yankee air pirate
New Member
asiamiles said:
Of course this is illegal to do.
-
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Impressive Pilot lot on ebay
- Thread starter yankee air pirate
- Start date
Of course this is illegal to do.
shanghai joe
New Member
Joe, as you know I only by jackets to wear. The Poughkeepsie is a size 40 and too small! The collection should belong in a museum IMO.[/quote]
aaaaaaaaaah so we have the following:
a) wearers
b) wannabes
c) connosieurs
d) collectors
and then the sub categories:
e) preeeeny peacocks
f) repro queens
sure call me shit if it makes you feel better........ :lol:
aaaaaaaaaah so we have the following:
a) wearers
b) wannabes
c) connosieurs
d) collectors
and then the sub categories:
e) preeeeny peacocks
f) repro queens
sure call me shit if it makes you feel better........ :lol:
Lignemaginot
New Member
Well, I was high bidder for all of 30 minutes or so (in the low $5k). However, some guy with private feedback and only 9 bids ever placed on ebay got involved, and now it's getting up there. Oh well; 10 minutes left. If I had to guess, I'd say that it will end up going to a big-time CBI collector in New Hampshire. HE once paid almost $2000 for a Bancroft crusher of mine with China Airlines insignia.
Peter Graham
Well-Known Member
It went to the land of the rising sun, which is quite sad really.
Lignemaginot
New Member
Wow - I honestly thought that it would go for a lot more than that. I was trying to convince myself that I could make prints from the negatives and sell them on ebay to get my money back over time.... Given my financial situation, I'm glad I didn't talk myself into it.
TankBuster
Active Member
I was off by $76. What do I win :lol: I'm not suprised at all. Nothing related to this airman. I thought it was of more value for a WWII photo collector vs a jacket collector. Still a nice set of items regardless.
taikonaut
Active Member
Compared to that WASP jacket which sold for over $6k this is a bargain. I collect Japanese swords owned by Samurai and high ranking officers also bought them off Japanese dealers so it
doesnt bother me that it went to a Japanese buyer because he earned the right to bid and as historical items it ensures history is passed on to everyone even former foes, hopefully it fosters acknowledgment over what happened during the war over there.
doesnt bother me that it went to a Japanese buyer because he earned the right to bid and as historical items it ensures history is passed on to everyone even former foes, hopefully it fosters acknowledgment over what happened during the war over there.
shanghai joe
New Member
taikonaut said:
haiiiiiiiiiiiii...........nihonto..............juyos and tokujos, taikonaut-san??
shanghai joe
New Member
so it went $6200 as predicted by Jeff.......has the man a crystal ball.......??? :lol:
shanghai joe
New Member
TankBuster said:
the groupo will fetch more if sold piecemeal.......the dagger jkt, wings and A2.....photos.....gotta have a lot of patience breaking em up and selling piecemeals.......
Jeff you're put only by $76.........I'm out by $276.........guess I'm l'apprentice!
shanghai joe
New Member
Peter Graham said:
why????
think hiroshima and nagasaki.........every nation has her stories! should be herstories NOT histories!
the history of humankind is written in..........blood.... my unworthy opinion
shanghai joe
New Member
TankBuster said:
agreed........three photos related to vet??? id........log book, mission charts........nada nada...only 14th AAF. no squaddies, BGs (no NOT Bee Gees)........
of course you could say it's sour grapes!!! and you're prob right!
Miles_Archer
Member
Peter Graham said:
No sadder than A-2s off to Ireland.
shanghai joe
New Member
the eternal question........how deeeeep are you wliling to dig into your pockets???
or to quote a song...........how deeeeeeeeeep is your love.............for the jkt?
or to quote a song...........how deeeeeeeeeep is your love.............for the jkt?
shanghai joe
New Member
taikonaut said:
agreed nihonto and militaria seek out their keepers.........
there are great juyos and tokujos residing in the west..........NOT only in Nipon, altho national treasures can be owned by foreigners but must reside in Nipon, from what I understand.But what do I know I'm not into nihontos......
shanghai joe
New Member
Roughwear said:Interesting about the destinations of jackets etc..
I really thought this was going to be your once in a lifetime deal Joe. Never mind I'm sure that nr mint 8th AAF painted A2 will come your way some day.
naw...........one thing is the honeys and secondly I don't see no pilot ids, letters, wings with commendation letters, flying logs etc etc. for this grouping.
Dang, there's no mention of which squadron/group he flew in..........just a generic 14th AAF.
..sure 800 generic photos and negatives and how many vet specific photos that i can count with one hand (despite rumours to the contrary I have five fully functioning fingers)
.........I've never mentioned in this posting that this is MY once in my lifetime deal.........not me sireeeeeeeee you must confuse me with some other members! Neither have I mentioned it as my grail........
and if I'm paying that king of honeys, I'll expect more.........more..more !
shanghai joe
New Member
Roughwear said:Interesting about the destinations of jackets etc..
I really thought this was going to be your once in a lifetime deal Joe. Never mind I'm sure that nr mint 8th AAF painted A2 will come your way some day.
that near mint 8th AAF is costing the better part of $6500 and the owner isn't going to part with it over his live body! Not that I have that kind of bread, y'understand!
