Archive June, 2010

The Usual Suspects Rule the Japanese Category

Sunday, June 13, 2010

OK, so if you were going to research eBay and write a blog about the best selling auctions in the Japanese subcategory what do you expect would make the Top-5 list for last week. Hmm...you would probably guess 80% of the list would include the highly collectible blades and possibly a helmet or equipment piece might slip in the charts. Well if that was your first guess then you were right. I did that little research project and found five auctions that sold for over $1k in the category. Click to see what they went for along with more pictures and the description.

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Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
14	WWII Japanese NAVY Officer Samurai Sword Good condition
4	WWII JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD/KATANA /GUNTO
17	Japanese Samurai Sword Tsuba - WW2 KATANA 1940 KANEFUSA
7	WW II JAPANESE FIELD BINOCULARS 15 X 40 LARGE OKINAWA
12	Japanese WW2 Dress Dagger with Knot, Original Item

So What Is A “Name” Worth?

Wednesday, 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.

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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

Uncle Sam’s Favorite Auctions

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The USA subcategory is the biggest in the WWII category on eBay and there are plenty of well-heeled bidders there spending money. I pulled these auctions together which represent the top selling listings over the last couple of weeks. The list is dominated by uniforms but perhaps the most interesting one is the special forces lot.

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Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
16	MEGA RARE ORIGINAL 1940-41 US Army Airborne Jump Suit
19	WWII WASP AAC PILOT NAMED UNIFORM GROUPING WW2
25	501st Paratrooper Uniform Named To Silver Star Winner
23	M-94 US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS CIPHER DEVICE
6	1st SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE MEDALS, PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS

Best Selling WWII Auctions On eBay

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Its always interesting to just take a peak at what have been the top selling auctions over the last couple of weeks on eBay. I was a little surprised only 1 Japanese sword made the list. However, the most unusual item is an Eva Braun dress. There have been several items auctioned recently that claim her provenance and they have done very well.

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Bids	eBay Item Title - Link to Auction	Image Link
10	Luftwaffe Revi C/12D Gunsight
2	WWII ORIGINAL SOVIET ORDER BOGDAN KHMELNITSKY 2nd CLASS
21	Japanese Sword Shinto Katana Signed Nice WW2 Koshirae
4	Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class with New Neck Ribbon
1	Eva Braun Light Blue Lace Dress Griffith Provenance