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One of Steve’s highest sales was a pair of $100 Civil War Reenactment boots. We too have sold some of these items- pants, belts, holsters. People real[See the full post at: What Sells On eBay: Souvenir photo, Easy Bake Oven, Civil War Reenactment boots, Under dash 8 Track Deck, Coffee pots]
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Love the sale of the Brogans! My husband does civil war reenactments so I am familiar with the cost of the clothing and shoes. It was a good sale and about what the sellers at an event get for a new pair. The big heavy wool frock coats are also quite expensive to buy new so if you ever run across one of those for a few bucks, pick it up! One thing to remember about reenactment gear is that most of these items are still made in small shops since the overall demand isn’t high.
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Loving those disc washers… I’ll have to keep an eye out at these estate sales with huge record collections I’m digging through. Also on the boots – I grew up in Gettysburg, so I knew a lot of enthusiasts/reenactors and they are fanatic about high quality gear.
Some interesting sales recently:
NWT Coach Wool & Leather Gloves
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191923278904
Bought three pairs of these two years ago at the Coach Outlet after Christmas sale – original price was $98 and they were 75% off so paid about $25 + tax. Had them listed for $80 and there was no action for two years, but all three pair sold over the past two weeks for minimum $65 best offers.Vintage Leather & Suede Italian Leather Gloves
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201739009506
Gently used, picked them up at an estate sale about a month ago for $5. Gently worn on the palms & finger tips, but still very nice. Sold for $40.c1970 Newfoundland Dog Club of America lot
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191889402106
Found these at a hoarder estate sale…literally floor to ceiling of stuffs. They were inside of a handmade early 1900s humidor that I picked up (and sold here http://www.ebay.com/itm/191889402106). Paid a dollar or two maybe and sold for $20 best offer.1980 Empire Strikes Back Imperial Ice Base playset
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201593195149
Mention this in the weekly sales podcast post yesterday as an example of 1) post Christmas self gifting and 2) paying more for an item. Bought along with a bunch of other original Star Wars toys with boxes at an estate sale over the summer – paid $35 and sold for $89 best offer.1979 Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer die cast
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191883716368
From the same lot I bought above. Self gifting & presumably renewed interest with Rogue One in theaters. Bought for $10, sold for $40.c1909 Washington DC Playing Cards
http://www.ebay.com/itm/192032214901
I always pick up decks of cards – Ryanne’s talked about it on the podcast many times… they’re so cheap to buy at sales (no more than $1) and there are big time collectors. Not every deck is a hit, I might buy a whole box any only one or two are good. It’s such little risk. This one sold for $40. This with 40x return nicely balances out the Star War stuff above that only has 3x return. -
Another excellent and informative video, Steve, thanks! I remember one of my younger sisters getting an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas in the mid-60’s. I was the dutiful older brother and bravely ate the resulting product. Even for a growing tween who’d eat just about anything and like it, I found it inedible. To my credit I kept my opinion to myself.
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Friends,
Something I would not delve into was Xmas items, however because of some apparently decent opportunities (two lessons learned from Jay and Ryanne: be opportunistic and buy anything you can find cheap).
So I found many vintage Xmas decoration (like ceramic dolls, electric figurine, and 6-8″ Santa figurines), Specifically, these items, found on auctions and Thrifts, had original labels, some even original receipt, etc.
Until this date they are selling faster than I can store.Interesting thing for me to pay attention.
In summary, two interesting sources of sales success: seasonal items related to special occasions (for example, I sold a lot of Trump and Hernandez items around the time they got to the news) and vintage Xmas.
Heard a lot about vintage HAlloween but I learned these are more difficult.
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