BOSTON Pencil Sharpeners

Do you remember these? Most of us grew up with them in school. They worked great, much better than the modern electric ones. Well in general you should always look for things you remember from years ago, especially if made in the USA and something that worked great. These can usually be found from FREE to a few bucks and sell up to $40 on Ebay :) Here is one I sold..

NAEF Swiss Wood Products

Sometimes, while out thrifting you just come across interesting looking things. I picked up this NAEF (made by Kurt Naef) wood soccer player guy called "Penalty" . It is currently listed on auction and up to 3 times what I paid for it with 18 watchers. NAEF products generally sell very well on ebay so keep a look out for them. They made wood rubiks like cubes, puzzle type wood figures and some pretty creative things.

Rocket Banks from the 50s Strato Bank and Astro Manufacturing

These banks ALWAYS sell on Ebay. But do not pay too much to aquire them. Prices have recently been very good (and rising). Generally, on coin bank items I break my rule of thumb and can pay up to 5-10 dollars each for them. In this case I bought 2 for about 10 bucks. I usually try to stick to my under $2.00 acquisition price but you wont find these that cheap.

The two banks pictured are the Astro Manufacturing Rocket Bank and the Strato Bank. Both are from the mid to late 50s. I listed them on auction starting at 1 cent and in the first day they shot up to 17 bucks with 8 watchers. Keep in mind most things "rocket, space, NASA, etc" have a market on ebay. It should be one of your top areas to look for things in.

UPDATE - Auction just closed - Sold for $111.00   :)