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Why British?

Except for World War 2 most medals are named on rim so they are very easy to identify. There are hundreds of different regiments and of course different ranks for medals from 1799 to the present day. Lots of very good replicas of British Military Medals and replacement medals are sold to museums. Replica Medals are exact copies of the original British Military Medal for a certain campaign and supplied with ribbon and a plastic envelope to protect the medal. These are cast medals in high quality alloy if they come from a good dealer.

The replacement medals are die-struck so they are more expensive. Struck in nickel gilt and polished in silver gilt they cost more because these have made by a master craftsman who has carved out by hand and small machine - a "die". This "die" can cost around two thousand dollars alone. Then you have the actual striking which is completed by a machine usually with a 250 ton press capacity.

Collectors, dealers, ex forces associations and even whole families frame replicas for show. This way, members of the same family can display their ancestors medals. It is usual for owners to keep the original medals in a safe or bank. Part of the reason is British Military Medals can command a very high premium indeed.

Victoria Cross groups fetch $300,000 whereas a replica group to a Victoria Cross winner at Rorkes Drift, (11 won in one day at Rorkes Drift - Zulu the film was based on this battle) with the VC and Zulu Medal is only about $30. The Victoria Cross is the highest award in England and the Commonwealth, and is worn as the first medal over any other medal or order. A business guy who sold his company for over 350 million has bought over the years 100 VC groups for around 20 odd million dollars! There are hundreds of different Gallantry and Campaign medals. I have seen prices up to $500,000, which wasn't a VC group.

To an officer in the Royal Air Force, the famous C.B. C.B.E. Fighter Operations D.S.O. and 2 Bars, D.F.C. and Bar Group of Nineteen to Air-Vice Marshall J.E. "Johnnie" Johnson, Royal Air Force - the Officially Recognised Highest Scoring R.A.F. Fighter Pilot of the 1939-45 War - went for a World Record price of two hundred and forty one thousand, five hundred pounds!!

So, as you have gathered, there is quite a good market in British Military Medals and each year a Medal yearbook with price guides is published. There are also Miniature Medal Collectors and even an association of Medal Ribbon collectors.

Other reasons why there is such a vibrant market is the British have been in so many wars over the years. We have wars when we, as ex-soldiers, were part of a forgotten army. Talk to people about the Malayan war which lasted from 1948 to 1960 or the Borneo confrontation of 1962 to 1965 and you get blank looks from people who were around during those times.

Medals have been a very good investment over the years. Now they are becoming scarce. Families are waking up to the fact that their parents, grandparents had a history. People are searching for details of their ancestors. It's now all very searchable and the main reason is the Internet.

One thing is certain. British Military Medals are here to stay. It's history.

It's Goodbye from me

Regards

Barry

Barry Sheppard has authored over 15 published books. On top of those he produced the full 10 set Volumes of Military Cross Winners during the First World War and is amongst others listed on Amazon. Also produced 8 Volumes of Military Medal winners and 3 Volumes of the Distinguished Service Cross during the same period.

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Do You Know How To Set Up An Affiliate Program?

Be hold the power of affiliates. Having affiliates for your online ventures can take your business to a whole new level. Imagine having the promotional backing of 10-10,000 different people all working towards the same goal to sell your stuff. Below are some of the things one should consider when they decide to set up an affiliate marketing system.

Size of army

The first thing you will want to consider is the number of affiliates you plan on recruiting. You may choose to work closely with a select few in a tight network. Or you may decide there shouldnt be a cap on the number of affiliates you work with. Now while a large army of affiliates increases your opportunity to make frequent sales, many people are overwhelmed when it comes to rounding them up, organizing the positive recruitments and handling payment.

As a merchant you can either outsource the entire affiliate system or you can run your own system through your own web host.

The first option (outsourcing) works well if you plan to recruit a large quantity of affiliates. You'll find it easier to track sales, monitor clicks and stay on the top the masses of sign ups. If you have a small number of affiliates however, you can successfully run your own affiliate software.

Things to consider

When setting up an affiliate program, there are several things that you will want to take into consideration. For instance, when do you plan on rewarding your affiliate? The most common are pay per sale and pay per lead.

Pay per sale is where an individual is paid only when they make a sale, through their affiliate link. While many merchants like this system, its not as attractive to people. You'll have to offer high commissions or convince the affiliate marketer that the product is in high demand.

The other option is pay per lead, where you only pay for the traffic. This payment policy is appealing to the affiliate but costly to the website owner since you may have an affiliate producing traffic but unable to produce a sale.

If you decide to go with pay per lead as your payment module you may have to control the affiliates since tthe quality of visitors plays a significant role when it come to generation of sales.

No one can deny the power of having affiliates behind your business. Setting up a system can be the best solution to boosting sales. Be sure that you are well equipped with information, tools and strategies, and above all patience because recruiting can take some time. Also, keep organized, this will help to make setting up and running your affiliated system stress free.

About the Author

Jeff Casmer is an award winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and internet marketing consultant with career sales over $25,000,000. His "Top Ranked" Best Affiliate Programs Directory gives you all the information you need to Work From Home in the 21st century.

US Army Signal Corps Tool set box #TE-11, what could it be worth?

I have in my possession a US Army Signal Corps Tool Set #TE-11. It is a pretty big, and very old looking box, the top opens and there are two big drawers that pull out. On the front side, there is something that looks like a seal or very small badge, and has the name "Dick Waters" engraved in it, and the year of 1930 something. Can't make out the last number. What could it be worth? Would it be a good eBay item?

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