Nosferatu: "Haarmann, or anyone else, not all Goetz silver medals were struck at the Bavarian mint, particularly in Goetz' early Munich days. Perhaps we could get a list started of medals struck by private mint to clear up any confusion?"
We'll add this task to our list but anyone else with Goetz knowledge can help. I do believe most of the privately struck material was in his earlier days in Munich but there are also some outliers evident throughout his career.
Back to the topic at hand. It appears this Ebay seller is using images directly taken from WAG or WAG-O auctions in Germany. Anyone following this company can easily note the distinct, and consistent, image quality and appearance. He also adds his Ebay ID to the images. His 'own' material images are poor in comparison. So what does this mean? Do you get what you see, or are you making buying decisions based on 'stock' images from another company? I have had several people email me and mention that they think this seller is probably a sales outlet for WAG/WAG-O since he apparently does not possess the material (until after it's sold and forwarded to him by someone else.) This unto itself is not against the law but why not admit to it when asked instead of coming up with stories about sending the customer's 'winning item' to the wrong address?
If Nosferatu contacted the seller about material not having the requisite 'mint stamp' then why hasn't the seller corrected the error and made note that these are in fact later strikes? You would also think that if this seller is indeed selling for WAG/WAG-O then why are they using a middleman to sell the later strikes? This company has been around for many years and should obviously know that these later strikes are not 'real'.
Is it interesting to anyone else that the company who consigned the Goetz dies and hubs to Heritage could also be using a proxy to sell later strikes, primarily WW2, to unsuspecting Ebay buyers?
