United States WWII Auctions Trigger Bidding Wars on eBay

September 14, 2011

Its a little ironic when antiques from a war trigger a real war (among bidders).  But that' s just what happened with these five auctions that sold last week on eBay.  In each example more than 35 bids came in by the time the gavel fell.  Now typically, you see this when the auction comes down to just two characters bidding against each other in increments of $10-$20 trying to top each other out.  However, it does look like an impressive tally when you see what kinds of results these tit-for-tat bidding patterns can bring.  Click on these listings and if you want on the "bid history" to see what happened in each case.

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

Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
40	WW2 V-44 SURVIVAL BOWIE KNIFE W/ORIG LEATHER SCABBARD
39	WWII 97th Division PAINTED Insignia Combat Vet Helmet
37	US WWII M3 IMPERIAL KNIFE BLADE MARKED WITH M8 SCABBARD
34	WWII Case XX V44 Marine Raider Bowie Knife Nice via VET
32	WWII USMC Theater Made Knife from 1865 Civil War Sword