Lapa, you need to consider where you buy it from and how many intermediaries it went through... I bought a Distinguished Military Service 2nd class medal for 7$ in a small city in western Ukraine. I also bought Order of Red Star 4xx,xxx for 7$, defense of Stalingrad, Leningrad, and other for 4$ each... But those are not the price you will find here in North America, once the medals have been through some intermediaries... they all need to take a profit!
I bought many of my items directly from a man who was standing every days, in the bazaar with a sign at his neck advertising he was buying gold, diamonds, medals and orders.... he was buying directly from the owners for a very cheap price. Also, he didn't know much about the market value we have here.
I even heard before, they use to buy medals by weight, not even considering the rarity of the item!
I think 5$ would be a fair price of the leningrad survivor badge in North America now.
I bought many of my items directly from a man who was standing every days, in the bazaar with a sign at his neck advertising he was buying gold, diamonds, medals and orders.... he was buying directly from the owners for a very cheap price. Also, he didn't know much about the market value we have here.
I even heard before, they use to buy medals by weight, not even considering the rarity of the item!
I think 5$ would be a fair price of the leningrad survivor badge in North America now.
