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Winston Churchill Makes The Top-5 List…Twice!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Its been several weeks since I checked in on the Great Britain subcategory of WWII to see what's selling.  Over the last thirty days two of the best selling items are associated with the great British wartime leader, Winston Churchill.  The best selling item only received one bid at the asking price north of $2k.  This grouping of items was sold out of the UK and included pictures and other documents with some carrying his signature.  My favorite items on this Top-5 list is the spy radio.  While its not in working condition it would still be a great conversation piece and it did come with a manual.  How many WWII movies have you seen with this type of clandestine radio calling in for orders or passing on vital information.

Click The Text Links To See What The Top British Pieces Sold For
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
1 A COLECTION OF WINSTON CHURCHILL ITEMS 18 SIGNED ITEMS A COLECTION OF WINSTON CHURCHILL ITEMS 18 SIGNED ITEMS
19 British No.4 Enfield Sniper Scope With Can And Covers British No.4 Enfield Sniper Scope With Can And Covers
1 WINSTON CHURCHILL PRESENTATION CARAFE AND DOCUMENT WINSTON CHURCHILL PRESENTATION CARAFE AND DOCUMENT
26 WW2 WILKINSON SWORD FAIRBAIRN SYKES COMMANDO KNIFE WW2 WILKINSON SWORD FAIRBAIRN SYKES COMMANDO KNIFE
16 WWII BRITISH SOE TYPE A MARK III CLANDESTINE SPY RADIO WWII BRITISH SOE TYPE A MARK III CLANDESTINE SPY RADIO

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Bidding War For Best British Gear

Thursday, December 17, 2009

When looking for the items that have received the most bids recently in the Great Britain subcategory of WWII on eBay I expected to find some heated action.  I wasn't disappointed.  In the case of the RAF jacket there were two bidders going head to head in the final day.  These two bidders combined to put in 28 bids as they jostled for control.  The losing bidder actually recorded 16 bids in his effort to win it.  However, he must have been asleep or disposed at the end because the winning bidder locked up the victory with about 7 hours to go and even entered a higher insurance bid later just in case.  A similar story unfolded in the auction for the Vickers items.  The difference is that this pair of bidders saved all their action for the last minute of the auction.  Somehow between them they recorded a dozen bids in the final 60 seconds.  The winning bidder managed to get in two consecutive bids in the final three seconds to win the joust.  I've also pulled some other items that had intense bidding from the category so you could see that sometimes its not the most valuable items that sell that have the most action on eBay.

Check Out These Top Selling Items
Bids eBay Item Title - Link to Auction Image Link
48 RARE and SPECTACULAR WWII RAF Irvin jacket large RARE and SPECTACULAR WWII RAF Irvin jacket large
30 Vickers Spare parts and Tools with Chest Original WWII Vickers Spare parts and Tools with Chest Original WWII
23 RARE Piper's Kilt Pin, Pipes & Drums, Scots Guards RARE Piper's Kilt Pin, Pipes & Drums, Scots Guards
22 British Para Bike, Airborne, Completely Original British Para Bike, Airborne, Completely Original
18 WWII British Fairbairn Sykes Commando Dagger Knife WWII British Fairbairn Sykes Commando Dagger Knife

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