Why Did WWII Japanese Soldiers Put This in Their Ears?

So, I was just looking at the tag there, and I'm Polish, so I'm reading everything in there. This is almost as old as as I am, you know, I do one quick Google lens. They are Japanese World War II earplugs. >> Okay, >> somebody cut one in half. This supposed to be longer. See how they >> I got a bunch I got a bunch of them. >> Hey guys, Pete over here. So, this one I haven't pre-screened, but I got t-shirts from you guys before. Jen's Metal Te's. Let's see what's in here. You have your own eBay store as well. And it says clothing the metal community. All right. What do we have here? What do we have here? I see the Rolling Stones uh Rolling Stones socks. Look at that. That's pretty cool. And this is also Rolling Stones here. Tattoo you. All right, we'll put that on. Oh, you got me a bunch of uh little pins of Rolling Stones. Love that. Thank you very much. Peter and the crew. Longtime channel viewer and fan. I have sent you TE's from the store before. I recognize that. Um, and thrilled when I see you still rocking the ELO uh light bulb shirt. Yeah, I love that shirt. I love electric light orchestra. Appreciate your content and support for the eBay selling community. So guys, uh, go check out uh, go check out the Jensen Metal TE's. You can screenshot that QR code and we'll take you to his uh, website. I appreciate it. Let's get into today's video. Oh, thanks for the hat. >> What are you up to, Sharon today? >> I am up to >> that. I'm pretty >> a mixer. Okay. For mixing. Yeah. Yeah, it looks new. >> This looks new, too. >> Yeah, by bender. Although I have like eight of them, but still. Okay. >> Mine's better. >> Yours better. Okay. >> Mine's better. I don't know if this does anything. >> There we go. >> The little cart thing. I got some other little things I want to show you. I want to I want to find out what they are before I um >> Okay. Well, bring them in. >> Yeah. You know, when we were on our way to go pick up Cory and we went down a side street and there was a box had scrap metal thing. I always take a look. Maybe it's got a little brass. Copper. >> You never know. >> So, this looks to me like it's lead. >> It's all lead. Heavy anchors. Anchors for uh fishing. >> For fishing. >> Yeah. >> That looks like it's got a little >> Yeah. And I I got I've got a bunch of these. >> What are they? >> There's no sunlight. >> And it says lead on it right there. >> Somebody cut one in half. This is supposed to be longer. See how they >> I got a bunch I got a bunch of those. >> I I I don't want this stuff. >> No. And so we know. Huh? I already have no more friends for the game. >> But I I'll take these to the antique shop will give me money for these. >> Yeah, maybe. Maybe you can take them all. They're they're definitely older, too, you know. Yeah, but these are all like fishing weights. >> Yep. >> They're kind of neat. >> I look kind of like this. >> You know, you know antique shop, you know, the right person. You hang something up or whatever. >> Decoration. >> Yeah, >> absolutely. >> Well, let me might put these back and Oops. I'm wrapping all >> What do you want for these? 10 bucks will work. >> What >> for this? >> Um, give me a minute. Hold on. So, I put these back and make sure I don't have anything else in. >> All right. My car is such a mess. >> Found something else. >> Yeah, that was something else I found, too. >> The winter is almost over, but >> it's brand new. >> Brand new, she says. >> Brand new. Do you have any idea what this is? >> So, it goes to like a inside the bread maker or something for cooking, I think. You know? >> Oh, >> you know what I mean? >> I have no idea. I've never had a bread maker and I don't want one. >> Or even >> Oh, you put >> even an oven. Or you can >> cookies. >> Not cookies. You take something really hot out of the oven, right? You store this inside your cabinet. You put it quickly on a table or counter. You can put stuff on it. I think >> I never had >> Look, it's burn here. You see it? >> Oh, I never had one. So, >> yeah. >> Whatever. Okay. >> Yeah. I don't want that. >> Okay. So, what do we got here? >> $15. >> Good. Very good. Oh, can I can I see that for one one minute? The um >> which bank? >> The small one. >> This one? >> Yeah. carousel. >> It's cute. >> These are reproductions. >> I know. I I collect the >> boy. >> I trade you cuz I That's what I paid for it. $15. >> I don't know why I might have this one. I I I need to check. But I don't know why this looks like somebody has painted. >> Very possible. Maybe >> it should be more colorful. >> Maybe they repainted it. >> I remember you having a carousel. >> This one, this Uncle Sam you got right there? >> Yeah, >> that one. I just saw that they had one exactly like this over at Savers for $14.99. >> Yeah. >> And the the clown's a good one. >> I mean, they made these replicas for for many years now, but this one I think is from like 70s and 80s. >> Yeah. >> Uh >> anything newer than that for >> anything newer than that, it's not really worth calling. >> That's that that's a good one. The clown is good. That's not >> Yeah, >> it's it's it's a reproduction, but it's >> it is. But it still have the original sticker from like 70s on it. >> What does it say? >> Uh something quality product. But ma made in Taiwan though, you know. >> Yeah. But it's still >> Wait a minute. >> Maybe 80s. Maybe it's like 80s. >> Yeah. Yeah. I remember years ago when I was a kid, my grandmother um uh had gave me a a bank like this that that she got from her bank. It was a plast it was made out of plastic, but it was really neat. And of course, it was one of those things that uh after I got married, we we started out, we only had a two-bedroom house. Didn't have room to store anything. And lo and behold, my lovely nieces, my sister's kids, they broke it. >> So, >> I think I'm just going to go with the $15. >> 15 bucks. You got it. Um, >> as soon as she sees your camera, >> no, you don't want it yet. This guy is going to come out. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. >> Yeah. Come on. She just wants to get you. >> Yeah. >> Come here. Come on. Carrot. Carrot. You mean you got it for way too cheap? That means you're going to sell it to me cheap, too? >> Maybe if you want to do it cheap. We're huge fans of the show, so >> I appreciate it. >> I've been on here before years ago. I sold y'all a Ninja Turtles. It's like a kids mirror that had like a measuring. >> I remember that. Yeah, I had that thing hanging here for the longest time. >> I'm sure. I know it was a very specific item, but yeah, this guy had it on the wall, so it could probably use a dusting. We have cats, of course. Okay. So, that doesn't scan with the barcode. So, let me >> um let me plug this in and see if I can come up with >> what what what do you see him going for? I see I think usually with it shipped like on eBay sold is like around 150 total, like 125 and maybe 30 25 shipping. >> I would I would put it on eBay, but I don't want to ship something this big. >> And out here it' probably sell better than city living and then we can all make money on it. though. >> Not that I have like a huge amount of people that buy cowboy hats here, but >> I do sell it. >> Oh, I'm sure. I mean, it's more country than Chicago. So, >> comparatively at least. >> I mean, some people try to do the cowboy thing, but >> All right. So, you're right. I see that 125 140 here. 149 99 130. So, right in that range. And I know you like to do half. So I' do 65, 70 if you're comfortable with that. >> Like 65 bucks would be kind of tops. >> I'd be happy with 65. >> You know, >> I think I can put it here at like buck 50. Then I got a little bit of room to negotiate. Somebody gives me buck 20. Boom. Sold it. Kind of double my money. So >> I you okay with that? >> I'm doubling my money, too. So win-win. And I have a couple of little things here. I know you >> I know it's not antique season, but these are military items. Huh. Okay. >> This is one of those souvenir bracelets. It does have the ring attached to it >> from Rome like the Italian campaign. So each one of these >> I think it's trench art or I don't know >> trench art or bought from like an artisan in Italy. But you see them very it's a very common item like a lot of GIS came home with these. Some of them are more fancy looking. Some of them have dates. This one doesn't have a date. >> So I see like Sicily on it, Africa. So it' be like the not whatever campaign that is with the army going up from like the Africa campaign into Italy >> that and then it has the Roma ring that is pair that came with it >> which is cool. I like the trench art stuff. I like the weird the weirder stuff of military. It's just I can't >> feel my style. >> I don't know if I want this to be honest with you. >> It's all good. I figured out it's cool but it's >> I'm having hard time selling stuff like this lately. So, I think I'm going to say no. >> Have you ever seen one of these before? >> No. >> Oh, >> talk to me. >> This is a fun one. So, I thought So, you're going to open it up. It only opens up one way. It's perfectly precision made so you can keep it in your pocket. >> And then it's these. >> You never seen these before? >> I couldn't figure out what they were either. I thought maybe they were tobacco cuz they're like dirty. They got these filters on them. I do one quick Google lens. They are Japanese World War II earplugs. >> Really? That makes sense. Yeah, now I I see it. Right. >> Right. As soon as you figure it out, so they're they're bake light and they call them mosquito earplugs, but if you do a little bit of digging, people don't really know what they were for in Imperial Japan. Either artillery, but they have filters in them. >> That's what I'm looking at. There's like a little mesh, >> right? So, it's not block enough. >> And this is hollow, right? So, what's the purpose? >> I've done digging. I couldn't really find much. >> Did you try them out? >> Yeah, I actually tried them out so good that I bought my own earplugs. I'm like, "Oh, man. Maybe this will help me at work. This is cuz it filters just a little bit. >> What does this go for? I have no idea. >> I think I think I've seen them go for more, but I think the last one that sold on eBay is maybe 60. So >> Oh, really? Okay. >> If we're playing that game, I'd do a half. I'd be happy to, but And there is markings on it. This is the original case. This is Japanese lettering. It just worn off completely. And then I thought this was like, oh, maybe this is initial. I thought it was tobacco stuff. I thought maybe it was like weird, >> you know, midcentury. Yeah, but that's an actual mark from the factory where they made that. So, you'll see like the exact same one. Do some Google lensing. It was pretty fun to find cuz I frankly I got in a box of junk at an estate sale, >> you know? I love going through the stuff that they're like not even pricing cuz it's nonsense. Rubber bands, dice, and >> some paper clips and like, "Oh, what is this little box? Is it Is it Are they pawns?" Well, why would you only have two pawns for chess? You bring >> Yeah, you're right. World War II Japanese anti mosquito earplugs. >> Yeah. And there's this one guy who has like a blog who's like, "They're not for anti-mosquito. If they needed anti-mosquito, they'd wear a whole rig on their head like this." So people are like, "Well, then what the hell is it for?" >> I don't know. But they are Japanese World War II stuff, which is always harder to find. >> Yeah. >> Really that time you don't really think about the ear protection and all that. >> No, not back then. Now, yeah, you got to be doubled up ear pro when you're inside or outside. But back then I was like, "Yeah, yeah, just shoot. Be next to a cannon, be next to artillery, >> who cares?" So >> So I see few listed all over the place from like $40 all the way to 100. Yeah. >> But nothing sold. >> Correct. The last sold I saw went for 60. >> Okay. >> In better condition. So you want to give me 25 bucks for it? >> Yeah. It's different. Let's do it. >> Awesome. >> Like stuff like this. >> Well, we're going to do some shopping, so maybe we'll wind up with store credit depending on what we find. Look around. In the meantime, if I can get your ID, I'll write you up and then if you come up with some stuff. >> They almost look like early uh AirPods or something. >> Yeah. It's crazy. It's like they're like when you find the old the one ear. >> Well, first Oh, that is different. It's like open down the center. That's what I said. >> It only open. Yeah. Yeah. It's got a mesh thing where >> it's got a mesh. >> It's not going to filter out enough to be good for next to artillery. >> Seriously, were they worried that the mosquitoes are crawling? I mean a lot of those tropical places those the jungles the islands were you know malaria >> hot if you were like even sleeping on the floor or something ants and stuff. >> So they might be actually they they might be just calling them but that's the purpose for all kinds of different insects when they're sleeping in a jungle. >> You don't want anything still be alert you know you can hear someone sneaking up and then you you know >> Exactly. You hear everything because it's it's got a mesh. >> You can be alert. Exactly. But nothing is crawling in. Are are you all set? >> Except your nose parts of your body. Scary places. >> Thanks, guys. >> What's up? I heard you're the guy to talk to about record players. >> Sure. >> Just have a few questions on what you guys got in there. >> Absolutely. So, uh, if you give me a minute, let me finish writing this gentleman up and we'll go back. No problem. We'll take a look. Give me >> This is a great question from R Certain. Who the hell buys VCR in 2026? So, believe it or not, these are the only three VCRs that I have right now in the shop. And they're not true VCRs because they're combos, right? But the single VCRs by themselves, I can keep them in stock. The last VCR that was made, Ruby, the last VCR that was uh made, I think 10 years ago, 2016, by some off-brand Chinese company. Yeah, I hear you. Uh, so there's no more VCR produced and people still have tapes and they buy them. Um, and actually you can demand you can demand quite a bit of money these days for a VCR. Most of the Sony's I sell here between $50 to $65. If you put it online, you can even get more. Uh, the combos, uh, DVD and VCR combos, they tend to bring, you know, about like this one, I'm asking 100 bucks. So there's good money in it. Uh, hope that answers your question. >> I will plug this in really quick. >> Um, I'm going to plug this in really quick. I know you said it works, but >> always got to check. We trusted everybody. We'd be out of business, >> right? >> I get it. I get it. We're cool. >> She's on for me is is the most important play rewind if the belt good, you know? >> Absolutely. So, >> I'm kicking myself cuz you guys had like the nicer model in here a while ago >> and I skipped on it cuz she didn't have the power supply and Oh, >> she runs. >> Mhm. >> Perfect. >> And all the record functions work. She works beautiful. I just don't need it anymore. >> So, what are you thinking? What do you want to get out of this stuff? Like I said, these I will pass. >> Yeah, >> this we did look up. So, I would be interested in that. >> Okay. I was thinking 225 for all of it. >> I don't think I can come that close to >> That's okay. You're not going to hurt my feelings. >> This is on average bringing about a buck 30, buck 25. >> Okay. A little more. A little less than I thought it was. So that's Yeah. >> Uh so this I would be like $60. >> Okay. >> This was selling between 75 to 100. >> Okay. >> Maybe 40 bucks. >> Would you do 45? >> Fine. >> I'll definitely do the 60. I'll do the 45. So that's 105. Uh 15 and 15. >> Hell yeah. >> So >> absolutely, man. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So then we got 135. >> I'm Yeah, absolutely. Pete, you got a deal. >> All right. Cool. Cool. >> Thank you, man. I appreciate it. >> No problem. >> So I want to answer a quick question that Chris sent over via email, but I had this questions many times before. You see how much sun is coming in here and it's almost like blasting on this side of the building. Well, if you follow me here, the question was pe your guitars are getting ruined over here because they are hanging in that sun. So, this is actually not the case. We got these plastic decals on the outside on the window that it's actually part of the design up front of the building and it blocks that sun. So, none of that sun is hitting these guitars. It doesn't get warm here or anything. Yes, I know that would be a massive concern if all these especially the acoustic nice acoustic guitars made out of wood. Yeah, they would get warped and all kinds of damage, but they're perfectly fine here, but I appreciate the question and I appreciate you guys worrying about my equipment. I I can't go any lower 240. >> I can't Are you trying to pick me up another $10? >> I drove from Kenosha all the way out here. I I get it. But, you know, I got my certain mark. Like I said, this is already marked down once. >> Um, it's nice and clean. Case is in great shape. I mean, this thing brand new is like 500 600 bucks, you know. >> Yeah. >> I think at 250 it's a great deal. >> 240 is a better deal. 265 even sounds better. >> I didn't go up 15. I didn't go down 15. You went up 15. You go down, I go up, you know. Uh cash. 240 cash. >> All right. You drove a long way. That's fine. That's fine. All right. >> Let me see what else we got lying around here. I can't live. >> Yeah, there's three more rooms back there. So, >> three. >> Spend some time walk around. Maybe you got more money in your pocket. >> Not much. Not anymore. >> Look at that. Yes, this one been sitting in a closet for a long time. >> It screams like 1974. The look of it. Got a little hard axe. Couple gas tanks. >> Yeah, they got some power tools, too. Bring those in. >> So, the power tools, the only power tools I would buy right now, cordless stuff. If it's corded, I don't want it. I just can't move it anymore. I know that makes sense. >> So, >> okay. I got the one Milwaukee. I'll bring that in. >> Okay. >> It's a It's a It's an M12, but it's in an M18 case. So, >> Okay. Yeah, I'll take a look at that. Man, this ukulele is as oldest as I am almost. It's got a date of February 1973 inside. >> Nice. H I don't know if I want this to be honest with you. >> It's his, so it's not my decision. >> It's cool that it's from Poland. I'm Polish, so you know, it's like interesting. >> But I don't know if I can actually move that here. You know what I mean? So >> yeah, it's it all depends how much he wants for it. So, so I was just looking at the tag there and I'm Polish, so I'm reading everything in there and I was telling telling her that this is almost as old as as I am, you know, cuz >> I was born in 1970. This is 1973. >> I don't know if I have a market for this. Yeah, I've never seen I've never my my >> probably probably somebody just brought it from overseas, you know, decided to bring it with them when they immigrated. But this thing's seen a better day. Um, tell you the truth, I think these would be the only two items that I would be actually interested. I think the rest of this stuff I'm going to pass. What do you want to get out of this? >> It's not in the best shape. It's cracked up. >> Can I sell this? Possibly. Do I have a client who might be interested in it? I don't know. It's just unpolished, so it's kind of intriguing to me. >> What are you thinking? >> 15 bucks? >> No, I don't think so. I I'll pass. Here's the thing. As an instrument, it needs a repair. Is it worth doing anything with this? I don't honestly know being that this is, you know, 50 years old from Poland. Does it have really any value, you know? >> Exactly. >> So, I think I'm going to say no. >> Okay. >> The gas cans, I'm saying no on this because I I think I got 10 or 12 of them sitting in the back. The old school style. So, just the supply and demand. >> Makes sense. >> What are you thinking on these? >> Can you do like 40? >> No. So 20 bucks on this, five bucks on a patch. That's all I can do. 25 bucks. So if this was in a little bit better shape. Yeah. But it's not, you know. >> Um so it's totally your call on it. 25 bucks for >> 25 bucks is fine. >> You want to do that? We have it there. >> And then um I got also a a boat anchor. Do you need any? >> I can grab. >> How big is it? >> It's pretty decent. It's heavy. I bring it down and you look >> cuz I got like four or five boat anchors here right now. Although the season's going to start soon. So yeah, bring it in. I'll check it out. >> How long have you had your African gray for? >> Uh not that long. She's been here for about 2 years. She's about 17. Her name is Miss Walters. She's a rescue bird. But I also have a big uh greenwing maca in the back there. She's over 50. Yeah, >> we have her for a long time. >> Nice. I was I questioned that cuz I saw it on the outside of the store. >> Five bucks. >> Okay. So, I got actually almost two identical ones back there and one of them is covered with that black plastic, you know, so it doesn't like rub against your boat. >> Uh and I have them here for 10 12 bucks, you know, so no problem. Yeah. >> Okay. So, you're going to have 30 bucks. >> All right. That's not bad for boat anchor though. >> Let me have your ID. I'll write you up really quick on this. >> Well, you have a typical Polish name. Do >> Yes. Yeah. I'm like fourth or Yeah. fourth generation. Yeah. That's why I think I don't know if my grandma gave this to my dad or >> Yeah. Somebody brought it back from Poland for sure. >> Yeah. >> No good, huh? Not a lot of people. So, I got bunch of Beetle stuff here from pictures to posters. >> This is just not very appealing in this old school 1973 frame as well. I I'm going to say no on that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Sorry. >> Yeah. No. >> Do you want help with the door? >> No. >> Okay. >> What is this? >> We did it. >> Oh, you found it. I wasn't sure what these were when we were cleaning this stuff out and looked through they were still in the garage. >> Yeah. And you got the sliding sliding thing that stuff. There's some right there. That's stuff for houses. [ __ ] >> Uhoh. Just crack. >> Well, a little duct tape will do the trick here, you know. >> Yeah. This thing's like hardly ever used. I mean, these were never used. These hoses, I don't think. Maybe they were. I don't know. >> Yeah, I think I think they were. >> Whatever. I I my in-laws. >> Okay. Is this yours, too? No, that's somebody else, right? It >> was just this thing so far. You >> Okay. Okay. Uh, let's power this on and just make sure. >> All right. Oh, yeah. I do have the >> the remote, right? >> Yeah. It was probably batteries are dead probably, but that's the nature of the game. Yeah, that's what you get here. >> Yeah, >> I'm not the first guy to do that to you. >> All right. >> And not the last one. >> If I find anything else, I'll see you. >> All right. >> Thanks, guys. >> All right. I got two piles for you. >> Two piles. One pile of this and one pile of that. >> One pile of this. Okay. >> Those pass. >> You're getting selective, huh? These are some good albums, man. These are 100 bucks. All right. You owe me five bucks. >> I owe you five bucks. >> Yeah. >> Why? >> Because I'm buying that that clips receipt or clips thing. Let me go get the little tag. I wanted to test it. So that's why I came back right away, make sure you liked it and we had a deal. We didn't have a deal. And >> so how much I had on >> uh 120, but he said he f he would uh accept uh a price that's on uh what do you call it? The eBay for 96 bucks. >> Okay. >> So $100. So it's pretty much >> We should just call it even. >> Why? Why are you going to make I'm not going to make $4 off of me. No, absolutely not. All right. Then I'll take this I'll take George Harrison. Okay. What? >> No. Then give it back >> because that's $4 record. >> No, no, no. You don't You owe me. >> Okay, that's the way it works. >> You owe me. Let me sharp. >> Okay. >> You're going to be selling for $35 a piece, >> huh? Yeah. >> Yeah. The two the Zeppelin, >> the Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, which is a repop. Right. >> Right. still. >> But that's the main money. Rest of the stuff is, you know,5 to $10 records. >> Yeah. What is this? >> Uh here's $4. So you >> scrap it. There's plenty of copper in there. >> Plenty of copper in it. >> Is the charger good for anything? No. >> Uh >> no. >> This is the old school charger here. >> Oh, okay. Well, whatever. >> Yeah. I I don't want to um >> It is what it is. >> Sorry. >> I'm pissed off that there was a house for rent on Mckenry Avenue and now now I guess it's been probably been rented. So I'm like, >> "Oh, yeah. Because it's in Lake in the Hill." >> Yeah. Right now I'm just I want to get out of Woodstock. I've had it with Woodstock. >> Yeah. Where do you go? Where do you go? Where are you going? Where are you going? Mhm. Yeah. >> He's going to take my claws into your arm. >> So, before we go, I'm reading this letter from trailer. Trailer has a eBay store called Trailer D-made. He sent me a couple postcards. This one is really cool from 1964. It's um it's official souvenir worlds fair from St. Louis, but the world's fair is 1904. The postcard is 1964. And then he sent me this one that he says that it's a trailer. You said that this this is done by your father-in-law. That's pretty cool. Little Christmas tree. I appreciate that. So, uh go check out Trailer's uh store. I'll put a link below, guys. Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate you. I'll catch you on the next one. Cheers.

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