Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Ok so what exactly is a crystal radio? I didn't know myself until doing some digging trying figure out the listing pictured to the far left. It is described as a POW made radio of a very simple type and includes the dog tags from the Stalag where the prisoner was held. It's neat to find items like this in the category that have an interesting story to them.
Wow I know that binoculars are popular in this category. But if you combine that with the box and a complete kit to go with it you have a superstar auction in the German category. Click on the one pictured to the far left below to see an auction ending later today that is doing well.
There are several unique auctions in this block which covers many different countries. You might want to click on the RAF tunic below although some of the other listings are a little more unique today.
Click to see any auctions featured from the first World War including some colorful uniform pieces.
Friday, April 1, 2016
There are a pair of sweet listings pictured below. One is at $1500 and has not me the reserve and another is wide open. These are the uniform groupings pictured below and I bet you can guess which one is over $1k in bidding already.
It seems like almost every week I can share a strange issue in this German block. So since the time that I started building this newsletter the box of binoculars below has been pulled. Not by eBay but instead by the seller itself. Could it be that someone offered to purchase it off eBay and he was willing to cut it down and save on eBay fees?
I have often commented on the photography of sellers in this category. We've seen mannequins and even scantily clad female models. I'm just not sure I've seen an average Joe offer to photograph himself demonstrating an item up for bids. I don't know if it helps but seeing a human face did catch my eye.
I probably don't mention it enough but there is a website that I maintain which serves as the archives for the Hot Finds Newsletter. It is located at www.WWIIHotFinds.com and you will find all the issues of the newsletter linked in there.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Ok I wasn't kidding when I said "digging up" the artifacts. Click on the listing to the right that has the dog tag. It was dug up at a known battlefield site in Belgium and includes some other pieces from a deceased vet. That kinda creeped me out a little - not sure what the rest of you think about it. Is it treasure hunting when you find dead soldiers belongings in a battlefield?
Often times in the WWII category some strange items bring big bids. Click on the binocular mount pictures below to see an example of this. I wouldn't even know what to do with this item but some folks have bid it up over $400.
Click any of these text or picture links to see the best items in the smaller categories within WWII. Listings from the UK, Japan and Russia are included here and many are ending soon.
I am not an expert on WWI but I do like that complete doughboy uniform pictured below. As I go to publish this issue there are only 2 hours left but I think it might see some last second bidding.