Tuesday, October 04, 2016

Vintage Mexican Silver Jewelry with Semi-Precious Stones

I do not often sell jewelry but found this piece at a church sale at a good price. These chunky style necklaces/bracelets sell well on Ebay, especially if silver . This one is marked .925 on the back.

Really cool looking stones!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BOLD-CHUNKY-MEXICAN-STERLING-SILVER-925-NECKLACE-SEMI-PRECIOUS-STONES-/371751360857?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT










Monday, August 08, 2016

Paul Bonhop Toy Fire Engine Wood Puzzle from the 1950s

This is an interesting item and pretty rare. No current solds on Ebay or anywhere that I could find. It is Wood block puzzle by Paul Bonhop who made Children's toys in the 1950s. One of his items is in the Smithsonian Institution . It is much more interesting than current flat toy puzzles.  Given that this item might be missing a piece (the empty hole on the top left of the board) I started it out low on auction so someone can enjoy it. The link is here Paul Bonhop Wood Fire Engine Puzzle


Friday, July 08, 2016

Vintage Paragon Wildflower Napkins Crewel Embroidery Kit

I have sold many sewing/stictchery/embroidery kits over the years but this is the best looking one I have found . In this area it helps to have a bit more expertise than I have but I do pretty well with these type items. I look for really nice designs, sealed packages and pre-1980 dates if possible (however 80s sells well also if a bit rare).

I really like the design of the wildflowers on this kit.  In terms of picking these up for sale a good "buy" range is in the 1-4 dollar range with 4 being about the most you would want to pay for a very good quality item sealed in package. Selling prices can sometimes go high but generally fall into the 10-40 dollar range. If you are out hunting for these for resale try smaller thrifts, church sales and other areas where people with some age would drop off items. There are a number of amazing sellers on Ebay that have huge amount of kits listed so if you like these and find one, make sure to save them to your favorite sellers as they do a wonderful job and have tons of experience in the area. here is a link to my item and some photos!

PARAGON-WILDFLOWER-NAPKINS-CREWEL-EMBROIDERY-KIT-CREATIVE-STITCHERY-SEALED-1974-/371672824854

Friday, April 29, 2016

Selling Tervis Tumblers

Tervis Tumblers are really popular on Ebay and almost always sell. These are insulated plastic cups , many times with patches or other design work in between the layers. The ones Ill picture below are a set I sold which included patches from the Bitter End Yacht Club. The most popular ones to look for are the New Years once with confetti in them. Be on the lookout for those as those sell for a lot! A good buy price for these mugs is 1.00 each or less. Sales are decent when in nice shape. See my current items at Onceuponabid - Ebay Store

Selling Vintage Electronic Chess Games on Ebay

I have never had an electronic Chess game I couldn't sell! These are pretty popular on Ebay. There are some that are more desirable than others (do a completed item search and sort by highest to lowest to get an idea). But pretty much everything sells. The best "buy" price is somewhere at 3 bucks or lower but occasionally you can go a bit higher to buy one that you know will be a great seller. Here are some pictures of the IGOR Talking Chess Computer I sold.
Check out other great items in my store at Onceuponabid - Ebay Store