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[PankySmooch]

Just watched an episode about war memorabilia, a woman whose father was shot in the chest and saved by his bible and cigarette case, bullet holes through both and also a letter from the king at the time and she sells them for £190.

Why?..even Paul Martin said afterwards such items should be kept or loaned to a museum

[Old_Geezer]

[shrug] The £190 was worth more to her than the keepsake. Maybe she needed the cash. It's a personal choice.

[horselady]

I always think the same when someone sells things such as that, I couldn't part with something so personal.

[anotheoldgit]

What amuses me when some are asked why they are you selling it, they will answer "I thought I would give others a chance to enjoy it".

They are not in the least bothered if they do, they just want the cash.

It is the same when some are putting up for auction a very small item, and they are asked the same question "why are you selling it"? and they answer "well we are down sizing".

[anotheoldgit]

One has to ask "Something that had saved one's father's life", and they are selling it at all.