Veteran's family and Buying back the awards

Tal Inbar · 11-30-2003, 11:24 AM

A strange question: Did any of you encountered a situation in which the family of a veteran, who sold his awards, wanted to buy it back, let's say, after it's financial situation was improoved?

Tal

mcwirsk · 11-30-2003, 01:15 PM

Dear Tal

I have had this happen to me but not on Soviet medals. I have bought medals from the vet and a few years later have been contacted by the family looking to buy them back.

I also had a "bad" experiance where I bought some medals from the son the the vet(who was dead) and then had the family say the medals were stolen. Now I ensure that I get a signed document stating that the medals are his/hers to dispose of before I buy them.

I suggest this to all collectors who buy medals from families and even the vet. Its a good safeguard.

Kind regards from a hot and sunny SA

Munroe

Dave · 11-30-2003, 04:25 PM

I haven't had the family want to buy medals back, but on the US medals front, I too have tracked down a widow only to have her insist that the medals were stolen! I quickly returned them to the person I bought the group from.

--Dave

11-30-2003, 11:24 AM	#1
Tal Inbar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Israel Age: 55 Posts: 2,302	Veteran's family and Buying back the awards A strange question: Did any of you encountered a situation in which the family of a veteran, who sold his awards, wanted to buy it back, let's say, after it's financial situation was improoved? Tal __________________ Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, under the leadership of the Communist Party--forward to new victories in the construction of communism!

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11-30-2003, 01:15 PM	#2
mcwirsk Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sandton, South Africa Age: 59 Posts: 92	Dear Tal I have had this happen to me but not on Soviet medals. I have bought medals from the vet and a few years later have been contacted by the family looking to buy them back. I also had a "bad" experiance where I bought some medals from the son the the vet(who was dead) and then had the family say the medals were stolen. Now I ensure that I get a signed document stating that the medals are his/hers to dispose of before I buy them. I suggest this to all collectors who buy medals from families and even the vet. Its a good safeguard. Kind regards from a hot and sunny SA Munroe

11-30-2003, 04:25 PM	#3
Dave Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 700	I haven't had the family want to buy medals back, but on the US medals front, I too have tracked down a widow only to have her insist that the medals were stolen! I quickly returned them to the person I bought the group from. --Dave

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