Gaspare could probably confirm this, but in my experience, the picker/scavenger in Europe is highly aggressive.They know what the average collector likes on the continent or in North America.They will fling themselves over tables to reach an item before you do.
It's a big money business for them over there, and they will pick an area clean.They will hound you if they find you have something they want.They will set up burglaries of houses to obtain German items.
Now, as the supply is dwindling over there, they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Some of these men are actually quite dangerous.
