For me personally I like items that have been issued, but I can definitely see the appeal of these armbands. Not many collectors can say they have two consecutively numbered examples like this.
For me personally I like items that have been issued, but I can definitely see the appeal of these armbands. Not many collectors can say they have two consecutively numbered examples like this.
any idea where I can find out how much they are worth?
Search gun broker, guns America and auction sites. I would be in the range of $100 to $150 each with today's crazy prices. $75 EA in the past few years.
John
dont know if it means anything but in a email from Wittmann he guessed they may be worth $ 4-500.I really need to get the 3rd one of these.The 3rd one skips a number but still,who has three almost consecutive numbered armbands?
I have seen consecutive numbers for sale on SA sports armband. Buying multiple sold even with a small discount.
Wittmann is right. The three together would be about $400 on todays market. You can sell them on this website as well.
What 'Rule' or law states that a collector selling to another collector has to lower their prices of a similar or identical item being sold by a dealer ? Would you do this when selling a piece or try to get as much as you paid ? I have only read about this nonsense on 'Forums' and have had several discussions on this subject, seems like a fella selling a car should knock off 20-30% of their asking price for a vehicle because they don't own a car lot, odd how this works..by MAP
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Hey Gman,
It is always a big topic discussed over the years. There are higher quality pieces I have in my collection that I would have no issue charging what a dealer would ask for. In some cases of rarer, harder to find or mint items I may ask more. The marketplace ebbs and flows on values and they are normally set by what collectors are willing to pay for it. I respect dealers as they have a business to run, overhead, carrying costs, travel expenses, time investment and need to make a profit.
As a guy in his 38th year of my collecting career I know the time costs, raw costs, shipping costs, insurance costs, website costs and real costs paid on every item in my collection. I have sold a few nice items in 2020 and 2021. I don’t believe a collector should take a bath on their items in any way so someone else can mark up for a profit. I had a respected dealer recently reach out about purchasing my collection. I won’t name names but the offer for my items was insulting compared to what I know the mark up would have been on their website. I simply asked if they felt I was desperate. They said no we don’t think you are desperate, but we would need to buy your collection at 40% to 50% less of what we would list for to make our profits with overhead. Also, just because that is what they list for does not mean they will get it.
I declined in the appropriate manner. I could likely put a price on every item on my website and make my money back and then some. In some cases I paid up to fill a gap or complete an ensemble. So I would need to ask at least what I bought it for. In the end when I do sell the price will be dictated on going rates, condition, rarity and the fellow collecting peer whom I decide to sell to. If they are a good caretaker making profits is not my ultimate goal.
There are guys who I love in this business and have sold them my items at what I paid for and then there are some very nice items I have sold at going rate.
In the end quality does command higher prices and I have learned that paying up is good for a collector if they are buying for investing in good stuff. However when reselling an item it may procure me from selling it for what I paid. Goal for me is buy for me first.
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Rossi, I couldn't have said it better !!
I'd rather be A "RaD Man than a Mad Man "
You have a valid point, but look at his from the side of the buyer: If the exact same item for the exact same price is for sale at the webshop of a trustworthy, well known and reputable dealer, and on the (for example) eBay site of a user (who may also be trusthworthy, but unknown to many buyers, and more importantly unknown to me personally), them I would without thinking choose to buy from the dealer. Also, buying from a well-known (and by that I dont mean StalingradFront-like well known) dealer, that gives to some extent guarantee about the originality of the item. A dealer might also have fake items for sale, but encounteing a fake is less likely. So if you want to sell it in reasonable time, you have to offer it for a little lower price.
And yes, thats how it works with cars too: An official Ford dealership will sell a second-hand Focus mk3 for a higher price than the same car would sell on a local site. Its the same with militaria, only this time its not about originality, but about technical conditon of the car. A car bought from a reputable dealer may also break down on the way home, but thats less likely than with a car bought from a random hobby-mechanic on craigslist.
I would like to add that in my opinion knocking off 30% is way too much.
DavK, No dealer is perfect or all-knowing as you state and I agree with that 100%, the point was, as a collector am I obliged to give a discount or lower my price versus a dealer's price because someone states it is an un-written rule and a practice to do so between collectors.. I say that is incorrect and somewhat foolish to suggest so..JMO
I'd rather be A "RaD Man than a Mad Man "
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