Mons Military Antiques :- For the discerning, advanced & novice collector !

Current situation up-dated.

Good listings to come (and plenty of them), as I ‘press forward’ into 2020. This was my aim. Covid 19 has placed a much changed complexion on things. People have other things on their minds, militaria collecting is now a ‘true’ luxury when compared to every day life and ‘survival’. Here’s to better times and the listings I promised

‘Little stories’ from this year, that will make you ‘laugh’.

I have tried, especially this year to help ‘collectors’ that have approached me with specific requests, with still a 100% failure rate (I’ve tried to help every request). All have turned out to be absolute time wasters of the first order.

See below for just two examples:-

1 ‘This collecting lark should be easy’:- After 20 plus e-mails the ‘buyer’ orders the item after I meet all his criteria (I’m trying to help). Following day, I’m asked for two thirds the money back as he wishes too buy something elsewhere; hold the item ordered with me, it being paid for (again) next month. I pointed out I cant do business in this manner, I’m accused of being un-professional. If not being prepared to do business in this manner makes me un-professional, then I suppose I am.

2 ‘One-one service’:- Receives order, immediately wishes to return, as is his privilege. Out of interest I asked what the problem was.....Reply, ‘I didn’t get the wow factor I expected on receiving the item’. I sell military antiques not ‘wow factors’!

Also, if you contact me with a request, have the good grace to see the request through to a conclusion, one way or the other, its called good manners.

Clothing/equipment sizes.

I have to reiterate here that I do not sell items for actual wear, I’m not an outfitter, and as such will not involve myself with size requests. Mention size and no further contact from me. See my terms for a fuller description.