Category: old collectibles
Vintage Marbles|Antique Marbles|Marbles for Sale
I’ve got to admit that I never intentionally went out looking for marbles for sale. I remember playing with marbles a lot as a child. We never actually played the game of marbles, but just handling them, looking at the designs, and spinning them all around was pretty entertaining for me. I saw people playing [...]
Coca Cola Cooler|Vintage Coke
One of my favorite things to find at estate sales is old advertising materials. One of the companies that has truly mastered the art of advertising and made its way deep into the American culture is Coca Cola. I once found a great old Coca Cola cooler at an estate sale that I just had [...]
Crystal Door Knobs
The area I live in used to have a thriving Steel industry. There was a lot of money in it and many people supported their families very well. Sadly, the steel companies went away. What was left behind, besides a lot of abandoned mills, were many beautiful homes built by and lived in by the [...]
Art Deco Engagement Rings
I’ve always loved to learn. My sister made up lots of names for me growing up because of it. One of the things I really like about going to estate sales is that I find so many wonderful old items that seem to have their own stories. Many times, relatives share bits of history and [...]
Iron Maiden T Shirts
Who’s Your Favorite Band? Most people go through a period when music plays a huge part in their life. One of the most popular ways of proclaiming loyalty to one particular band is to build up a collection of assorted memorabilia related to them. One band that inspires its followers to unprecedented levels of loyalty [...]
Collectible Antique Railroad Lanterns
You never know when you’ll end up owning a valuable collectible. They make TV shows today about people who have discovered that they had treasure hidden right in their own homes in the form of some kind of collectible item. I found myself in possession of a couple of really nice antique railroad lanterns after [...]
Where to Find Vintage Baseball Gloves for Sale Cheap
An Appreciation for Vintage Baseball Memorabilia I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to find much when I started researching vintage baseball gloves. I lucked out by finding some videos (I included a couple at the bottom of this post) and websites that were filled with information. Not every old glove is worth a lot [...]
Cartoon Glasses
Now that I’ve got kids of my own, I find myself spoiling them a little. When they want a ball at the store, I usually buy it. If there is some fabulous prize at McDonald’s (yeah, right!) we usually end up with it. One of the things I wanted growing up, that I could never [...]
80′s Cartoons
Do you remember any 80′s cartoons? Do you have strong memories to go with them? I myself was more into the cartoons of the 70′s, but I’ll try to get to my point here. Getting older is kind of a funny thing. As you are growing up, you just can’t wait to not be a [...]
Vintage Pennants
As an eBay seller and a frequent visitor of estate sales, I’m constantly learning about new items that are collected by people. Some of them are surprising,some are sort of expected. Sometimes you see something and even though you may not have thought about it before, it just screams “collectible” when you find it. photo [...]
Bakelite Telephone|Bakelite Telephones
I honestly enjoy going to estate sales and checking out what is around. Every once in a while I manage to find an old bakelite telephone hidden away in a corner behind all of the big ticket items. These seem to be getting harder and harder to find. I didn’t find any good ones at [...]
Photo Software for eBay
I came across some really great photo software that I think might work well in eBay auctions. Actually, it’s outstanding for any photos. I made my sister a video that I know is going to make her either smile or cry using old photos I took of her and her kids back in the 90′s. [...]
Vintage Knickers
That’s what the title says… Vintage Knickers. Really. I haven’t posted in a little while and I was doing a bit of research about some vintage dresses I bought a while ago as part of an estate purchase. It’s too long of a trail to describe here, but as I was trying to dig up [...]
Vintage Coasters U.S. Congress Duke Beer Stoney’s Beer Stanley Home Products Party
Second Hand Vintage Coasters I’ve got a bunch of neat old second hand vintage coasters that I recently put up for sale. They’re an interesting lot, but like so much of what I have stored all over the place, they just have to go. I suppose the person who originally owned these was a bit [...]
Antique Hat Pins
It doesn’t happen a lot, but every once in a while I’ll find antique hat pins among estate items I’ve purchased. Often, they are buried amongst other small items that have been pushed aside or tossed into an old tin. Of course, you don’t see nearly as many people even wearing hats for fashion nowadays, [...]
Vintage PA Fishing Laws Summary 1939
One of the things I come across on a semi-regular basis is old hunting and fishing memorabilia. This is a Summary of Laws Relating to Fish and Fishing in the Inland Waters of Pennsylvania from 1939. Earlier editions I’ve found have included laws pertaining to both hunting and fishing. This particular booklet is fishing only. [...]
Vintage Playing Cards
I’ve got a lot of vintage playing cards sitting around in one box or another. For some reason, if I see an interesting vintage card deck when I go out to estate sales, I end up snagging it. Sometimes, I pick them up by the box full. Since I am on a bit of a [...]
Vintage Cooper Tires Sign
People collect all kinds of things. Tires signs are quite popular, as are items related to gas and oil. I’ve found that people especially seem to like the Cooper signs for some reason. If there are any on eBay, they will show up here above the other signs. There is an old gas station near [...]
Hess Toy Truck and Front Loader
These are very popular and thus, very hard to get your hands on without doing a bit of searching. The 2008 Hess Toy Truck and Front End Loader makes back up warning sounds along with having a working horn and lights. That was definitely a popular item late in 2008, when I first put up [...]
Vintage Railroad Maps|Railroad History
When I came across some vintage railroad maps, I was surprised at how huge they were (at least the ones I had). I guess they’d make a pretty neat framed display in a train room. One buyer told me that he is actually using them to build true to life scale models of steel mills [...]
