Damaged or Missing ?
A Passchendale 100 poppy pin has just sold for £103.99 on eBay , a reasonable price until you see that the box and certificate are both damaged.
Not a crushed corner or a simple rip , it looks like a dog has taken a bite out of them (they were actually damaged in transit).
At the other end of the scale a Somme 100 box and certificate , but no poppy pin , has a bid of £16.90 which may be useful if anyone had a damaged/missing box.
In the past I have bought a Flanders Field poppy with a water damaged box (which I was able to replace) and a D-Day 75 poppy pin without the box or certificate (both for about 50% of original cost) but I don't think I'd even consider paying the price asked for one where the main selling point (box and certificate) are so badly damaged.
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