06-07-2016, 08:26 AM
In general, I can't say I don't understand people who are selling groups item by item - it is true that they get more money for that - and partially because of people who try to keep the groups intact. I have personnally overpaid for a few items in order to save a group from splitting. Without that few of the buyers interested in single items would have paid significantly less.
However, what those sellers usually fail to see is when selling to pieces, they usually end up with a few items that noone wants to buy (for example all the awards and their docs were sold one-by one, but the seller keeps offering guy's driver licence, which would have been an interesting part of a group, but is worthless as an individual item.
On the other hand - sometimes you have to pass and let the group split. For example, I have some parts of the group after a Polish general (quite a well known one) with hopes of buying more in the predictible future. But if the guy who currently has his uniforms and most of the awards (mounted together) decided to sell it, I know that I would not be able to afford to pay the money he would want for that. If that ever happens, I will just have to accept the fact that the group gets split.
On the other hand - sometimes groups get reunited. I have recently aquired one award document (very rare one) that I failed to buy some 8 or more years ago when the award group was offered on a series of individual auctions, thus making one step towards reuniting that group.
So, never give up hope.
However, what those sellers usually fail to see is when selling to pieces, they usually end up with a few items that noone wants to buy (for example all the awards and their docs were sold one-by one, but the seller keeps offering guy's driver licence, which would have been an interesting part of a group, but is worthless as an individual item.
On the other hand - sometimes you have to pass and let the group split. For example, I have some parts of the group after a Polish general (quite a well known one) with hopes of buying more in the predictible future. But if the guy who currently has his uniforms and most of the awards (mounted together) decided to sell it, I know that I would not be able to afford to pay the money he would want for that. If that ever happens, I will just have to accept the fact that the group gets split.
On the other hand - sometimes groups get reunited. I have recently aquired one award document (very rare one) that I failed to buy some 8 or more years ago when the award group was offered on a series of individual auctions, thus making one step towards reuniting that group.
So, never give up hope.
