[Milsurplus] Germans and collecting

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I've sold a few radio items (we don't sell any non-radio electronics) into 
Germany and Austria.  Mix of TM's, BC-611 parts, and a smattering of 
SCR-508/608, AN/GRC-9 and AN/ART-13 items.

In a message dated 6/30/2006 10:00:00 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wdonzelli at gmail.com writes: 
> One thing I have noticed about our military radio collecting hobby,
> mostly based on what I see sold on Ebay (my goods or otherwise), is
> that military radio collecting seems not to be a big thing in Germany.
> I see a majority things traded back and forth from the UK, France,
> Canada, Italy and the Netherlands, and maybe a bit to Japan.
> 
> I suppose I have some theories why. One, the Germans have a more
> strict privacy policy on Ebay and elsewhere, so maybe I am not seeing
> transactions and such, but I must say that of the thousands of sales I
> have done, not a single radio item went to Germany. Being part of a
> sale would pierce the veil of privacy, as I would be part of the deal,
> but this has not happened (although I have made numerous sales to
> Germany for other electronic items).
> 
> Two, I suppose the classic US sets may not be welcome in Germany. For
> every 100 sales of Allied gear is 1 sales of Axis gear, so maybe I am
> just not seeing the little trickle of stuff. Or is the demand just not
> there?
> 

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