Ebay Medals

TRAV 24 · 10-08-2010, 11:25

On Ebay item number 360288217183 seller in Swansea(not me)
Roy "Buster" Crabbs Northern Ireland GSM and clasp an UN Medal £49.99 starting bid

**LarsA** · 10-08-2010, 23:29

A seller that can be trusted, should anyone ponder. Sad to see recent medals for sale, but if they come to people like the seller who contributes to keeping things together and the memory alive perhaps the next best thing to them being in the family?

On another site (Speedbid) the GSM NI now for sale to 24438075 FUS. M.T.MURRAY, RWF. (I'm not the seller)

ATB,
Lars

**chow** · 11-08-2010, 17:25

There was a Murray in 1plt in the 70s...?

**nasher546** · 11-08-2010, 17:48

It is sad the medals have to be sold on in the first place. However I guess the original sellers have their reasons.

**chow** · 11-08-2010, 19:17

Originally Posted by LarsA

A seller that can be trusted, should anyone ponder. Sad to see recent medals for sale, but if they come to people like the seller who contributes to keeping things together and the memory alive perhaps the next best thing to them being in the family?

On another site (Speedbid) the GSM NI now for sale to 24438075 FUS. M.T.MURRAY, RWF. (I'm not the seller)

Hi LarsA.
Is there a name of the Murray seller?

ATB,
Lars

**LarsA** · 11-08-2010, 19:32

Link to to the sale here: http://www.speedbid.com/lot.cfm?lotID=397097

Also a good seller.

ATB,
Lars

**Clive Rees (08)** · 13-08-2010, 18:18

What kind of price are they going for, are they real collectors items??

**Aled Roberts** · 13-08-2010, 21:03

They sell for around £70.

As to being collectors items, the answer has to be yes. Sometimes a soldiers medals can be the only tangible remains of his service. Whilst it may seem an odd concept today with so many veterans around, how many people could recall the service of 4085 RSM William Roberts with the Royal Welch for example.

It is always sad to see someone's medals for sale, irrespective of the cause, be it falling on hard times, having no interest, or worse still in my mind - their children selling them. The way I see it, we are all temporary custodians of such things. Whilst medals are in my care I am proud to remember these fine men and ensure that as many people as possible can learn about their service with the finest Regiment in the country and their names are not forgotten.

Richard

**LarsA** · 13-08-2010, 22:08

In the 1920s and later many medals, even gallantry went to the pawnshop, and in later times many sadly also went to the melting pot for the silver value. What a lot of the WWI memorial plaques that are no longer with medal groups went to, I prefer not ponder on. I second Richards post.

Also, I'd like to say that medals of any period ending up with a collector that wants to keep the memory alive of the soldiers efforts has the best chance of ending up in the family again at a later time. I have never said no to a family member with a real interest wanting to get a medal back, but ít happens very seldom. Most are content with the service history.

ATB,
Lars

davidhuntley · 14-08-2010, 16:51

Hi Chow,
The Fus Murray you are refering to was in my brick in the turf lodge tour, sad to see if that is his medal for sale,I will post a photo on the A Coy group of him.
Ned