Valuable helmet?

[ussguppy]

I saw this Mecklenburg officer's helmet on ebay, and while it's certainly nice, I am not sure I understand the current bid price. Good for the seller no doubt, but I can recall an instance or two where those were being sold for less or in better shape.

Maybe my memory is bad, or am I missing something?

https://ebay.io/m/W9hwiX

 

[poniatowski]

Two or more who want that Mecklenburg for their collection perhaps. Looks like most of the gilding and silvering is gone. We'll have to see where this ends up... Just a grand more and they could've bought a nice one from Weitze.