Selling medals

[Tin basher]

Do medals have a monetary value or are they more than mere assets to be bought and sold.

These are for sale to fund his children's education.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-bravery-medals-sale-pay-sons-education.html

My first thought was on his pension surely he could afford it anyway unless of course he's sending them somewhere expensive.

 

[ninjarabbi]

Obviously his book didn’t sell well enough to stop him from having to sell the medals (I have a copy somewhere). He could have copies made but personally I think he’ll come to regret the decision later on in life. Couldn’t his sons just go to a normal school?

 

[Stevienics]

Rather depends upon his career aspirations. He can't have long left

 

[Barch]

Rather depends upon his career aspirations. He can't have long left

Surely he wouldn't be allowed to sell them whilst still serving?

 

[Gonterseed]

I have no decorations and quite frankly I'm pleased that I was never in a position to have to earned them.

Making a judgement on those who earned them and then decide to sell them for a profit is quite a bit above my station in life.

I can however criticise those who award the decoration without giving them something meaningful. Why not have us taxpayers fund a (better than mainstream) education for his kids. According to the decorations he's done a fair bit of the dirty work on our behalf...

 

[ady eflog]

I have no decorations and quite frankly I'm pleased that I was never in a position to have to earned them.

Making a judgement on those who earned them and then decide to sell them for a profit is quite a bit above my station in life.

I can however criticise those who award the decoration without giving them something meaningful. Why not have us taxpayers fund a (better than mainstream) education for his kids. According to the decorations he's done a fair bit of the dirty work on our behalf...

Very dodgy ground as the LSGC doesn't belong to him toll he has left to sell as it can be forfeited at any time while serving. Personally I don't think they are worth half that amount even with a good story. And yes he can afford the school fees, he's probably got little Farquhar in boarding school for free at the moment anyway!

 

[Stevienics]

..he's probably got little Farquhar in boarding school for free at the moment anyway!

Not showing any archaic inter-rank prejudices there....no sir.

 

[FOMz]

How much did he get for selling his story to the Daily Hate?

How much did he earn from the book he wrote?

Call me a cynic, but the fact he's selling them to fund his children's education just isn't washing for me I'm afraid. Saying that, the tin is his to do with what he wishes.

 

[Tin basher]

How much did he get for selling his story to the Daily Hate?How much did he earn from the book he wrote? Call me a cynic, but the fact he's selling them to fund his children's education just isn't washing for me I'm afraid. Saying that, the tin is his to do with what he wishes.

Agree with the comment that the medals are his to do as he wishes and also yes the cynic in me wonders why a Sqn Ldr on his pension and book royalties needs to fund his nippers education. My guess is they are not going to Snot Street comprehensive just down the road

 

[Rigga]

This shear capitalisation of unrequested tin-wear. He has sold them for a reported £50K (probably 'cos Lord Ashcroft loves a good story with his collection) and can replace them with replicas for circa £1500...no thought required for any money-grabber.

 

[Johned]

Selling medals

I was not aware until she had disposed of them but my mum sold my grandad's Boer War medals to Sothebys many years ago. Evidently she needed some cash which had I known I would have raised for her. Anyway it is a small world, within the last three years my brother saw them advertised on the web by a gent in Dublin (grandad's name, number and regt on the rim) and repurchased them so they are now back within the family!

 

[Gonterseed]

Very dodgy ground as the LSGC doesn't belong to him toll he has left to sell as it can be forfeited at any time while serving. Personally I don't think they are worth half that amount even with a good story. And yes he can afford the school fees, he's probably got little Farquhar in boarding school for free at the moment anyway!

Ady, I was referring to decorations (e.g. DFC) rather than simple medals (e.g. long-gong). You can earn both by sitting on your @rse but it is more likely that the long-gong recipient has a damn good story, told many times, while a DFC recipient has a very short story that he/she doesn't really want (or need) to talk about. If the latter has a kid called Farquhar then even me, a hairy-@rsed taxpayer, won't object to funding their education.