So What Is A “Name” Worth?

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So What Is A “Name” Worth?

June 9, 2010

One of the words that sellers love to use in their WWII listings is "named". Whenever possible they slip this one in to indicate they can place the provenance of an item from the period. So with this blog post I ask the question, what is a name worth? I checked in to the sales on eBay from the last month to see just how much those five letters buy you on an eBay auction. Click on these listings and see if that adjective helped boost the bottom line.

**Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For**
Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
27	Stunning Named 101st SSI A Masterpiece Of Patch Art
37	JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD - NAMED - VET P/U - NEAR MINT
22	USMC Raider Stiletto Fighting Knife Camillus Named ID'd
19	US AAF S-1 SEAT PARACHUTE & BAG, NAMED B24 WWII PILOT
12	Named WW2 460th AB Field Artillery Patch With Photo