Zounds! $$$$!

poniatowski

poniatowski

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-GERMANY-PRUSSIAN-WAR-TIME-PICKELHAUBE-SPIKE-HELMET-RARE-FELT-ERSATZ-TYPE-/290628090520?pt=AU_Militaria&hash=item43aac8ba98" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Glad I got mine years ago for $100. 8) Although mine is Infantry, not Pioneer. Still... $$$$$$$$ !

:D Ron
 
Yup, got mine (infantry) for about the same price. I'm a big believer that if the seller likes it so much.....he should keep it

Keith
 
I looked at his other items and most seem to be reasonably priced. Can't say the same about his Pickelhaube.

Ron
 
Nice helme, ridiculous price. I have never seen that model of strap before, seems to be stitched along the edges for some reason.
 
I have never seen that model of strap before, seems to be stitched along the edges for some reason.
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I think the strap has been treated with Pecards, or some crap like that which leaves a whitish color residue on leather (which makes it look like stitching in this case), especially in the recessed areas such as on this type of chinstrap with the pressed lines which parallel the edge of the strap.

I'm not sure where the seller is coming from with such an outrageously high starting price. I guess they must like paying eBay seller fees which are based upon the starting price of an object.

I really get tired of sellers like this :x who do a true injustice to the folks who have a helmet they want to sell, and to other collectors. If someone has a helmet they want to sell, and they go to try to research the price on fleaBay, and they see something priced outrageously high like this one, and then in their turn they ask a crazy high price when they go to sell their helmet to a collector like you or me. It's unfortunate that sellers on fleaBay can sometimes be so ignorant.

All the Best,

Alan
 
Nice helmet but seriously overpriced, a complete ripoff in my opinion. A few months ago I sold a Prussian M95 helmet on ebay for $300 but the quality of this helmet is much better. The bottom line obviously is that I don't want to rip fellow collectors off.

Regards,

Edwin
 
A felt pioneer helmet of felt is not easy to find, but I can't imagine anyone shelling out that kind of money.
 
Surely if it's the genuine article and the seller discloses any issues how can that be "ripping-off" anyone?

You can see the price and the goods and then you can make an informed adult decision as to whether you want to pay that price for it or not.

It's a scarce helmet and OK, the guy want's a lot for his stuff - good luck to him if he can get it.

Where's the rip-off?
 
It's a rare haube for sure! But indeed very much overpriced...
Gues I'll stick to mine for a long while...

Adler

 
Speaking of big prices:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270840596648&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
pointystuff said:
Speaking of big prices:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270840596648&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Sixteen bids! :lol:

Ron
 
spikeymikey said:
Surely if it's the genuine article and the seller discloses any issues how can that be "ripping-off" anyone?

You can see the price and the goods and then you can make an informed adult decision as to whether you want to pay that price for it or not.

It's a scarce helmet and OK, the guy want's a lot for his stuff - good luck to him if he can get it.

Where's the rip-off?
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I do not doubt the authenticity of this helmet. In fact, its extremely nice and quite hard to find, which, unarguably, merits a good price. Offcourse its up to anyone who´s interested whether they want to pay that price or not but, however, as almost everybody seems to agree upon the price for this helmet is quite absurd and that is why I called it a rip-off.

Kind regards,

Edwin
 
edwin said:
spikeymikey said:
Surely if it's the genuine article and the seller discloses any issues how can that be "ripping-off" anyone?

You can see the price and the goods and then you can make an informed adult decision as to whether you want to pay that price for it or not.

It's a scarce helmet and OK, the guy want's a lot for his stuff - good luck to him if he can get it.

Where's the rip-off?
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I do not doubt the authenticity of this helmet. In fact, its extremely nice and quite hard to find, which, unarguably, merits a good price. Offcourse its up to anyone who´s interested whether they want to pay that price or not but, however, as almost everybody seems to agree upon the price for this helmet is quite absurd and that is why I called it a rip-off.

Kind regards,

Edwin
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Well your concept of the term is different to mine then. As far as my understanding goes you're implying that the guy is some kind of crook because he wants a high price for his goods. If it was a high-priced fake (or even a low-priced one) that you receive and realize afterwards that you've been taken for a chump then fine - you've been 'ripped-off', but not when you know what you're getting into. He may have paid a high price to acquire it in the first place? I don't blame anyone for trying to get the absolute best price they can for good gear. Of course - he might end up getting stuck with it and being forced to lower his price - that's just the way it goes.
 
spikeymikey said:
Surely if it's the genuine article and the seller discloses any issues how can that be "ripping-off" anyone?

You can see the price and the goods and then you can make an informed adult decision as to whether you want to pay that price for it or not.

It's a scarce helmet and OK, the guy want's a lot for his stuff - good luck to him if he can get it.

Where's the rip-off?
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I agree with you. For some its just not in the budget, for others it might be the helmet they have been looking for and they are willing to drop the cash for it because it will fill that hole in the collection. For me the price is too high but also I am not in the market for one of these but I am sure others are. Remember that a item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, a little food for thought.
 
weirdpyramid said:
spikeymikey said:
Surely if it's the genuine article and the seller discloses any issues how can that be "ripping-off" anyone?

You can see the price and the goods and then you can make an informed adult decision as to whether you want to pay that price for it or not.

It's a scarce helmet and OK, the guy want's a lot for his stuff - good luck to him if he can get it.

Where's the rip-off?
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I agree with you. For some its just not in the budget, for others it might be the helmet they have been looking for and they are willing to drop the cash for it because it will fill that hole in the collection. For me the price is too high but also I am not in the market for one of these but I am sure others are. Remember that a item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, a little food for thought.
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I agree because an item is indeed worth what someone is willing to pay for it and that's in fact the bottomline here. True, this helmet is seriously overpriced but that happens all the time on ebay and therefore this price probably does not reflect its market price, but on the other hand I am pretty sure that, for example, Weitze would ask a comparable price for a similar helmet. I am not saying that this particular seller is a crook and he is quite right to get the best price for this high quality and rare helmet and there is probably someone out there who's willing to pay for it for whatever reasons but its just not me.

Best regards,

Edwin
 
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