Archive September, 2011

What Is Your Best Offer On Some Old World War II German Militaria?

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The selling strategy on eBay that involves listing an item as buy-it-now or best offer is pretty clever when you think about it.  Essentially, it lets the element of haggling come into the eBay marketplace and who doesn't love to do some horse swapping when it comes to your collection?  In the case of the German items that I've featured below the best offer sealed the deal.  So how much of a discount can you get the seller to give you?  Well according to my math these five items sold for an average of 71% of the stated BIN price.  The lowest any of them sold was for 60% of the asking price and the highest was 84%.  So the next time you see the option to buy-it-now or best offer take my advice and ask for a 25% discount and more than likely you will have a deal.  Click on these to see what they eventually sold for.

Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
1  WW2 1940 GERMAN U-BOAT NAVIGATION STAR GLOBE w/STAND
 1  RAREWWIIGerman Stug III commanders cupola panzer Sd.Kfz
1  WWII German visor hat 100% authentic The real deal
 1  WWII original Panzer VI Tiger I track link SdKfz 181 E
1 100% Original German WW2 GrW34 Mortar Baseplate RARE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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World War II Leather Flight Jacket & Much More

Monday, September 12, 2011

It seems like one of the classic pieces of collectibles that will never go out of vogue is the flight jacket.  A quick check of recent eBay auctions revealed two very different jackets that did well.  You might be surprised to see how much the paratrooper jump pants went for after registering 12 bids.

Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
20 WWII A2 Leather Flight Jacket 532d Bombardment PATCH
12 GREAT PAIR WW 2 PARATROOPER JUMP PANTS, NAMED, #'D
1 WW2 USMC P44 Camo Uniform Set Camouflage HBT Excellent
14 RARE WW II GERMAN LUFTWAFFE EARLY VISOR CAP - EREL
4 Vintage WWII D-1 Leather Sheepskin Flight Jacket Med

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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Salty World War II Insiginia on eBay

Monday, September 12, 2011

My favorite type of World War II memorabilia are patches and insignia.  This post features four auctions that are worth a second look by any serious collectors.  Its interesting that two of the listings include the adjective "Stunning" to describe them.  Do you agree?

Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
24 Rarest Of The Rare Italian Made 3133 SS.Co Arc And DI
22 Stunning Salty Real English 101st Bullion SSI With Tab
2 SOLID GOLD WORLD WAR II US NAVY PILOT WINGS... RARE!
9 Stunning OD Bordered 82nd Airborne Blackbacked Minty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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Japanese WWII Officer Swords

Thursday, September 8, 2011

You can always tell how high the minimum bid was set in an auction by the number of bids that come in.  That is one reason why in the World War II Hot Finds I always include the number of bids because it tells you a lot about what happened in the auction.  Below I have five great auctions that closed recently on eBay in the Japan category of WWII.  As you can see most of these were competitive auctions that saw multiple bids.  You might want to click on either the text or image link to see that bidding pattern.  Its very possible that a sniper bid took home the prize.

Click The Text Links To See What The Top Pieces Sold For
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
30 Japanese WW II Army officer sword "Kagemitsu" 28" #E-2
1 WWII JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD/SHIN GUNTO/KATANA/NIHONTO
2 WW2 Japanese Baby Nambu Holster w/strap (Original)
29 Japanese WW II Army officer's sword "Nagamitsu" 26 1/8"
24 Japanese Sword: 400 yo samurai sword-shingunto WWII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITALIAN DAGGER, ITALIAN KNIFE, MVSN, FASCIST

 

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