi Guys, I don't know if this has been discussed before, so apologies if it has! A chap has had his collection on the net for sale since 2011. Some he says has sold, and the remainder in the

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    Hi Guys,

    I don't know if this has been discussed before, so apologies if it has!

    A chap has had his collection on the net for sale since 2011. Some he says has sold, and the remainder in the link below is for sale under offer until 2015, when he will start to sell off parts as individual items. I think the fellow maybe British, as his blogspot is U.K. based, but who knows?

    He claims the collection is valued at $1.5M or 1 Million Euro's, what he may accept is another question.

    My question is, how much of his collection is genuine, how much is not, and what would you consider it's worth in today's market in ball park figures? There appears to be some incredibly rare gear there and it's all in truly amazing condition, this is one astute collector....Isn't it?

    Million Collection - One Million Euro Collection For Sale

    Regards, Ned.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    Hi Ned,

    I have seen this "collection for sale" under discussion previously and I remember that many items were called into question. No idea on the value of it all.
    Regards,

    Jerry

    Whatever its just an opinion.

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    I would call a few of those caps questionable, they are unworn and look pristine in appearance, now i know that you can get some very immaculate caps but theres something niggling at me

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    That FJ bandolier looks very very fresh, and I'd want to see the FJ helmets in detail too.

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    Quote by big ned View Post
    A chap has had his collection on the net for sale since 2011. Some he says has sold, and the remainder in the link below is for sale under offer until 2015, when he will start to sell off parts as individual items. I think the fellow maybe British, as his blogspot is U.K. based, but who knows
    Hey Ned,
    they seller has listed a dutch- (ww2collection@live.nl) and a G-mail adress on his blog so I supose he's dutch.
    And as Kradspam stated the bandoleer looks to fresh, I've got the same in my collection, mine is a repro and I can't see any difference between his and mine.
    I'm no way an expert, but IMHO it looks like a mix of genuine and repro items to me.

    Regards,
    Steven

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    ned i came across this seller/advert some time last year,then he was asking 3 million?that was all german smocks hundreds of them,every pattern and maker etc,even had the material on rolls direct supposedly from the factory itself?the advert was along the same lines as this one regarding to selling most of it in the 90's,dont know weather its all correct or not,seems one hell of a collection for one person,dread to think of the cost of putting it all together,dave

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    Like every one ells here it seems fishy to me to. I never had seen so many minty items own by one person. Why does he not sell it individually (basically becoming a dealer). Selling it as a lot is a way to hide fakes.

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    Quote by moaning minnie View Post
    ned i came across this seller/advert some time last year,then he was asking 3 million?that was all german smocks hundreds of them,every pattern and maker etc,even had the material on rolls direct supposedly from the factory itself?the advert was along the same lines as this one regarding to selling most of it in the 90's,dont know weather its all correct or not,seems one hell of a collection for one person,dread to think of the cost of putting it all together,dave
    Lots of minty clothing, and roll of various camo fabric?............

    Call me a cynic, but......

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    'All sales are final; this is a private sale of a personal collection without guarantees or return privileges.'

    Even if you had a spare million to drop on this collection, would you really buy without going to see the pieces and without some field experts to help out? Nothing wrong with a minty piece but some of those are a little too good.

    It would be interesting to get some comments from those who have knowledge in their respective fields on some of the pieces shown.

    Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....

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    Have you guys not heard of dry cleaners they do a marvelous job these days lol (sorry just could not help myself)

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