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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The army lot below is kinda neat. I don't know if it's all original to WWII or not but it's a big glob of equipment including some knives and will fetch a pretty penny. I also like the bullion listed below because I'm really into patches and insignia.
Another German listing pulled and this time it's the wooden box lid pictured to the left. We will never know how the bidding would have played out. Still lots of good picks here to choose from in the German category.
A couple of nice listings in this block although it's the pistol lanyard that makes me wonder. If you look at that listing it looks like something that would sell for $1 at a yard sale but with knowledge you can list it on eBay and fetch over $100 in bids.
Auctions can be a bitch or maybe it's just wishful thinking. The seller of the Russian pilot's ring below states he estimates the value at $5500-$6500 but with 8 hours to go the 20 bids have driven the price up to just over $300. I'm sure there must be some snipes waiting out there....right?
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Friday, February 10, 2017
Man this is a pretty tough category when you have an auction on a helmet that is over $2000 in heavy bidding and the reserve has not been met! If that's more than you can afford there are some nice war bonds posters in today's issue for less than $200. I'm also watching the tank destroyer patch.
The two familiar friends are once again tops in this German category. Helmets and any type of blade are very popular in this category week in and week out.
Some of the best selling items I feature every week in the newsletter are those representing the Airborne. In this block the Canadian officers cap badge is lights out hot with 19 bids and over $1100 in bidding.
One of my favorite types of listings is one that includes a complete uniform with some of the gear that you can put a name to. Pictured below is a grouping from Sgt. Harshbarger who served in the 91st Wild West Division. Right now it's got 15 bids but hasn't made it to the reserve yet.
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Friday, February 3, 2017
The bidding on the 83rd infantry fixed bale helmet has eclipsed $500 but it still hasn't met the reserve price. Meanwhile my favorite in this block is the tank killer patch which seems to be in interesting variation as shared by some bidders. Looks like some bidders were also trying to get him to yank the auction down early but he didn't go for that trick.
The eBay police have stuck again. After I found and posted the German pin pictured below they have yanked the auction. Well another good one that is still live would be the Panzer officer's cap or on the left there is a nice tunic.
I thought it was pretty interesting how the British poster below has the word "Brexit" as a key word in the subtitle. Is this totally spamming or is there an honest connection to the wartime nationalism of 1940s and the modern day? I also liked the Canadian grouping pictured below from Nova Scotia.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
If you want a historical treat click on the POW grouping below that includes some pins made from melted cans during the Airman's internment. eBay doesn't allow you to list firearms but the signal core launcher caught my eye right away.
Just a great variety today in the German block with everything from a typewriter to some nice uniform pieces. Sadly in this category you see way too many disclaimers including the seller of that Iron Cross who practically begs eBay not to take it down.
I promise when I started off picking the live auctions for today's issue of the Hot Finds the theme of knives, bayonets and swords was not on my mind. This all comes together very organically based on what is getting bids and today as you can see in this part of the newsletter the edged weapons were winning the day.
It's not every issue that I can feature an auction in this WW1 block that is over $1k. Today the 247th Battalion Victoria & Haliburton Battalion cap badge is hitting that mark with 16 bids. It comes from the collection of a major Canadian collector that is being broken up and sold on eBay.
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Saturday, January 28, 2017
It seems like I've seen that mannequin before with the bomber jacket. I guess he doesn't come with the winning bid? I know of one seller that uses female models for that line of work but I prefer the old fashioned look.
Click on these links to some of the top selling German auctions in the category this week. A few of them may have ended by the time you get this newsletter in your inbox but then you can see what the bidders were willing to put out for them.
There are some good examples in this block of how this category represents pure history. Real living veterans now almost all passed were awarded these medals or handled these swords and equipment.
Although it's a smaller (if not older) cousin to WWII you can still find some interesting picks in this World War I block.
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