Especially when the starting price was £45!Gary wrote:Just watched a 354th EFS patch which the crews were selling at RIAT for £5 to £7 go for £61 on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354th-EFS-A-1 ... 25aab90efe completely nuts
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GREEDlardyboy999 wrote:Especially when the starting price was £45!Gary wrote:Just watched a 354th EFS patch which the crews were selling at RIAT for £5 to £7 go for £61 on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354th-EFS-A-1 ... 25aab90efe completely nuts
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I have been a collector for 25 years and I have never seen it this bad. The Internet and eBay are definitely a double edged sword. They are great for trading and learning about different units and patches but they are also bad in that there are inflated values springing up due to demand and sone greedy collectors/profiteers. It's unfortunately a trend I see that is only getting worse. Direct from the units, airshows, and trading are the way to go. This trend is no where more in evidence than 494th FS and 493rd FS patches. For some reason these two units more than others in the USAF seem to command high prices. Not sure why. But hey ho it's a "hobby" right?
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Ebay often throws up big amounts . Worldwide audience basically
I've been wanting the 56th RQS patch they had done to remember the crash victims , two have come up on ebay and one fetched over £100 !
buying from the crews is the best way certainly. It's a bit more of a buzz looking round them and speaking with the guys selling them.
I've been wanting the 56th RQS patch they had done to remember the crash victims , two have come up on ebay and one fetched over £100 !
buying from the crews is the best way certainly. It's a bit more of a buzz looking round them and speaking with the guys selling them.
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I have a patch that the aircrews were selling at yeovilton air day when the us navy diverted there. Exercise Norlant I think it was without looking. I imagine this to be fairly rare. Anyone else have one of these ?
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Paul I have never heard of it. But a pic would help. Or more of a description. Thanks.
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Todd,
I think you hit the nail on the head with one word. 'Trend'. I have been collecting for 30 years and that's what you see, trends. Fighter stuff used to be expensive, then it went to special ops, and now it seems lakenheath. I've posted in the past about cost and the internet, but the availability of hard to get patches comes at a cost, but the availability only come easily through the internet. I know/knew a few people that would help out collectors but it seems like some (certainly not all) are out to make as much £$ as they can.
I used to collect a lot, but now I just select a few, I think the internet has unfortunately killed the hobby, especially with fakes/ high costs. Try to weigh the pros and cons and I'd have to say I don't know where I'd sit. In the middle/on the fence! I certainly wouldn't have the bits I have in my collection if it wasn't for the internet, but I may have a few more pounds in the bank.
I think you hit the nail on the head with one word. 'Trend'. I have been collecting for 30 years and that's what you see, trends. Fighter stuff used to be expensive, then it went to special ops, and now it seems lakenheath. I've posted in the past about cost and the internet, but the availability of hard to get patches comes at a cost, but the availability only come easily through the internet. I know/knew a few people that would help out collectors but it seems like some (certainly not all) are out to make as much £$ as they can.
I used to collect a lot, but now I just select a few, I think the internet has unfortunately killed the hobby, especially with fakes/ high costs. Try to weigh the pros and cons and I'd have to say I don't know where I'd sit. In the middle/on the fence! I certainly wouldn't have the bits I have in my collection if it wasn't for the internet, but I may have a few more pounds in the bank.
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There are plenty of suppliers and stores also becoming greedy with the prices of patches also see those indian patches just put on ebay
Picked up for peanuts off the sqns at coningsby i bet
Good deals can be found if you use the sqns,facebook patch pages and some good dealers still out there.
Picked up for peanuts off the sqns at coningsby i bet
Good deals can be found if you use the sqns,facebook patch pages and some good dealers still out there.
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I've just looked at the Indian AF patches on the internet, I can't believe the price people will pay
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Crazy isnt it when i paid £8.00 for he exact same one, then again if people keep paying it wont stopTronk 11 wrote:I've just looked at the Indian AF patches on the internet, I can't believe the price people will pay
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CRAZY!!!Dan214sqn wrote:both sold for £50&£60
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It get worse. Check out the completed listing http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=E ... 5573.m1684
The 2 Sqn, SU30 patch went for a whopping £107 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 33a6ef004c
Also someone had it listed buy it now for £90 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 5b169ac502
Also a winged arrow patch buy it now for £50 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 5b169ad3ee
Pure profiting, but it's obvious people are willing to pay it so welcome to the future of the hobby People said crews were selling in the spotters carpark at Coningsby. How much were the crews selling them for?
The 2 Sqn, SU30 patch went for a whopping £107 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 33a6ef004c
Also someone had it listed buy it now for £90 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 5b169ac502
Also a winged arrow patch buy it now for £50 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Air-Fo ... 5b169ad3ee
Pure profiting, but it's obvious people are willing to pay it so welcome to the future of the hobby People said crews were selling in the spotters carpark at Coningsby. How much were the crews selling them for?
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I think £6 ? only what i heard though
£107 for a patch!! jeeeez
£107 for a patch!! jeeeez
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I think the patches were actually only £4 but I had that much in my hand and the IAF Officer was adding up the prices fairly quickly that I may have misheard/forgotten. Either way it was in that region, give or take...
Those prices do sort of affirm my method of patch/coin collecting, in that I'll only buy anything direct from units and only at shows/events. Helps keep the collection smaller and the money in my pocket
Those prices do sort of affirm my method of patch/coin collecting, in that I'll only buy anything direct from units and only at shows/events. Helps keep the collection smaller and the money in my pocket
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Absolute rip off merchants, pure and simple. I was at Coningsby (I know not everyone could make it over) and bought my patches off the crews for £4 for the Winged Flanker patch and £6 for the others as well as shirts for £7 and small badges/patches for £1. They were very cheap and to see this blatant profit making going on is awful!
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It is definitely better to buy from the units or other trusted collectors and some businesses. I don't fault the eBay sellers when they put them in at low opening bids such as .99p or up to £5. It's the gits who put them on at £60 buy it now or as a starting bid. And there are a few good companies/ebay sellers out there. The Indian patches that recently finished at those high prices are purely driven by collectors who sometimes think they have to win in a bidding war or they must have that patch. The bottom line is not everyone could get up to coningsby and there is another batch already being made of the combined aircraft Indian patch. However some people can't wait. I must admit I too have done this although very rarely as most patches will always come up again if you can be patient. The real danger is the units hearing about how much some of these patches go for. Lakenheath is the best example. Anybody at RIAT this year knows what I'm talking about. Trading is still the better and cheaper way in this "hobby". And it's the purest form of this hobby. It used to be getting them for free from the crews or the squadrons. However this is very rare now due to the demand and the unusually high sums people are paying for patches. I still enjoy the hobby but it is becoming more expensive!
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Who has informed you they are making a second batch ? And where will they be available from ?
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Mauro Roder an Italian patch creator is the designer. But he doesn't sell the patches he only designs them. He mentioned in a FB group that the Indians didn't order enough for even all their aircrew. So there is another batch being made. I'm not sure where they will be available but I will let you know if I hear anything.
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