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Archive November, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
The United States category as usual is the big winner on the auction boards this week. We do get some stuff cross-listed from other eBay countries but the .COM side of the marketplace is heavily weighted in favor of American listings.
I always have to be careful when listing watches in this block because there are some sneaky counterfeits out there. Hopefully the ones I've included are checking out OK with collectors.
Items from Japan, the USSR, the United Kingdom and even China are included in this block of the newsletter. All these auctions have bids and are ending soon.
Some old Iron Crosses below and lots more listings from the First World War featured in this block.
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Friday, November 25, 2016
The first block in the newsletter is dedicated to items from the United States since that's the biggest grouping in the WWII category. You can find many thousands of items for sale here but in this issue I've boiled it down to maybe twenty that I think are can't miss listings.
The German category is the 2nd largest in WWII and the picks here are all getting multiple bids and ending soon on eBay.
Check out the beautiful swords that are dominating this block in the Hot Finds. I use the one to feature items from the smaller subcategories and it just so happens that blades are hot today.
Go back in time 100+ years to the First World War to catch these listings that are doing well on the auction boards.
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Monday, November 21, 2016
I didn't spot any stellar auctions in the United States category but many insignia and uniform pieces that are getting bids. You can find everything from plane parts to shell casings in this block.
Helmets are always a stand out item in this block and today is no different. You can find several good examples in the German part of the newsletter.
Well this is a change - normally in this block I'll have a Soviet medal but today the pick is a Japanese Order of the Rising Sun medal. There are also several blades in this block that are doing well.
The Calvary saber listed below is definitely an item from a different era. All of these picks are from the WWI category to give a snapshot of how it's doing.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
In the top left corner of the issue check out the large grouping of items from a Navy VF-37 pilot. When you take a good look at it you can see why it's already eclipsed the $1,000 mark in bidding. Somebody should take the unit patch from that Marine submarine hunting squadron and make a t-shirt out of it - very cool.
Several nice German pieces in this block including some uniform pieces and helmets. Already one of the listings I found has been removed from eBay but that's just how this category seems to go!
Auctions from many of the smaller categories are found here including a nice Canadian tunic and pieces from Japan, Russia and Italy.
A favorite of mine in this World War I block is the grouping of 2nd Army, 813 Pioneer Infantry items pictured below. When you can get this many pieces all together it's no wonder the seller has a reserve on that auctions.
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Monday, November 14, 2016
You can be on my watch list is the auction pictured below for the A2 jacket and the pilot's history. It's over $1000 and still climbing.
There are a couple of similar German daggers that are doing well in this block. You can't lose with either of the helmets that I spotted doing well also.
I always kinda wonder when I see some piece of equipment that is essentially a mess of wires doing well. The radio piece that is included below is one of those. If you like Japanese swords then I've got that covered here too.
At first glance the German helmet below looks like it's in the wrong category but it's advertised as a World War I piece. Other listings in this block are 100 years old and doing well.
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