Monday, May 9, 2016
There are some fun auctions in this block. If you like insignia check out the patch from the 623rd Marine Bombing Squadron. For a bit of history check out the letter from Claire Chennault that is fetching over $800 in bidding. To the left there is a Navy Seebee auction going for over $700. Lots of great picks!
There are some uniquely German auctions today including an interesting ring, and another hat skull pin. Of course the skull motif is popular in German pieces. If you like blades check out the fireman sawback bayonet.
This block has plenty of interesting links. There is a pith helmet from Italy that was supposedly worn by a general. There are some other listings here from UK, Russia and Japan.
Click on any of these WWI auctions to see what's happening in the smaller cousin to WWII. These picks have a very international mixture although we do have the American division patch included.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
This block rounds up the best of the live auctions in the United States category. No matter what your collecting interest is one of these should tempt you enough to want to see how it's doing.
This block includes a round up of the leading auctions in the German category. I judge them by how many bids and the amounts that the competitors have driven the listing up to.
The last block of WWII listings featured auctions from many of the other countries. This block can feature some really unusual items like the penicillin below.
Click to see the top listings in the WWI category of eBay. Each issue I clean the table and start off with a fresh round up of the leading live auctions that are going to close soon.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Check out the group of badges pictured below to see one of my favorite listings in today's issue. The listing says all of these came off the same jacket. The pair of 16th corps patches that are at the top of the issue are also doing really well.
It might be a little wrinkled (ok alot!) but the listing below for the German tunic pictured below is over $1500 in heavy bidding. That listing didn't need any half naked model or fancy mannequin to take off.
Think swords and this block in the newsletter should come to mind. In the average issue of the Hot Finds you can probably find as many as a dozen different knives and blades in each issue.
The World War I block is always an interesting mix of auctions from all over the place. It is not as heavy American and so you get a real diversity there.