what exactly does the "G" on a HJ shoulder board signify?

[TxGauleiter]

how rare are these?
how desirable are these?
does the G add to the value or cost?
what exactly does the G mean?

 

[Garry]

The G stands for "Gebiet" and shows that the wearer was a member of the Gebiet staff. The shoulder straps of all all staff leaders below the rank of Bannführer had the "G".

The HJ-Gebiet was the second largest structure within the Hitler Youth. The largest was the Obergebiet and both are shown on the sleeve triangle (for example: West (Obergebiet) Westfalen (Gebiet)). The shoulder strap for a Gebiet staff member in this case would be G 9.

Yes, G straps should cost more than normal straps because relatively few personnel wore them during the period.