Tuesday, October 13, 2015
If you have a few minutes then I hope you'll check out these great eBay auctions I spotted live in the largest military category - WWII.
The cool walkie talkie below has 14 bids and is sitting at $299 as I write this issue. Like most of these there is bound to be some action at the end.
It probably doesn't hurt when you have a very German looking mannequin to show off your Luftwaffe Flight Jacket (see pictured below).
Pictured below is a Japanese Army Captain uniform. I don't see to many uniforms making the cut for the newsletter from Japan so I was glad to put one in today.
Since I've been focusing on uniforms today let me single out the really nice officers uniform pictured below. It's up to 63 bids which tells me that there are some serious bidders going head to head on that one.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Enjoy clicking through today's picks in the WWII category of eBay. Every auction listed here has bids and is ending soon.
The United States category has more items than any category in WWII. You can find live auctions listed here and on the left nav bar from this group.
There are some neat German pieces in this block including uniforms, helmets, and an interesting paper lot.
The final World War II block in the email has items from other countries involved in the war such as Canada, Russia, Japan and Italy.
There are some interesting medals in today's World War I block including some from Russia.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
If helmets are popular then what would you give for a stack of them? You never can tell what will turn up in the Hot Finds so I hope you'll take the time to click through the neat listings in this collector's newsletter.
I don't know if a medal like the Distinguished Flying Cross would get any of you excited but there is an auction ending Wednesday that has one. I like unit patches but the casualty clearance seems like a pretty bad gig to me.
I have not mentioned sniper scopes in a long time but these vintage pieces do pop up on eBay and bring a very pretty penny when they do.
The cool knife pictured below is an Italian fascist youth dagger. I don't think they would let you take that one on a Scout trip today.
That is not a very dynamic division patch pictured below but I guess we can forgive the makers since it is 100 years old.
Friday, October 2, 2015
There are some pretty cool packs pictured below. The one on the left is a jungle pack from 1943. It's the one two doors down that has really picked up some bids. That is a very authentic parachute pack.
There are several helmets in here which generally speaking are often authentic. I take no responsibility for the time pieces as it's always a little sketchy buying from some of the countries that these pieces are listed from.
If you want to see a really cool listing check out the Polish
Air Force set pictured immediately to the left. I don't often seen those kinda bids coming in for things like that from Poland. Meanwhile the British paratrooper bike is doing very well and that's no surprise at all.
The WWI block will make a return in the next issue of the Hot Finds. I apologize to those of you who look forward to it every time.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Fighting knives are very popular and you can spot many of them in this block. You can find bayonets as well as the more familiar Camillus blade.
German helmets are practically a mainstay in this German block. That's no different today with several very good examples linked in below.
I sometimes get recommendations from collectors to include certain items in the newsletter. I can't always make it happen but if you've got a really good one coming up send me an email.
The unusual cammo pattern on the helmet below reminds me of a design that you might see in an antique mall on a lamp shade. Once again going with the theme of this issue there are some great swords here.