Tuesday, February 10, 2015
I have a fresh issue of the newsletter served up today. this week I'm going to start doing some research on how I can grow the audience of the newsletter. Currently we have just under 5,000 collectors getting it but I know that can grow. I'll keep you up on the results.
I don't know how many readers would readily click on it so let me suggest you check out that Navy Hamilton clock listed below. It's over $800 in heavy bidding so it's a nice piece.
You can spot from a mile away that the German uniform coat below is from the Afrika Corps. This desert tunic is pretty hard to find and it's rare for me to have one in the Hot Finds.
I've got some nice Japanese and Soviet pieces in this block today. You can also find some interesting British items - I always am surprise to see how high people will bid on pieces of equipment.
There is a really nice helmet painted with the insignia of the Old Hickory Division listed below. The seller says it's all authentic and judging by the pictures I believe him.
If you know any big sellers in the category that might want to partner with me to get their ad featured in the newsletter be sure to send me a message.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Here is today's newsletter written for military collectors that have an itch to see what's happening on eBay right now.
It seems like I've featured lots of Airborne pieces in the newsletter but the pair of leather flight boots strike me as an interesting find. I'm not the only one - I think they are selling for more than the rarest pair of Air Jordans in the store these days.
I am headed down to my antique booth today and one of the items that I'm going to hang on the wall is an old scout haversack. So when I saw the German Wehrmacht rucksack below I had to put it in this issue.
In this block I can usually find a neat British item to feature and today that is an airborne smock that has bids pushing it over $600. So far the reserve has not been met so I don't know how high it will go.
I don't know if it's really a museum piece or not but the German Ordinance Officer tunic pictured below is in great shape considering it's age.
I am in my new mode of getting the newsletter out earlier and I hope that works for the collectors who are on the subscription list. If you ever miss an issue I do archive all of them over on www.WWIIhotfinds.com. so you can catch them there.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
I hope those of you who stayed up late watching the Super Bowl and commercials are back and at 'em for a Monday morning. I've got a fresh batch of live auctions to serve up in today's issue of the Hot Finds.
One reason I like pointing out and featuring old bomber jackets is the cool insignia on them. The one pictured below has the patch from the 459th Fighter Squadron Twin Dragons. It's hovering at about $700 with some time left.
There has got to be something about that Mauser K98 bayonet and scabbard. This one is over $1700 with the hours ticking down. Now that's impressive.
The nice uniform lot below is a little different. It belonged to a Polish volunteer in the British Army. There is also a photo album with about 200 pictures included.
I don't know if the Danish bayonet below is really rare and stunning but it does have 47 bids so somebody thinks so.
I hope you have a good week and I'll continue to get the newsletter out earlier in the day if all goes as planned.