Wednesday, June 16, 2010
If you are doing a Top-5 list for recent Russian auctions in the WWII category then you know its going to be heavy with medals. Two of these auctions began as $.99 including the best selling auction in this group. Another pair sold as BIN listings with just a single buyer deciding to drop big bucks on each of those medals. I'm still not sure if I had a rare medal I would put it up for bids with no reserve starting at less than $1 but I guess some sellers like to live life in the fast lane!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The top selling German listings in WWII were a mix of auctions and BIN items. I was surprised to see that none of these items were the traditional items you see like old uniforms, classic helmets or the like. Considering that each of these great pieces sold for north of $1k then they are worth a look.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Every week I try and pull together a simple Top-5 list to show you best items that sold. I would generally use the term auctions however this week I can't do that because two of the items (including the #1 item) were BIN purchases. One things they all have in common is they sold for more than $3,000. I had two of the auctions built into my Hot Finds email and I have to admit I'm surprised how high the medic's helmet went for. Click the links to see for yourself.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
eBay sellers should probably spend more time studying best practices in photography. I say this because the thumbnail for this top selling auction in the Great Britain subcategory has one of the best thumbnail images I've seen in a while and it helped bring a lot of eyes and bids to this auction. That is not a typo - 57 bids came in for this great piece of equipment and it sold for over $1,000+ in a very competitive auction. The rest of this distinctly British best seller list from the last week on eBay doesn't rise to the level of the gunsight binoculars but all made the Top-5 list.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
I don't know how many of you ever take a look at the "other" subcategory in WWII but I usually don't. Knowing this I went back through closed auctions to see what I've been missing. Last week on eBay these five listings were the top sellers and all went for a minimum of $200. I definitely agree that the John Wayne coffee mug belongs here. Looks like lacking a category for items from the Netherlands and Finland that those items were also well placed. Is anybody surprised that the photos did so well? You can post a response to this blog using the comment box.
