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Old 03-03-10, 10:44 AM
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I'm amazed at some of the prices for badges on eBay!

This is just crazy - link here.

$2076 for a badge worth $300-400 tops (and with only 1 lug!!)

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Well Mick, you have topped my recent post - $525 paid on e-bay for a common $60 CEF badge! Although mine wins on percentage over value paid, yours wins on the absolute value of money wasted! Cheers, Ian.
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I have seen quite a few Australian badges in recent times go well over the odds - and medals too!

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Mick,
I've just looked at the exchange rate for UK to Australian dollars and that is one huge price in UK money. It must be one rare badge!
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Old 03-03-10, 09:47 PM
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It's rare but not $2000 rare.

I'd say it would be worth around AUD$300 so about GBP170-180 or so.

I have seem quite a few of these over the last few years - I saw a 55 Collingwood officer badge for $2200 or so a couple of weeks ago on ebay but that badge is the first I have ever seen and is super rare. This one is relatively easy to find in comparison.

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