sad to say but over 90 of his rings were recently sold at a German auction house... He had more but it remains to be if they were sold privately by the family or will appear at the auction.. Odal/Goetz was a great guy. If he bought a clunker [fake] ring he would not put it back in to circulation,,he'd just put it in with his rings collection.. He had good, maybe's and bads.... We knew each other a long time and emailed almost every other day. It was he that got me back in to completing the book project. We always trusted each other, traded information freely and he accepted many of my findings. We also did a couple very big deals [a $10K one ] that made a few guys very happy. We didn't profit but added a few nice rings to each of our collections...

After his death I sent a condolence card.. Then a Christmas / religious type card to the address. Months ago I had a German member here help/translate a letter to his widow stating: How much we all miss him,,how he is honored on 2 forums, and mentioned about the big box of guild booklets we had went in half on,,,only if she had seen them,,didn't ask for anything.. Did not get a response to any of the cards/letters..

I asked the auction house that I know they must protect their clients but could they pass her my email explain I was his American friend and just wanted a quick word/email with her..
- Her response was basically this: Our whole family hated his collecting these items, and wish to have no contact with anyone involved and glad we could erase this part of our lives regarding these items..

A good guy, to bad his family thought so bad of his hobby.. IF you come across an German auction house offering rings from his collection,,be very careful, scrutinize it very carefully, IF bad photos ask for better,,and you can always put them up here for opinions.., thanks guys..


RIP brother.