February 27, 201313 yr Author #126 I appreciate the all well wishes. And I look forward to the day that this is all put to rest. This is the 4th collection that has come and gone. I have no doubt that I will bounce back. Hunting this stuff down is in my blood. Thanks again to all Peter
March 5, 201313 yr #127 I believe I would have paid the price just to keep the group together. It was one of the best Iwo Jima groupings that I have seen in a long time.
March 8, 201313 yr #128 I also know from experience that people ooh and ahhh over groups like this, and become enraged at the mere hint of breaking it up...but are also unwilling to pay a fair value. When something has to be sold, the owner often has few options.
March 13, 201313 yr #129 Isn't it sad that the term "fair value" gets thrown into a discussion of what is really priceless history being torn apart. I understand Peter got in a bind and had to take care of his family situation. But too often I see the next guy seeing nothing but profit and ignoring the history while tearing apart groupings. Absolutely heart breaking.
March 13, 201313 yr #130 Saw the these items sale on ebay, totally understand when one needs the money, one needs the money. Many of the groupings that I have bought have been directly from the family, who it should be the most important to. Why, they needed the money, that life. A grouping goes to pieces, I almost went after the HBT's because I am uniform collector and place most of the groups importance on the uniform. Given another time of the year I might have tried to go after the whole thing but taxes draw near and it's not really what I collect. I sympathize with Manayunkman. If it was not for money most of these groups wouldn't even leave the family. You know how many people have given me their dear heirlooms because I was a history buff and a preserver of military history. Not very many at all. When I say I will give you a thous... for that, things tend to happen specifically when they call me. History is not lost, it is just spread around a bit. Terry in Colorado
June 22, 201412 yr #132 I didn't even know this was being sold off last year or I'd've made a play to keep it together, as well. I guess you win some and you lose some
March 12, 20197 yr Author #133 I look back at this wonderful group with the interesting father son story and truly regret ever selling it.
March 12, 20197 yr #134 Peter, I get what you are saying as I too regret selling some groups too. But at the end of the day, this stuff is really just stuff. Kurt
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