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Uncle Sam’s Best On eBay

March 31, 2010

In putting together this Top-5 list I had to cut out items that also ranked in the Top-5 for the entire WWII category.  Using those guidelines you can still find 5 items that sold last week in the United States subcategory that scored over $1,500 in bidding on eBay.  The lead-off man is an A-2 jacket in excellent shape.  The pilot spent some time in the China/Burma theater based on the seller description.  But the real interesting sale was the M3 knife.  This auction was sitting at $1,000 with thirty seconds to go when things got crazy.  Within the last 1/2 minute of the auction sniper bids came in from 8(!) different bidders which doubled the sale price and landed this as the #2 item on this list.  The USMC pin proved that its always good to have an insurance bid coming in over the top.  The winning bidder was sitting pretty when a sniper bid came in $750 above his bid.  However, following the old Scout adage to "Be Prepared" he had his own snipe locked and loaded that carried the day.

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Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
7	Outstanding Original WWII A-2 Flight Jacket
33	Vintage M3 Trench Knife with M6 Leather Sheath
21	WWI WWII USMC Marine Straightback Globe Pin SILVER GLD
15	M1 HELMET WWII 28TH INF DIV FIXED BALE FRONT SEAM LINER
1	1940,U.S. Navy,WWll,Handpainted,Tattoo flash Canvas Bag