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For sale on another forum, seller acknowledges it is scrubbed. Worth going after? If so, what's reasonable? It's in Sweden and would need to come to the US.
For sale on another forum, seller acknowledges it is scrubbed. Worth going after? If so, what's reasonable? It's in Sweden and would need to come to the US.
As I noted over on WRF. The seller needs to provide much better photos. And without that distracting background the distorts (for me) the helmet and the ability to analyze it.
The helmet certainly looks scrubbed with remnants of black paint.
The decal photo is really poor and taken at an angle and very low resolution. But, admitting I could be wrong, It looks closer to a Pocher decal than a Q. The left rune appears to be closer to the break where the Q is below the break.
Maybe D, Andrea, Frank have better eyes than I. I trust their analysis more than mine on SS decals.
As I noted over on WRF. The seller needs to provide much better photos. And without that distracting background the distorts (for me) the helmet and the ability to analyze it.
The helmet certainly looks scrubbed with remnants of black paint.
The decal photo is really poor and taken at an angle and very low resolution. But, admitting I could be wrong, It looks closer to a Pocher decal than a Q. The left rune appears to be closer to the break where the Q is below the break.
Maybe D, Andrea, Frank have better eyes than I. I trust their analysis more than mine on SS decals.
As I noted over on WRF. The seller needs to provide much better photos. And without that distracting background the distorts (for me) the helmet and the ability to analyze it.
The helmet certainly looks scrubbed with remnants of black paint.
The decal photo is really poor and taken at an angle and very low resolution. But, admitting I could be wrong, It looks closer to a Pocher decal than a Q. The left rune appears to be closer to the break where the Q is below the break.
Maybe D, Andrea, Frank have better eyes than I. I trust their analysis more than mine on SS decals.
As I noted over on WRF. The seller needs to provide much better photos. And without that distracting background the distorts (for me) the helmet and the ability to analyze it.
The helmet certainly looks scrubbed with remnants of black paint.
The decal photo is really poor and taken at an angle and very low resolution. But, admitting I could be wrong, It looks closer to a Pocher decal than a Q. The left rune appears to be closer to the break where the Q is below the break.
Maybe D, Andrea, Frank have better eyes than I. I trust their analysis more than mine on SS decals.
If you notice under the rolled edge, there is still the original green paint. So with *careful* doing I think you could expose it. Would that be worth the effort or too risky?
If you notice under the rolled edge, there is still the original green paint. So with *careful* doing I think you could expose it. Would that be worth the effort or too risky?
what's the sense to buy an old object that doesn't look old anymore because of this "cleaning". There must be a reason as to why they decrease their value (according to the amount of damage) due to this unrespectful action
I am with Frank at 100%.
what's the sense to buy an old object that doesn't look old anymore because of this "cleaning". There must be a reason as to why they decrease their value (according to the amount of damage) due to this unrespectful action
what's the sense to buy an old object that doesn't look old anymore because of this "cleaning". There must be a reason as to why they decrease their value (according to the amount of damage) due to this unrespectful action
Understandable. But I am not in the business of planning to do a lot of reselling or trading. And while the community has standards as to what pieces should be like to maintain resale value, shouldn't collecting also be about what YOU personally like?
what's the sense to buy an old object that doesn't look old anymore because of this "cleaning". There must be a reason as to why they decrease their value (according to the amount of damage) due to this unrespectful action
Understandable. But I am not in the business of planning to do a lot of reselling or trading. And while the community has standards as to what pieces should be like to maintain resale value, shouldn't collecting also be about what YOU personally like?
Understandable. But I am not in the business of planning to do a lot of reselling or trading. And while the community has standards as to what pieces should be like to maintain resale value, shouldn't collecting also be about what YOU personally like?
We are not talking about resale value. We deem it prudent from our experience to guide collectors to the right pieces. This is the whole intention of the German Helmet Vault. And the reason why you are seeking advice I would say. What you end up doing with it is completely up to you.
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Understandable. But I am not in the business of planning to do a lot of reselling or trading. And while the community has standards as to what pieces should be like to maintain resale value, shouldn't collecting also be about what YOU personally like?
We are not talking about resale value. We deem it prudent from our experience to guide collectors to the right pieces. This is the whole intention of the German Helmet Vault. And the reason why you are seeking advice I would say. What you end up doing with it is completely up to you.
