Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Even if you don't collect Soviet items you might want to take a look a this blockbuster "buy-it-now" sale on eBay last week. The listing includes numerous medals and documents that are top notch. I had the #2 selling item at the top of my Hot Finds. I've often wondered how using female models in traditionally male categories works out. I don't know if this auction proves anything but that uniform went well! The other item in this top selling list you should see is the Eva Braun item. Interesting...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The #1 selling item on this list dwarfs the rest by a magnitude of 4. Here is the description which might give you a clue as to why it went so high: Gold Star Medal of Hero of the Soviet Union, #5324, with Hero's ID (small certificate/diploma for the Title of Hero of the Soviet Union). USSR. WW2. Awarded to Gontar Konstantin Mikhailovich in November 1944 for action in Karelia and Norway.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
I don't know that I've ever written about an auction in this blog that registered 65 bids like the "Russian rare medal" did to place #1 in the best selling items in the Russian subcategory of WWII eBay. If you take a closer look you will see that 22 of those bids came on the last day of the auction including a pair of insurance bids from the eventual winning bidder. Its ironic because several of the other listings in this Top-5 list didn't see any bidding competition to speak of. The two unique medals that sold were both offered by the same seller with an incredible minimum bid price of $0.99!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
One of the interesting things about collecting WWII items is that each of the niche categories has its strong suit. For example in the Japanese subcategory its all about swords and edged weapons. When it comes to the Russia subcategory the clear winner is heavy medal! More specifically awards with what the youth today call "bling" dominate the boards. The top selling medal in this group attracted three different bidders over $2500.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
If you really want to see the variety of items listed in the WWII category of eBay look no further than uniforms. I searched through closed listings to find the top selling uniforms recently on eBay and came back with examples from several countries. The classic American bomber jackets showed up of course but so did neat dress uniforms as well. Click the link to see more about each of these great finds.
