Investment Antiques
Buttons..Cookbooks..Rugs and other Collectibles
Think Old Stuff Is Junk? Think Again! Look At What These Items Sold For
You just may want to sign up with Ebay and market a few of those 'what nots' in your attic!
Old Accordion Garden Tools Old Saw Indian Pot Oyster Plate
Sold $6000.00 Sold: $97.00 Sold: $115 Sold: $4200 Sold: $4300
All the above old things people have sold on Ebay and the amount they got for each one. These are only a sample of items chosen from a couple categories to show that investing in antiques is SMART! Hit the yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, but more importantly, Ebay. You will not believe how many auctions end in total disaster for the seller due to bad ads, poor pictures, misspelled titles and no idea what they are selling.
Invest a little time snooping through the 'Whats for Sale' on Ebay. Just by watching the auctions and then cleaning things up and giving them a sales pitch,you can turn around and sell them for a very nice profit. You only need one account on Ebay to buy and sell and can quickly sign up for free by registering on Ebay.
The Hot Auction Box-Going On Right Now!
'A 1939 Fine Old Dixie Recipe Book of Southern Cooking'
One seller has a book priced outright at $349, but there are still two auctions where you may be able to get yours for under a hundred. This is indeed a cookbook collectors treasure find! Hurry before the bidding ends and you miss out!
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Persian Rugs Are Excellent As An Investment
You can buy tons of antiques, but are they going to be worth their value a year from now? One Antique that Never loses value are the pre-1900's antique Persian or Oriental rugs that are in good condition.
Collectors, designers, and owners of mansions and other large homes are quick to snap them up. We are keeping a watchful eye on those that private parties or antique shops and auction houses list. If they appear on Ebay, you will find them all organized for you at this website.
Hooked Rugs
Hooked Rugs or Latch Hook Rugs have been around for a long time, and remain a very good investment whether as a kit or a finished rug. Kits sell high if the parts are all there. Herrschners, sold a ton of latch hook kits dirt cheap back in the 70's and I believe early 80's. Those kits are in high demand and selling like hot cakes today. If you spot one at a yard sale or auction, grab it. The one at the left sold for $103.00! Find your own latch hook rug kit or antique hooked rugRussian Porcelain
All of the porcelain from Russia has been selling at very high prices as of late. The figurine to the left Sold for $3,875.00 Age was somewhere around 1931 Sold:$10,766 
Sold:$5000
Sold:$5000
The red and white plate was estimated to sell at between $100-$150. The bidding war ended at $5000
These are trends you watch for and then you go out and you keep an eye open for any porcelain you can find. If it has age, beauty or, at this time is from Russia, it may be of value. Here is more information on what to look for in Russian porcelain and where.
COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks are a Good Investment. Collectors are paying top dollar and that amount goes up a bit every year.
Watkins cookbooks were produced in a community where door to door selling was a way of life. The cookbooks were often given to faithful customers of Watkins products, as a 'Thank You', by the salesman. Those Free cookbooks have now become a collectors 'Good Investment'. Little do those people selling them on Ebay realize they are being sold in Antique shops upwards of $30 to $75!
There are tons of old cookbooks available, but none that reminisces times past more then the Watkins or Betty Crocker cookbooks.
Wood Cookstoves
As an Old Folk myself, I did cook on an old wood cook-stove many years ago with my paternal grandmother. I missed those days so much I went out and bought a wood cook stove exactly like my granny's and even used it a few times. My husband had never eaten food prepared in a slow cooking wood heated oven. He enjoyed it very much, but once I stopped missing the good old days, my stove became a glorified Watkins/Betty Crocker cook-book display rack! Those of you who have these books will find they really are the catalyst for many of the recipes found in modern day books. They came from an age of more simple times, less fuss and muss and good eating. I use mine and suggest trying a few of the recipes yourself.
Antiques You May Only See At Auction
Enjoy The Nostalgia Of Forgotten Memories by Taking A Walk Through The Countless Categories of Antiques People Are Offering for little on nothing, On Ebay.
In case you didn't know it, most of the antiques that are on Ebay are being sold by private sellers who have no idea what their true value is on the open market.
It amazes me how many people could care less about what grandmas old cupboard and closet things are worth. Nine times out of ten they end up at a thrift store where they get snatched up and earn the wise old owl that does know it's value, an extra $50.
Collectors know how to find a really good deal, and here is one of their tricks. Look at many more antiques to buy and re-sell for even higher profits, by taking advantage of others mistakes. Search for items using 'misspelled' keywords. (kettle, kettel). That is how you will find some of the best buys to add to your collections, or to resell. Also be sure to look in categories other then where you would list an item. Most non-collectors think a porcelain figurine is just cute, and list it in the wrong place. Just use the search box on the top of the page, or screen through all the antiques at auction by classification.