Schindler's ORIGINAL List on eBay

[jeffweico]

If I owned this, I would definitely not have associated it with eBay in any way.

Item: Original Schindler’s List from Family of Itzhak Stern Dated April 18, 1945
Item number: 190871530669

There were originally, I believe, 7 lists created by Oskar Schindler for the Nazis. 4 of those are still known to be in existence. The other 3 are all in museums and this one is the only list in private hands. The starting bid is $3,000,000 and it ends in just under 2 days.

If it were mine, I would have gone to a reputable auction house to sell it, if money was my motivation. But maybe they figure it will get a larger audience this way. It will be interesting to see if it sells. It is certainly a historical document with a very positive theme - Oskar Schindler was a businessman who used his factory to hire Jews marked for death by the Nazis, thus saving their lives. But is the list worth $3,000,000? That I don't know.

If I had the money, I'd buy it and donate it to the National Holocaust Museum. They don't have an original list. And something like this does not belong in a private collection, at least in my opinion.

[AuctionsDenied]

Just goes to show that you are a good guy.

I completely agree and would do the same thing.

[AmazonStealth]

I think either way you look at it financially you lose quite a bit of money:

Top of the Line Auction House: $3,000,000 - 20-30% Sellers Fee = 2.1-2.4 Million

Sell on eBay/Paypal: $3,000,000 - $250 ebay fee - $87,000 Paypal Fee = 2,900,000+ Million

Both have +'s and -'s. Personally I would go ebay for a while until it gains exposure on national news, and then send it to an auction house.

[Sandy D]

I would have sent it to Sothebys or a like major auction house myself because you can remain behind the scenes etc.

Surely would not put it up on ebay.

[GreenBean]

Associating this with ebay makes it tacky.

Other ways should be considered.

Even, heaven forbid, making no monetary gain from such horror.

[Ukdirect]

I think it makes alot of sense, payment isn't going to be made through PayPal it will all be done privately outside of eBay/PayPal so you should only have $250 in fees.

Plus if the press or eBays marketing team pickup on this item they could create alot of interest

[rsot]

To each his own - auction house is the traditional route but eB works....I think there were will be a lot of complaints though and auction will be shelved by eB

[JamesNorth101]

Looks like a marketing technique to me. Will in all likely hood be sold off eBay. Has generated a lot of interest though.

[GreenBean]

Agree with James.

Monies will appear to acquire this.

Certainly no need for the vulgarity of ebay.

[john456]

Pure buzz on ebay side.

If any of us would try to sell an item like that, it would be suspension directly.

[jeffweico]

I don't know... If eBay could authenticate it through an expert, they might allow it. Of course, it could not be sold on a STEALTH account.

[rsot]

Going to see if it ended well or got pulled..

[GreenBean]

Schindler



And there we are. No-one made a bid.