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Archive ‘WWII Hot Finds Newsletter’ Category
Monday, September 7, 2015
I always lead off this collector's newsletter with the United States category. It is the biggest on the site and always has some great picks to feature. Check out what I've turned up this week by clicking on the links below.
The German category has always held down the 2nd spot in the newsletter as it's proved to be very popular among collectors. Helmets, knives, and binoculars are among the items you almost always find bidders chasing after in this block.
I don't have any analytics to suggest how popular this block is but I know there are dedicated collectors who go after these.
The WWI block is a natural fit for military collectors. Some of these items are very unique to that conflict but there is a good bit of crossover among interest areas for collectors.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
It's been a long vacation for the WWII Hot Finds and I hope you are happy to see this collector's newsletter. You might have noticed that it's also coming out very early in the day as opposed to the afternoon issue that was the old tradition. Click through these links to see some great live auctions in the category.
The A2 jacket pictured to the left is a $500+ auction that should only go higher. The paratroop jump jacket listed below doesn't look like it got too dirty so I don't know about that one.
With the return of the WWII Hot Finds newsletter I've got a really nice German lot pictured below. Right now it's also a $500+ auction that is doing well.
This block features many Russian, Japanese, and items from other countries. If you like helmets, swords or medals this block has some auctions for you!
One of the things that has slowed me down getting back to this edition of the Hot Finds has been my return to the classroom. I don't have a collection of posters but I've made a copy of the images from that propaganda poster listed below.
Getting back to doing this newsletter has been on my list for weeks now. I spent 10 days in Michigan during that time and have started a new job so there have been a lot of things getting in the way. Hopefully, my new routine will allow me to return to the 2/week schedule that worked so well for many years.
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Friday, July 3, 2015
Today my town is having it's 4th of July fireworks display. Yes a little early but at least this gets it out of the way before the weekend when people are traveling. Now if the rain will just let up!
Check out these featured auctions in the United States category of eBay.
The German block in this newsletter typically has just shy of a dozen live auctions that are among the best in the category.
This block in the newsletter features items from different actors in the war including the UK, Russia, Japan, and Canada.
Here you can find items from World War I that are very similar to the larger category for WWII.
I have been very busy this week working on eBay as my wife and daughter have been out of town to scout camp. I hope to cap it off tomorrow which is my last day of freedom.
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Friday, June 26, 2015
I am out of town with the family but the newsletter goes on. Today's issue is packed with great picks from around the biggest category for military collectors on eBay.
I think I learn something every time I write these newsletters. When I saw the white checkerboard listing pictured to the left I thought it might have been a coin collection. Nope those are tokens issued by the Office of Price Administration. Pretty neat read on these over on Wikipedia.
Well if you like German helmets this is the issue for you! Half of the listings I included into this block are those popular collector pieces.
Yes I did sneak an American bomber jacket into this block. It was too hard to resist and do you really miss seeing another Soviet medal in that spot?
The green uniform below includes a nice grouping of Prussian items including pants and boots to match. That's not my thing but it looks very clean.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The listing below featuring items related to the Doolittle Raid reminds me that my wife grew up next door neighbor to a Doolittle Raider. I believe he had been forced down in China and survived the war. I never got to meet him but as her parents were big anti-war baby boomers I don't imagine they talked about it too much across the fence.
There are several German auctions that are worth a look today. Some of them include a little history lesson which I always enjoy while building this collector newsletter.
In this block you will find some of the best auctions featuring items from Russia, Japan, the UK and Canada. I think every issue I have at least two Japanese swords. I guess those will never go out of style for this newsletter.
I do apologize for the broken link in the picture to the bottom right. I have tried to tighten up on that but every once in awhile I have a glitch in the system.
I hope you enjoyed getting today's issue a little earlier in the day. That is always the goal!
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