I was referring to this question:
Is there really that much WW2 history still to be recovered?
I know where you find your stuff, and commented on how nice your collection is in the past. Doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of vultures out there who have no problem digging up old battlefields to pick over the remains and sell anything good on ebay.
A quick search shows there are currently over 40,000 items in the category: Collectibles > Militaria > WW II (1939-45) > Original Period Items > Germany. piking through what is available shows a lot of it appears to have been dug up. Digging a little deeper shows some sellers who seem to specialize in it.
This guy is in Latvia and is selling a lot of small German and Soviet personal items, including several German dog tags, all of which appear to be unbroken.
Here is another guy in Poland, selling all kinds of stuff, including a large selection of small uniform items, clasps, buttons, clips, etc.
There are a bunch of Youtube channels documenting digging up eastern front battlefields. Here is an example:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjsux592i5FOZpUd_iW-89Q/videos Human remains seem to feature prominently in their videos.
These guys are looting war graves, and selling the what they find, and it is disgusting.