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.
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.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
My father received full military honors at his funeral - something I had not personally witnessed before. You can imagine that when the bugler played TAPS it was a moment I'll never forget.
This block includes about a dozen of the top selling German items that are live on eBay right now. Some of these have 20+ bids and those are the auctions that are fun to watch.
A pair of commando knives leads off the block and it just gets better from there. All of these picks come from the smaller categories and serves as a round-up of the best of the rest for live auctions on eBay in the category.
Picks from WW1 are in this final block of the newsletter. Some interesting helmets and medals along with some neat paper items.