Ya Gotta See This! Priceless!

lugerholsterrepair · 08-08-2003, 05:18 AM

This guy has lost all sense of reality but I don't think he has lost all of his stupidity...

The description says it can be "waste" carried and it is priceless...Truer words were never spoken.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=4078

WWII German Officer's Luger Pistol (9mm) Holder taken from a deseased German Major in the Swiss Alps in 1945. This Luger Pistol Holder is manufactured by the finest leather German engineering produced during that period. It has a built-in 'clip' holder and is tooled in black leather to be used as either a shoulder holster or waste carried. Forgotten for over 56 years, this holster was recently found in a families locked safe. It is truly a fine piece and very well made. For the collector it is priceless.

Jerry Burney

Lloyd in Nevada · 08-08-2003, 06:40 AM

Jerry,

That is a classic! It looks like it is displayed in a coffin. Some fine closeup pictures aren't they? Reminds me of my sister-in-law who got back from her vacation trip recently and proudly showed me a color print of a wild animal shot--there is an Elk in there somewhere but she is so far back you can't tell for sure what kind of animal it is!

Edward Tinker · 08-08-2003, 07:42 AM

What is amazing is that he thinks it is so valuable?

The top part is missing, so it's been modified, and he started it at $300 and reserve isn't met?

Amazing.

Ed

Luke · 08-08-2003, 09:53 AM

Sad.

Luke

Krieger89 · 08-08-2003, 10:26 AM

That is spoken perfectly, priceless.

George Anderson · 08-08-2003, 03:49 PM

I like the part about an "infected" German major wandering through the Swiss Alps.

Pete Ebbink · 08-08-2003, 04:28 PM

Did not realize the Germans invaded Switzerland...did I miss the date...?

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

Doug G. · 08-08-2003, 05:46 PM

The thing I find humorous is that the dummy paid at least $5 to list it! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" />

lugerholsterrepair · 08-08-2003, 05:48 PM

C'Mon you guys...Surely one of you has room in your collection for this gem! After all it's been locked away from our prying eyes in a safe for 56 years! I'm getting $300.00 worth of laughs out of this! Overnight Luger holsters have skyrocked! My small stash must be worth millions. If this sells I'm going to cut all of mine to rags and offer them on eBay....

George, Everytime I read this guys discription I see something I missed! Deseased!

Yeah Pete, Wandering the Swiss Alps...Took a wrong turn I guess. Probably got his holster sliced in half battling Swiss guards at the border. What a riot! Jerry

Edward Tinker · 08-08-2003, 06:20 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />got his holster sliced in half battling Swiss guards at the border...<hr /></blockquote>Those Swiss guards can be deadly with their Cossack curved swords!

lugerholsterrepair · 08-09-2003, 12:28 AM

Ed Tinker - This is an email I just received from the seller, and why he thinks it is so valuable:

Jerry:

Thank you for your message. However, the value placed upon any item is as valuale as the buyer considers it to be. In this case, there are a limited number of these 'authentic' holster on the market. AND, the value here is the fact this holster had only one owner--the german officer it was taken off of.

The value?---what would you pay for a piece of history? Is the answer found in perception? or perhaps interpretation!

TF

Edward Tinker · 08-09-2003, 12:57 AM

I have come across interesting things at antique shops, yards sales, and auctions, and then you look on e-bay and there are 10 of them for sale for $5.00 each and NO bids!

Obviously he has never done a search using (luger,lugar) holster because he would be surprised. Besides, the safes owner was an owner, he is the owner, that makes three, so he needs to at least cut the price in third!

He'll be forced to re-list and/or wonder why it didn't sell... And then after he has relisted a couple of times, he'll get a $15.00 bill from e-bay for the lisitng price and then a dollar foir each time he said "reserve" price.

Live and learn <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" />

lugerholsterrepair · 08-09-2003, 01:23 AM

Ed, This guy might be the deseased German Major! After all he says it has only had one owner so it must be him!

lets see, He says this is manufactured by the finest leather german engineering produced during that period....Hmmm, if I have a fine BMW automobile and push it off a cliff, is it worth more or less? Maybe if it had only only one owner.....I can't wait to see what he re-lists this for after this auction closes. I don't know why but this looney really makes me happy! Jerry Burney

08-08-2003, 05:18 AM	#1
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Ya Gotta See This! Priceless! This guy has lost all sense of reality but I don't think he has lost all of his stupidity... The description says it can be "waste" carried and it is priceless...Truer words were never spoken. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=4078 WWII German Officer's Luger Pistol (9mm) Holder taken from a deseased German Major in the Swiss Alps in 1945. This Luger Pistol Holder is manufactured by the finest leather German engineering produced during that period. It has a built-in 'clip' holder and is tooled in black leather to be used as either a shoulder holster or waste carried. Forgotten for over 56 years, this holster was recently found in a families locked safe. It is truly a fine piece and very well made. For the collector it is priceless. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-08-2003, 07:42 AM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	What is amazing is that he thinks it is so valuable? The top part is missing, so it's been modified, and he started it at $300 and reserve isn't met? Amazing. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

08-08-2003, 09:53 AM	#4
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Sad. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

08-08-2003, 05:46 PM	#8
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	The thing I find humorous is that the dummy paid at least $5 to list it! <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hiha]" title="" src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" /> __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

08-08-2003, 05:48 PM	#9
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	C'Mon you guys...Surely one of you has room in your collection for this gem! After all it's been locked away from our prying eyes in a safe for 56 years! I'm getting $300.00 worth of laughs out of this! Overnight Luger holsters have skyrocked! My small stash must be worth millions. If this sells I'm going to cut all of mine to rags and offer them on eBay.... George, Everytime I read this guys discription I see something I missed! Deseased! Yeah Pete, Wandering the Swiss Alps...Took a wrong turn I guess. Probably got his holster sliced in half battling Swiss guards at the border. What a riot! Jerry __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-08-2003, 06:40 AM	#2
Lloyd in Nevada User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jerry, That is a classic! It looks like it is displayed in a coffin. Some fine closeup pictures aren't they? Reminds me of my sister-in-law who got back from her vacation trip recently and proudly showed me a color print of a wild animal shot--there is an Elk in there somewhere but she is so far back you can't tell for sure what kind of animal it is!

08-08-2003, 10:26 AM	#5
Krieger89 User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That is spoken perfectly, priceless.

08-08-2003, 03:49 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,529 Times in 787 Posts	I like the part about an "infected" German major wandering through the Swiss Alps.

08-08-2003, 04:28 PM	#7
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Did not realize the Germans invaded Switzerland...did I miss the date...? Regards, Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />

08-08-2003, 06:20 PM	#10
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">got his holster sliced in half battling Swiss guards at the border...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Those Swiss guards can be deadly with their Cossack curved swords! __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

08-09-2003, 12:28 AM	#11
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Ed Tinker - This is an email I just received from the seller, and why he thinks it is so valuable: Jerry: Thank you for your message. However, the value placed upon any item is as valuale as the buyer considers it to be. In this case, there are a limited number of these 'authentic' holster on the market. AND, the value here is the fact this holster had only one owner--the german officer it was taken off of. The value?---what would you pay for a piece of history? Is the answer found in perception? or perhaps interpretation! TF __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-09-2003, 12:57 AM	#12
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,935 Thanks: 2,033 Thanked 4,533 Times in 2,093 Posts	I have come across interesting things at antique shops, yards sales, and auctions, and then you look on e-bay and there are 10 of them for sale for $5.00 each and NO bids! Obviously he has never done a search using (luger,lugar) holster because he would be surprised. Besides, the safes owner was an owner, he is the owner, that makes three, so he needs to at least cut the price in third! He'll be forced to re-list and/or wonder why it didn't sell... And then after he has relisted a couple of times, he'll get a $15.00 bill from e-bay for the lisitng price and then a dollar foir each time he said "reserve" price. Live and learn <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" /> __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

08-09-2003, 01:23 AM	#13
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Ed, This guy might be the deseased German Major! After all he says it has only had one owner so it must be him! lets see, He says this is manufactured by the finest leather german engineering produced during that period....Hmmm, if I have a fine BMW automobile and push it off a cliff, is it worth more or less? Maybe if it had only only one owner.....I can't wait to see what he re-lists this for after this auction closes. I don't know why but this looney really makes me happy! Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."