To be honest the price seems to me a bit high.
?? The price is CHEAP !! There are German and US sites that want 350-500 USD for the normal ones now.
... these M1/49 Adolf Baumeister, Ludenscheid badges.
Nobody knew that this maker produced also HJ GHB,
That is because the vast Majority of collector have no idea about the Makers, and just rely on what they read on Forums. Baumeister was A Grosshändler (Like Hensler, Steinhauer etc...) and most certainly did make these. Sadely though, when rare items are shown, just because the collector is not farmiliar with the mm or Makers name on that item, it automatically get viewed in a different light.
Now, this is the first B marked M1/49 I see.
Yes, like i said, a rare mm, and being a B-stück, even all the more rarer
Someone could also tell me if it's normal to see a B marked badge with a serial number? I've got one but no serial.
See links above in this Post, and once you read the Announcement that Garry included, it will become clear, that up until that date, ALL replacement badges had a mm
and serial. Usually though, the replacement badges i have seen, are from Deschler, or from Paulmann, not from M1/70 or M1/49.
And as for not making your money back, you
will, either right now, or in a few years make a bit more. €195.- for
this badge is a
GIVEAWAY, i would not make a fool out of myself and link it up here if that was not the case, i would also never dream of advertising a "Questionable" badge on this Forum. Any collector who has a few Golden HJs, and is actually interested in them, will tell you that there are absolutely No red flags on these items, No flags with the Serial number, the maker, or anything else about any M1/49 marked badge.
This usually only happens at WAF, where a nice rare piece gets crapped on for some reason, mixed feelings combined with comments by collectors who follow only what books tell them, with little if any homework of their own.
Sad , but a reflection of the collectors knowledge today.