Where is the best place be to get World War II items appraised?

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* There are usually war memorabilia dealers at local gun and knife shows. Most dealers will give an informal appraisal. == If a dealer doesn't answer directly but asks you what YOU want for it, then he senses a good deal and is interested in buying it for a little as possible. So beware. I have tried to sale items at antique stores. The problem with this is that most require a 30% commission. That is okay if you inherited an item that you want to get rid of. If you bought something for $100 and want to turn a profit, that means you will have to sale it $300 in order for you to make as much as the Store. There are some items that are under-priced. That is usually because they don't know the value either. But I view most items as being marked up 30% higher than what they are worth. Browsing through eBay category Collectibles | WW2(1939-1945) is a good method to price out your item. Of course, eBay depends on bids placed on it. If no one bids then the Seller started the auction at too high a price. Always check at the end of the bidding because many people wait until the last hour to jack up the bid amount. Also, since it is based on bidding, many bidders can get carried away and bid more than what it is worth. Then again, some items are completely overlooked or not properly described and it may get only 1 bid. So check over several items and find one that is closest to yours. Some items are worth more when they are sold together. A letter from a soldier may sale for $3. But if you have a photo of the soldier and a medal with his name inscribed, then keep this group together and it will be worth more. If you are selling 3 engraved medals, keep them together. A campaign medal may be worth only $15, but if you keep it with his other medals, the value of the grouping will increase. This will make it more difficult to price an Group of items. The same group of items may be worth 10 times as much if the soldier was a General or someone who served in an important battle versus a relatively unknown soldier. I hope that helps. Contact me and I might be able to help you out. Custermen I always go to this website usmilitariaforum.com- every kind of military item is found there and the members are always ready to give advice