Top 5 Auctions in World War II Collectibles on eBay

September 27, 2011

Every once in awhile I like to just do a flat out Top-5 post to show collectors where the big boys were spending their money.  Last week these listings were sitting on top thanks to some unlikely action.  For example the seller of this weeks' top item - the Soviet medal - was willing to discount the price by $1250 using the best offer feature to ring up a sale.  Considering that it still sold for more than $5k don't feel to bad for him.  Another Russian item on the list at #4 the dagger was likewise sold using best offer.  This time the seller took an offer that was discounted a full $1500 to close the deal.  As for the other listings in this blog post I say they are unlikely because all of them started bidding at $1 or less.  I figure that they might have had a reserve but still starting the bidding at $1 is the way to get that eBay magic working for you.  Click on the links to see how these great pieces ended up.

Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For

Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
1	gold soviet order of socialist labour and gold order of lenin
19	JAPANESE WW2 ARMY OFFICER SHINGUNTO SWORD ORIGINAL
28	WWII Italian MVSN REI Dagger M 35
1	Russian Soviet WWII MARSHAL Model 1943 Dagger
34	Original M1C Sniper Garand M82 Scope and Griffin and Howe Mount