I was watching the auction of this SD2 on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SD2-BUTTE...RApGrdh52FT3pjthGT45Y%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Firstly I was surprised the bomb made it until the end of the auction, I thought ebay was sure to pull it. Secondly I am surprised at how little it made. It looked pretty tidy, I know it had a repro arming wire and a small bit missing from the body but 261.21 seems low to me.
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Surprised by sale price of an SD2
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Somebody got a real bargain there.
I was at Malvern today, one of the sellers had a really bashed up set of SD 2 wings and an arming wire and was asking 250 for it. Another had a "complete" one for 650 (fair body/fuze and arming wire but broken wings. Dugup currently have one for 450 and JC militaria one for over 900.
Dave.
I was at Malvern today, one of the sellers had a really bashed up set of SD 2 wings and an arming wire and was asking 250 for it. Another had a "complete" one for 650 (fair body/fuze and arming wire but broken wings. Dugup currently have one for 450 and JC militaria one for over 900.
Dave.
butterfly
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I too was suprised by the final price of this one, given what we've come to expect from these, though I have to agree with BMG50 about the restoration. I'm not sure it was helped by the fact that there was no image of the wings in the closed position, though I do know who the seller was and his restorations are usually very thorough, so would have no doubts about the quality of restoration, just how much is probably more the issue. The starting price was low enough for everyone to have a go and whoever won it managed to get themselves a nice display piece.
SD2's in excellent condition with original paintwork, like anything else in good condition are going to command high prices. But there is a huge difference between one in excellent condition and one in heavily restored condition. As Dave says demand pushes up the prices, most people only want one as an example within their collection and so a displayable piece is acceptable. Some of the prices at which these are being offered is very high for the condition they are in, however, if a dealer can afford to sit on it, eventually even the highest priced one will sell - perhaps to someone who doesnt know different.
I think again its worth bearing in mind that all these items are worth nothing really, we as collectors dictate prices by buying the stuff, if there were no demand it would all be worthless (apart from scrap value) - so whos really to say what something is worth?, what its worth to me is different to you and vice versa.
regards Kev
SD2's in excellent condition with original paintwork, like anything else in good condition are going to command high prices. But there is a huge difference between one in excellent condition and one in heavily restored condition. As Dave says demand pushes up the prices, most people only want one as an example within their collection and so a displayable piece is acceptable. Some of the prices at which these are being offered is very high for the condition they are in, however, if a dealer can afford to sit on it, eventually even the highest priced one will sell - perhaps to someone who doesnt know different.
I think again its worth bearing in mind that all these items are worth nothing really, we as collectors dictate prices by buying the stuff, if there were no demand it would all be worthless (apart from scrap value) - so whos really to say what something is worth?, what its worth to me is different to you and vice versa.
regards Kev
butterfly
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Very surprising... it looks ok to me, but... why would Ebay pull it? it's inert
Ebay didn't pull it Pete, it made 261.21 when the auction ended.
However Ebay have a policy of no ordnance.
Kev
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