The Leibstandarte Series - R Lehmann - why so expensive

[krichter33]

steelers708 I'll give you 200 for them...with the map books of course...

[steelers708]

steelers708 I'll give you 200 for them...with the map books of course...

You can have them for 200, but the map books cost extra, shall we say 1300

[Ken S.]

This seller appears to be selling a set of volume II and volume III + maps of the English translation for $250. (I have no connection to them.)

http://www.rwmilitarybooks.com/ap_lehmann_rudolf.html

[seaburn]

Tks for posting !

[krichter33]

Do you think 300 U.S. dollars with free shipping is a good deal for a "Like New" set of all five Leibstandarte books, including mapbooks?????

...maybe a bit of a rhetorical question...

[seaburn]

Is that for real ?

[krichter33]

I guess so.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-5-Volume-Se ... true&rt=nc

[krichter33]

....However there is another 5 volume complete set of Leibstandarte with map books for sale on ebay....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Leibstandar ... 2a568fa869

[seaburn]

You snooze, you lose it seems - first one gone ! Thanks 'Krichter33' for posting ....

[seaburn]

Look what arrived today !!! Just wanted to let everyone know that I was successful in my bid and got the whole set including map books for $150. Still can't believe it as there is a Vol II on Amazon for $2000 at the moment ... Thanks to all those who offered advice and a special thanks to Krichter33 who put up the link to the ebay auction above. I was the only bidder in the end, they are in mint condition - hardly flicked through. The seller was reluctant to ship outside the US, so a call for help went to another forum member who agreed to use his address for the initial shipment and he sent them on to me - my very special thanks to him also...!

[krichter33]

Congratulations!!!! I'm the one who got the set for 300. They're both excellent deals!!!

[seaburn]

At least we went for different sets .. We could have been bidding against each other ! Tks again

[stolypin]

Wow, great that you guys got the set for such low prices but, frankly, that's disappointing news for me personally. I've told my kids that after my death, they should not accept anything less than $2000 for my Leibstandarte set and $1500 for my Das Reich set. I guess I'm a bit too optimistic about their value.

[seaburn]

Tbh Stolypin I suspect in my case the seller was unaware of their true value - especially as they had the complete set inc the map books / I have warned friends who have a valuable collection to let their heirs know its value in case of a sudden departure for themselves to the happy hunting grounds !!! I'm not really sure, but I suspect I was dealing with a spouse or relative of the former owner of these books ... So you're doing the right thing in telling your heirs and all you others should do the same ! You have been warned

[krichter33]

stolypin, like seaburn said, we both got lucky dealing with people who had no idea what the items were worth. I got mine from what seemed to be a large stock type of dealer. I also got the Das Reich complete set in mint condition about six months ago for 180 dollars from another unknowing large scale dealer. These dealers have so much inventory that they sometime miss what real value certain items actually have. That is their own fault. However, I would definitely tell my heirs the true value of the books, of what they are really worth, and 2000 and 1500 seem about right for now.