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 Posted 06/12/2011  3:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JackB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I did not know ebay restricted Nazi memorabilia; seems odd you can buy a bottle of whiskey to collect the bottle, no questions asked, they assume you're old enough I guess, but you can't buy an historical token from a world-wide conflict that ended 65 years ago...
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 Posted 06/12/2011  4:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add crystalH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah I think I looked through that link before. When I was doing research I learned a tonne of stuff so I guess it was neat. The mothers cross was only bronze so it doesn't make it overly valuable plus some of enamel was cracking. The 1939 2nd Class Iron Cross didnt have the pin on the back etc etc plus I found a makers mark on the ribbon ring. After looking it up the most that type of medal would go for is $100.00. The eagle pin retail is $200.00 The other 3 retail is $30-75. So you add it all up and it makes sense why the bidders were only willing to go so far. Retail they are probably worth $400-$500 IMO.
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I did not know ebay restricted Nazi memorabilia; seems odd you can buy a bottle of whiskey to collect the bottle, no questions asked, they assume you're old enough I guess, but you can't buy an historical token from a world-wide conflict that ended 65 years ago...

Yes, ebay does apply its own, sometimes quite strange rules. Guess they do it to make life easier for themselves. :) For example, in Germany it is legal to sell/offer/buy historic nazi memorabilia. Modern stuff with swastikas etc., however, is usually considered to be anticonstitutional propaganda. But when a coin dealer from here wants to sell Nazi Germany coins, the photos he takes for ebay.com will usually have the swastika covered due to ebay's pretty strict rules. Local platforms like ma-shops.de will of course not require that. (A few dealers will still cover the swastika at ma-shops because they use the same images at various sites.)

As for "65 years ago", well, how much is that compared to what the nazi regime did? Is there a "cut-off" date? I don't think so. FWIW, every time I enter the US (or these days fill out an ESTA authorization form), I need to check the Yes or No box next to the question whether "between 1933 and 1945 were you involved in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies?" Sixty-five does not actually mean much ...

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