03-05-2003, 02:29 AM
Stephende
Don't worry about Russian family "Tricks". My bad experience concerned a superb gallantry group to the British Special Forces that was sold to me in 1990 by a leading UK dealer.The story was that the recipient was selling them to buy a yacht.I had many contacts in the British SF through my own military service and the story checked out.When I put my collection up for auction in the UK in 1997 the recipients wife saw some pre sale publicity and put a restraining order on the sale.She said they had been stolen in 1988.They could provide no proof of the theft either from the military police,the civilian police or their insurance company.But I was forced to return them...I have no doubt he did sell them but did not tell his family...when the wife saw what the sale price was estimated to be she probably went ballistic.I lost a lot of money mostly in legal costs...fighting the battle from Australia was an enormous problem.I got about half the original price back from the dealer after many hassles.It was a good reason to no longer collect medals where the recipient may still be alive.
Mike
Don't worry about Russian family "Tricks". My bad experience concerned a superb gallantry group to the British Special Forces that was sold to me in 1990 by a leading UK dealer.The story was that the recipient was selling them to buy a yacht.I had many contacts in the British SF through my own military service and the story checked out.When I put my collection up for auction in the UK in 1997 the recipients wife saw some pre sale publicity and put a restraining order on the sale.She said they had been stolen in 1988.They could provide no proof of the theft either from the military police,the civilian police or their insurance company.But I was forced to return them...I have no doubt he did sell them but did not tell his family...when the wife saw what the sale price was estimated to be she probably went ballistic.I lost a lot of money mostly in legal costs...fighting the battle from Australia was an enormous problem.I got about half the original price back from the dealer after many hassles.It was a good reason to no longer collect medals where the recipient may still be alive.
Mike
