Friday, May 5, 2017
One of the things I like to do when building the newsletter is taking a look at the neat scrap books that pop up for sale in the category. There are a couple in this block today that have neat photos.
German helmets and uniform tunics are big hitters in today's block featuring items from the 2nd most popular category in WWII on eBay.
When you look at as many listings as I do the ones that have unusual pictures kinda jump out. So I guess when you don't have a good mannequin to put your garrison cap on you can always use your hand as a model!
There are some nice daggers and other unique listings in today's WWI block that are ending soon on eBay.
Friday, April 28, 2017
Lots of neat pieces including a bomber vest, head gear, and other unique items. I've found several knives that always seem to do well. For anybody that wants to see something that will make you hungry check out the K-ration or maybe not.
German uniforms always seem to do really well in this category. I'm not sure I've ever had a female jacket in the block before but if you haven't seen it click to check it out below.
I found a Japanese award medal that is going for north of $300 at auction. There are also some high dollar Russian medals and some good swords in here as well.
The nice American helmet below is ending soon so quick on it first thing. When I placed it in the Hot Finds the bidding was already over $500 which is pretty nice.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Of course you have to click on the iconic Navy divers helmet. With free shipping from Florida the 13 bids have driven it up over $2k and who knows where it will end in a few days!
The really cool Kriegsmarine grouping below is being sold out of Bulgaria. However, the seller has a 100% feedback rating so you might can bid with confidence on that one.
Having published this newsletter since 2010 you can bet when a fold up paratrooper bicycle comes available I stick it in the Hot Finds. The one ending in a few days has jumped over $1k and is still going.
The elaborate hats of this era are a collecting niche all to their own. The German/Austrian one pictured below is doing well with about 2-dozen bids so far.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Every issue the lead off block of the newsletter features some of the best United States military items live on eBay. I only include auctions in the Hot Finds because to me those are the ones that might have slipped past your radar.
A few unique items in today's round up of German listings that you might want to check out. This category has some serious collectors and so the bidding can get kinda personal some times.
Within the larger category you can go into individual country categories and that's where this block takes its aim. Countries such as the UK, Canada, Italy, Russia and Japan get featured here but usually only 1 or 2 from each of those to hit the highlights.
The final category visits the close relative of WWI era collectibles. The items here have some crossover to WWII and sometimes people kinda ignore categories anyways when they are listing.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Thanks to Rarepatchman on eBay there are a few really neat pieces in this United States block. The one getting the most attention is the OSS SACO US Naval Group jacket patch. The other one is an Allied Mission To Observe The Greek Elections shoulder insignia. Some of you may prefer to look left and bid on the original nose art photo for the B17 named the SEQUATCHIEE.
You can't go wrong with a German infantry officer hat or the helmets that are included in this block. Like most issues of the Hot Finds there are several daggers that have poked their way into the the top of the listings.
We can only hope the ritual suicide knife listed below didn't have to serve it's purpose. This one looks pretty clean so my consistence doesn't bother me including in this block of auctions featuring items from many different countries.
The US 2nd Corps helmet looks very clean and will make a really nice pick up for some collector when it ends tomorrow. All of these listings are from the WWI category and are among the highest running auctions with bids in the category.