Enigma machine on eBay!

[urfisch]

this machine was a few weeks ago for sale. he bought it for about 17.000 euros - 23.000 dollars.

[Stealth Hunter]

Really? Perhaps you should blab that down there...:rotfl:

[maillemaker]

EDIT: You know, this thing isn't worth 100K, right? I had one that was in exceptional condition and it was only worth about 10K.

Note that $100K is his "buy it now price", not necessarily the best offer he is willing to accept. That said, a thing is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it.

Then that *******ing idiot burned it with a bible saying that IT'S OF THE DEMONS!

Who are you talking about?

as indiana jones would say.......

its an important artifact, it belongs in a museum! - last crusade

same as lara croft (tomb raider) says:

its an important artifact! it belongs in my house!!!

[Uncle Goose]

About 10years ago I bought one for like 300$, it was not the naval version but the regular army version. The thing still worked and was complete with all the rotors and it was a nice display item. A few years later I resold the thing to a vivid werhmacht collector for double the price. Enigma's aren't actually that rare, many thousands are made (just imagine that every unit with a command post had to have one). They pop up from time to time but I don't find them worth the over 10k price. For the 23k price this guy payed I rather would buy a knight's cross.

[JAKE]

What is the going rate for a genuine knight's cross dose anyone know?

[Uncle Goose]

I saw one go about a year ago for about 13k on a militaria fair (it was a plain one, not with oak leaves and stuff). But I think prices can vary depending on condition, wheter it has the original papers, has the original presentation box with it and so on. But it's a risky thing since so many good forgeries are made these days, you must be 100% certain that it is original if you want to buy one. I wouldn't buy one, too expensive and medals aren't my stuff, I collect gasmasks which are pretty cheap compared to most other WW2 related items.

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by JAKE

What is the going rate for a genuine knight's cross dose anyone know?

Depending on the condition and type they'll usually run around 9k - 15k. If you have the original paperwork and case for it the price will almost double depending on the rank or recepient. Recently saw a gorgeous set of oak leaves with swords, premium quality and those alone were 22k.

Here's a great page that goes into a lot of detail about the badges and different awards:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/asso...at/U-boat1.php

[JAKE]

Thanks for the info guys i never realized they were that sort of price, well suppose i won't be buying one for a while. Also i heard that in germany they replaced the orignal ones with ones without a swastika dose that mean theres almost double the number that were orignaly handed out?

[Uncle Goose]

Originally Posted by JAKE

Thanks for the info guys i never realized they were that sort of price, well suppose i won't be buying one for a while. Also i heard that in germany they replaced the orignal ones with ones without a swastika dose that mean theres almost double the number that were orignaly handed out?

This option was given to people who wanted to wear the decoration after the war, however, I don't think many requested a copy of this medal to wear it. I've seen photograhs of a postwar production of the U-boat Badge but never seen one IRL. I think they are quite rare.