The Meisterstück Leather under-arm bag cost until production discontinuation some years ago about 980 DM or around 500 euros; an Australian price of 1300 AUD corresponds to about 750 euros and lies thus above the then German shop price. The visually similar but stylistically different bag of the Platinum Leather series was made by Seeger and was price-wise just over the Meisterstück variant. Both ranges have not been offered by Montblanc for about three years, which explains the different resale price and bidding behaviour.