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Monday, October 24, 2016
My hands may be blistered from sawing up six downed trees at my house (thank you Hurricane Matthew) but my fingertips still work on the keyboard well enough to get these out to you. The picks in this block are among the best in the United States category in WWII.
German auctions don't disappoint this week with several of these listings claiming 20+ bids.
Click to see items ending soon from Japan, Russia, the U.K. and more including the ever popular commando knife which makes its way into most issues.
Picks in this final block come from World War I and represent just a quick peek at what's happening in that sister category on eBay.
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
The United States block today has lots of gear that the GI took to war. You can find paratrooper boots, helmets, knives and a good old walkie talkie up for bids today.
One thing that jumped out at me today was the blades in this German block that are seeing some really strong bidding. Be sure to click on the photo linked in below for a cool view from the top of a blown out tank.
Japanese dog tags, commando knives and several swords fill up this block of the newsletter that features items from multiple countries involved in the conflict.
Well here is something you don't see everyday! The uniform lot below from WWI came from the estate of a man who went on to become an economist and served in the Kennedy administration. Even if you aren't interested in purchasing it clock on that one and check out the history.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The idea of a TOR calendar is one way that I'm trying to think of ways to help collectors. In the past on my blog site WWIIHotFinds.com I've built some postings but now that just serves as an archive for the newsletter each week.
Click any of these links to see the German items that rose to the top today in my category run down of auctions that are popular among those collectors willing to put down some bids this week.
This block has links to top performing listings in the smaller categories such as Japan, Russia, the UK and more. I know some of the readers will want to check out the helmets that I spotted doing well on eBay.
This World War I block has good picks such as propaganda, helmets, swords and a few other unique auctions that stand out as getting lots of bids coming in and selling for a pretty penny.
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Seeing the Disney themed unit patches in this block is always a treat. Somebody has probably made a coffee table book with all of them. If not I won't charge you royalty for the idea.
Click to see the top selling German items live on eBay. From helmets to uniforms and gear you can't go wrong here.
The third block in the email features listings from smaller categories within WWII including Japan, Russia, UK, Canada and Italy. I take a peek at each of these to see what I can fit into this part of the Hot Finds.
I close out the auction run down with a feature on WWI auctions. All of these are listed in that category but you never quite know what belong - I guess the 1852 cavalry sword is an example of that.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
There is a blockbuster auction pictured below. I don't know if its the fact that its from a unique unit - the 104th Infantry Timberwolves - that is driving up the bidding on the helmet and liner pictured below. There will be a lot of crossover interest on the Zippo lighter I imagine.
The lot of patches below isn't doing too much but the uniform pictured beside it is going for over $400 with 30+ bids. The seller has the matching pants but is running that in a separate auction which is always a bit frustrating for collectors.
I don't know many collectors that would appreciate the "trench art' that is up for bids in the picture below. Seems a bit extreme to have large shells mounted to book ends but hey art is in the eye of the beholder is the saying.
The auction that I'm watching in this group has to be the U.S. Tank Officer's tunic pictured below. She is a real beauty and is going to a new home today!
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