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Should I spend $$ on one of these, and does anyone have on for not too much?
I'm considering one, for a research project, though my budget for one of this is not huge...
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You are not likely going to get a nicely cacheted and flown cover like this for cheap. My guess would be it would go for 3 to 5 times the value of a used baby zep (or more).
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I would want to know who the dealer is. There's one guy who royally screwed me (he "forgot" to mail covers I had ordered) and generally charges about 10 time what any other dealers would sell them for. It galls me that he has a 100% rating on eBay, which means that he is artificially raising the cost of our hobby. What really galls me is that I would love to get my hands on many covers he offers, but I can't afford them and, besides, I wouldn't ever give him a dime again.
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Thanks for the advice, maybe I should look for a show...
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would anyone care to suggest a range of prices that THIS baby zep cover would be considered reasonable, that way Ari could better envision a bargain or a fleecing?
I know nothing about zeps, babies or full grown, or I might offer a range of numbers
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I checked ebay this morning, any where from $100 and above.
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There's no shortage of "Century of Progress", Chicago to Germany Graf Zeppelin covers with Baby Zeps. There's quite a few.
The cover in question seems more colorful and "fresh" than many listed.
There are quite a few listed at or near the $200 mark but always as a "buy it now". They seem to be optimistic at that number and basically fishing.
I think an honest dealer would price that cover somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 - $100.
Having said that, there could be something very special about this piece that only someone really interested in these would recognize that would make it a $400 item.
Short answer: who knows.
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When I first saw this post, I thought "that's a $50 cover", but it took me a couple of days to find the time to gather supporting evidence. (Been dealing with US customs "complications" -- we're shipping, but it's a nightmare at this end.)
I can't agree that it's "fresh". I would describe it as "light overall toning" in my own listings.
Here is a "fresh" one, sold recently on ebay.
Link to the original listing (link will be good only until around the end of November).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/167639363502
This one went from Miami to Chicago. The original poster's cover went from Chicago to Germany, but Sieger gives both of these flight legs a value of 175 Euros with quantities flown of approximately 12,000 and 15,000 respectively.
Hope that helps.
Roy
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@Roy,
Yeah, after a second, closer look the paper does look kind of toned over all. Ive got to trust your eye for that type of call. You evaluate items like this all day long.
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Thanks everyone, I guess I'll try to spend around $50!
-Ari
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I have a complete set of Zeppelins all on cover. When I saw actual flown covers were worth less than mint examples I knew I wanted covers oozing with history!
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US (Baby) Zepplin Cover Worth the price?
Should I spend $$ on one of these, and does anyone have on for not too much?
I'm considering one, for a research project, though my budget for one of this is not huge...
Example below!
-Ari
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re: US (Baby) Zepplin Cover Worth the price?
You are not likely going to get a nicely cacheted and flown cover like this for cheap. My guess would be it would go for 3 to 5 times the value of a used baby zep (or more).
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I would want to know who the dealer is. There's one guy who royally screwed me (he "forgot" to mail covers I had ordered) and generally charges about 10 time what any other dealers would sell them for. It galls me that he has a 100% rating on eBay, which means that he is artificially raising the cost of our hobby. What really galls me is that I would love to get my hands on many covers he offers, but I can't afford them and, besides, I wouldn't ever give him a dime again.
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Thanks for the advice, maybe I should look for a show...
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would anyone care to suggest a range of prices that THIS baby zep cover would be considered reasonable, that way Ari could better envision a bargain or a fleecing?
I know nothing about zeps, babies or full grown, or I might offer a range of numbers
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I checked ebay this morning, any where from $100 and above.
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There's no shortage of "Century of Progress", Chicago to Germany Graf Zeppelin covers with Baby Zeps. There's quite a few.
The cover in question seems more colorful and "fresh" than many listed.
There are quite a few listed at or near the $200 mark but always as a "buy it now". They seem to be optimistic at that number and basically fishing.
I think an honest dealer would price that cover somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 - $100.
Having said that, there could be something very special about this piece that only someone really interested in these would recognize that would make it a $400 item.
Short answer: who knows.
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re: US (Baby) Zepplin Cover Worth the price?
When I first saw this post, I thought "that's a $50 cover", but it took me a couple of days to find the time to gather supporting evidence. (Been dealing with US customs "complications" -- we're shipping, but it's a nightmare at this end.)
I can't agree that it's "fresh". I would describe it as "light overall toning" in my own listings.
Here is a "fresh" one, sold recently on ebay.
Link to the original listing (link will be good only until around the end of November).
https://www.ebay.com/itm/167639363502
This one went from Miami to Chicago. The original poster's cover went from Chicago to Germany, but Sieger gives both of these flight legs a value of 175 Euros with quantities flown of approximately 12,000 and 15,000 respectively.
Hope that helps.
Roy
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@Roy,
Yeah, after a second, closer look the paper does look kind of toned over all. Ive got to trust your eye for that type of call. You evaluate items like this all day long.
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Thanks everyone, I guess I'll try to spend around $50!
-Ari
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re: US (Baby) Zepplin Cover Worth the price?
I have a complete set of Zeppelins all on cover. When I saw actual flown covers were worth less than mint examples I knew I wanted covers oozing with history!
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