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Friday, September 9, 2016
I clicked on the Tank Destroyer lot below and found a really cool looking unit jacket that was made in the modern era. Those classic insignia designs can make beautiful embroidered jackets as this lot proves. There are also many other great United States listings in this lead off block.
A very cool listing in this German block is the field tool kit pictured below. You can also find a pair of binoculars from the German Navy along with much more. This is the second largest military category in WWII and always is stocked full.
Always interesting to look at items from multiple countries that are on eBay. I take all the listings in these smaller categories and pick the best of them to feature in this block.
You can get a peak into the technology of the times by clicking on the WWI era gas mask and canister below. The pins and medals of this era are very beautiful but understandably some of the equipment looks the part of a 100 year old conflict.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
You can never go wrong with unit insignia in the United States category. You can find a couple of those listings in here along with plenty of gear that is getting strong bids.
There are some unique German uniforms in this block including some that I don't see listed very often. If you want something you can get your hands on don't miss the big listing pictured to the right although you might not want to pay the shipping.
I always like looking at what the propaganda posters bring on eBay. I even saw recently on the Internet where someone repurposed a classic with a Star Wars theme. The shirt read "loose lips sink starships" and had Darth Vader with his hand over the mouth of an Imperial officer. I might have to buy that shirt!
Click on any of these auctions to see the best WWI items coming to a close on eBay. I personally like the sword but it's all getting bids so that is a vote from the buyers.
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Saturday, September 3, 2016
There are several jackets in this block that are getting bids from collectors. The USN jacket pictured to the left has 38 bids as I go to publish today.
A jacket for $00+ in this block? Oh yeah and there's no telling if that's the ceiling for the auction pictured below on the Luftwaffe jacket first on the left.
Normally when an auction only has 1 bid that's not a ringing endorsement. However, when that bid on the Wilkinson knife is $700 then yeah I think one bid will do.
Click to see which auctions from WWI are getting the most bids and attention from collectors on eBay. Each of these auctions comes from that earlier war and are ending soon on eBay.
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Monday, August 29, 2016
Click on any of these United States auctions to catch them before they close soon on eBay. I've put a couple of these on my watch list and you might want to do the same.
German auctions only in this 2nd block of the Hot Finds Newsletter. You can find some nice pieces including knives, helmets and gear.
The 3rd block in the issue highlights pieces from some of the smaller countries such as Japan, Russia, Italy, Canada, and the UK. There is a little bit of the kitchen sink in here.
World War I listings only for the closing block of the issue. Many of these have crossover interest with WWII collectors so I include them to wrap up the issue.
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Friday, August 26, 2016
Tape is the enemy of archivists and anybody who buys the scrap book to the left is going to hate it too. You can't fault the guy though these were his mementos and probably wasn't figuring on them getting auctioned to the highest bidder one day. If you want a crazy price click on the Thompson Submachine guy piece below- ouch!
The nice tunic jacket below is reportedly from a Doctor who held the rank of Major. There can't be too many of those around anymore. The Luftwaffe leather flight helmet is also getting a lot of attention right now on eBay.
One listing below that I suggest you click on is the Canadian Parachute Regimen smock. With 19 bids it's just over $600 and ends Sunday night.
For this WW1 block I have to recommend the 2nd Division 5th Regiment Velvet Patch pictured below. I love old unit patches.
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