Heads up BBC.1 4.30pm 02/01/13…

Neville Duke sold his medals when the cost of insurance became prohibitive after they had been burgled three times. He always denied the story that it was for Gwen’s hip operation.

Totally agree with you David…. Ohh it makes me mad, especially with Gallantry medals.. And EBay makes me cringe when I see some old chaps books, picture, medals and uniforms all being flogged off, especially when the family split them up… Grrrrrrrrrr
Myself I only have one medal (GSM with NI clasp). But would I sell it… No, would I ever wear it again… No… What will happen to it when I die… No idea, but would hope it could benefit someone in the family.
Lol if all the do-gooders etc get their way I would also get the “cold war medal” they want and a “Silver Jubilee” one they want all of those that never got one to have…. Still would get fired in the drawer with the other.

Aaaargh! – thanks – now I know to steer well clear!:)

The items are given a valuation by an expert and then they go to Auction, hoping to raise what was given as the valuation. But I’m not sure if people just want the money, or the “fame” of appearing. Perhaps it’s both. They do seem to say a lot “as the programme was in town we decided to bring this along”

hi,
sadly nothing aeronautical,but the back ground views were ok…

regards
jack…
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So…bear with me as I have not heard of the programme. People sell their possessions “on air” to likely buyers? Why would they want to do that…just to be “on TV”???

The trouble with Flog It is that I get angry when I see people selling family member’s medals just for their 15 mins of fame on this programme. Couple of months ago was a very silly woman who sold her uncle’s DFM and other medals. He was a Spitfire pilot now buried in a cemetery outside Berlin. She had been handed the medals because, as she said, “she would look after them”. Yeah, until Flog It turned up. She also expected to see lots of these medals at Flog It. Not that she knew what a DFM was anyway, and how rare they are. The medals went for several thousand and she was going to use the money for a “Holiday”.
Another silly woman a couple of weeks ago flogged her Grandfather’s WW1 medals which included a Bible and Cigarette case which had stopped a bullet and therefore killing her Grandfather, in which case she wouldn’t be here now. She too wanted the money for a “Holiday”. Can’t understand it, once the family silver is gone, it’s gone for good.
Rant over.

Flog it?? They are making valuations of the exhibits…..?:confused: