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30 COLLECTIBLES THAT ARE NOW WORTHLESS

Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 03:14:16 GMT

Even if you've never thought "Oh, save that, it'll be worth something some day" this is an interesting walk down memory lane.

A few of these I've never seen before.

Are you saving any of these in hopes of selling at a great price some day?

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:58:58 GMT

The only collection I own is my father's old coins that I inherited about 5 years ago. An appraiser told me to hold on to them. I guess they will always be worth at least the face value.

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kaydee50 — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:06:32 GMT

We got rid of several boxes full of vinyl records and playbills when we moved years ago. Some of them may have been worth something but it was too much of a hassle to find out.

Happy to see Lladro not on the list although I didn't buy mine with the thought of selling them!

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LadyAlice — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:12:33 GMT

Interesting thread. Nothing is guaranteed in value. I do not collect as much, but I collect or collected what I love. It is also the “thrill of the hunt” to get a rare book, etc. at a great price.

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JudyL — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:15:36 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 - Interesting artcile. Thanks for posting.

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:18:35 GMT

I'm now thankfull for the days when I was too poor to "invest" in kitsch. 😁

I had a neighbor that said her collection of some 300 Longaberger baskets was part of her retirement plan. And pitied me.

Karma

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Shelbelle — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:20:02 GMT

Beanie babies

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Nightowlz — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:34:55 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
The only collection I own is my father's old coins that I inherited about 5 years ago. An appraiser told me to hold on to them. I guess they will always be worth at least the face value.

@deepwaterdotter

My dad left me his coin collection 5 years ago too.

His dad used to carry a folded up $1 bill with him every day of his life. It's in the box. My dad told me it would fall apart if I tried to open it. It's full of lots of old coins.

I need to look through them again. It's been a long time.

I have never taken them to a appraiser.

Don't know what will happen to them when I'm gone.

I have some Hummel's, Precious Moments, Fenton but didn't buy them in hopes of making money off them.

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jackiejenny — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:33:37 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
The only collection I own is my father's old coins that I inherited about 5 years ago. An appraiser told me to hold on to them. I guess they will always be worth at least the face value.

I have my father's coin collection also...lots of wheat pennies and all silver fifty cent pieces and everything else you can think of. I will probably never take them to be appraised, I just will keep them because they were so special to him.

As for those vinyl records~~~I don't care if they are worthless, I am keeping all things Elvis!

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jackiejenny — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:39:51 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
I'm now thankfull for the days when I was too poor to "invest" in kitsch. 😁

I had a neighbor that said her collection of some 300 Longaberger baskets was part of her retirement plan. And pitied me.

Karma

I had an Aunt who thought the same thing. The Longaberger people were good at manipulation.

Edit: Not the people who bought them...the people who sold them told people that.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:39:45 GMT

My dad's collection is placed in folder-like books with dark blue covers.

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Spurt — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:02:08 GMT

I collect what I'm interested in because I like it and NOT as an investment!

I have a couple of chalkware pieces I use in my home decor for certain seasons

And one special Beanie Baby cat given to me long ago by a friend who has now has passed away from cancer

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drizzellla — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:08:52 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
My dad's collection is placed in folder-like books with dark blue covers.

I have them too. Except my brother took all the coins out. All I have are the folder-like books.

My Dad's Dad spent his retirement years making a complete coin collection for my Dad and his Sister. My Grandfather collected two coins from every year coins were minted in the United States.

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:39:31 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
@deepwaterdotter wrote:
The only collection I own is my father's old coins that I inherited about 5 years ago. An appraiser told me to hold on to them. I guess they will always be worth at least the face value.
@deepwaterdotter

My dad left me his coin collection 5 years ago too.
His dad used to carry a folded up $1 bill with him every day of his life. It's in the box. My dad told me it would fall apart if I tried to open it. It's full of lots of old coins.
I need to look through them again. It's been a long time.
I have never taken them to a appraiser.
Don't know what will happen to them when I'm gone.
I have some Hummel's, Precious Moments, Fenton but didn't buy them in hopes of making money off them.

@Nightowlz

Value varies widely on coins and paper money, based on their condition.

If something looks interesting in your stash, you can get a quickie ballpark idea of value by searching for that item on Ebay.

It's not a guarantee of value, but would give you an idea as to whether you should research further.

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Sunshine Kate — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:46:39 GMT

I never buy anything and hope it will gain value.

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sandy53 — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:59:57 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
@deepwaterdotter wrote:
The only collection I own is my father's old coins that I inherited about 5 years ago. An appraiser told me to hold on to them. I guess they will always be worth at least the face value.
@deepwaterdotter

My dad left me his coin collection 5 years ago too.
His dad used to carry a folded up $1 bill with him every day of his life. It's in the box. My dad told me it would fall apart if I tried to open it. It's full of lots of old coins.
I need to look through them again. It's been a long time.
I have never taken them to a appraiser.
Don't know what will happen to them when I'm gone.
I have some Hummel's, Precious Moments, Fenton but didn't buy them in hopes of making money off them.

Take the whole collection to a coin store. They will go through it right in front of you and give you values. Then you can decide about selling all or part of it. Don't just let it sit there.

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bikerbabe — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:01:58 GMT

Collect some thing because you enjoy it.

Don’t plan on being able to sell it or even give it to your kids or grandkids.

I consider some of the things I previously collected as not something I would keep today.

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Pezzie — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:08:45 GMT

DH just boxed up his vinyl collection upwards of 400 of them for our GS, along with the turntable. GS is too young still, but DH wants it to be part of his grandpa legacy. He didn't buy vinyl to collect, he played every one of them. However, as his interest and taste in music evolved, he would purchase whatever he liked at the time, and that's how he ended up with this collection.

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MoJoV — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:18:54 GMT

I'm not a collector, my husband more than makes up for it with his collections of stuff. I'm an elephant nut, I have a few elephant pictures and statues but not much. My cousin was all about Precious Moments, I could never get into any of that.

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BlueFinch — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:26:49 GMT

After an estate sale for my mom's belongings, I've learned that purchasing, so called collectibles, is useless. They cost too much in the first place, then languish unsold for pennies years later, when trying to sell them.

During estate sales, savvy shoppers are looking for rare items where the owner may be unaware of their value. They want finds.

Rare coins, gems, artwork, are what they're looking for. I even had an estate agent ask me: "Where are the paintings?" Guess he was looking for a prize, or scouting for a particular client ... LOL.

Of course, there are always those who collect certain items and will pay crazy amounts to add to their collection. Items with very little value, but they just love them.

I avoid anything described as a valuable collectible. It seems the items that bring crazy rewards (other than obvious high end items) are things never purchased to gain value.

Like I wish I still had our first Atari player, with games, and other early electronics, but like most, they just went in the trash. It's the everyday items in our life we've discarded, or overlooked, that may have, or had, gained value. But, who has room to hold onto everything?