Saturday, April 22, 2017
The frame of patches below caught my eye because it appears to be a museum display that is being sold off in chunks. I recently got on consignment a similar display on Scout stuff that I'm going to have listed soon. When you sell something that others have seen before behind glass that's pretty good.
German holsters seem like an iconic item that gets lots of bids when they are listed on eBay. It's just one of the quirky things in this hobby where each country has unique items they are known for that are now collectibles.
You know the old history teacher in me likes war posters. I had to read the description on the Canadian one listed below because at first it didn't trigger my memory. ARP stands for Air Raid Protection and the poster features a whistle. Luckily I don't believe Canada faced any true air raids. I know in America even in small towns teenage boys were trained as plane spotters and would stand watch on roof tops.
World War I auctions featured in this block represent the best ones I could find live based on bidding and price.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Lots of nice blades are in today's issue of the newsletter. The other area that is well covered in this block is helmets which of course are also popular among collectors.
German picks are easy to find this week on eBay. There are several uniforms and other equipment pieces included today.
Military picks include Japanese swords, a British uniform and more in this mixed bag of stuff from all over.
The final block features items from WWI and include some really unique picks today.
Friday, April 7, 2017
You can't miss the very neat unit patches that are ending soon on eBay. Sometimes I wonder about the guys that designed these playful patches. You had to have certain kinda of sense of humor to have a lamb and a bomb on the same artwork.
In the German category this week I found the usual suspects including helmets, knives and a sniper scope.
There are some unique pieces for sure in this round up of items from the smaller categories in the WWII corner of eBay. Check out that interesting uniform piece below.
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the USA joining the fight in WWI. There are some neat historical documentaries and programs that I hope to find the time to watch on the topic.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Click any of these text or picture links to see some great auctions in the United States category of eBay.
Each newsletter includes some of the top selling listings in the German category. This is the 2nd most popular category (by number of listings) and it's not hard to find nearly a dozen to include here.
The third block tries to go around to some of the smaller subcats in the larger WWII marketplace and see what's rising to the top. You can find items in this block from many unique countries although most of the sellers are USA based.
Going back to World War I there are many crossover items for collectors so I try and include just a sample of some of the best items from this era in the newsletter.
Saturday, April 1, 2017
There are some outstanding auctions in the USA category this weekend on eBay. You can't go wrong putting some of these on your watch list just to see where they finish after all the bids have been placed.
If you want to make some of your more sensitive friends get their blood pressure up show them the Hitler smiley faced pin linked in below. That pin in historical terms is just so disturbing.
Several good listings that I was able to source from the smaller categories on eBay. I especially like the campaign poster but that's the old history school teacher in me.
Click on any of these WWI items to see the top selling items that are what you might call part of the century club since many are 100+ years old now.