Posts Tagged ‘toy’
Demise of Ebay, Stagnation of the Web, Rising of the Auction Houses, and an Evolution for Toy Buying!? Toys for sale in the Future
Dig deep into your sub conscience and you will agree that the web has been pushed sideways for phone “Aps.” The growth of the web is flat. I’ll argue that E-bay as an auction house for toys is steadily eroding. They are evolving into a store front with little interest in proper auctions (in my…
Read MoreAntique Tin Toys and a Sojurn in Japan
February 2017 started with a bang and a long awaited trip to Japan. Thank you to my gracious friends from around the world that met up and hosted! One would think that Japan was going to have wall-to-wall toys for the picking. Older visions in my mind conjured up images of stuffed toy shops waiting for customers.…
Read MoreTin Toy Collector and Florida Visit
Tin Toy Collector and Florida Visit With a bit of delay, I’d like to share some photos that highlight a great visit to a Florida tin collector’s home. Mr D was kind enough to host me and talk toys; afterwards we toured his collection and saw some of the best in Lehmann toys as…
Read MoreCast Iron Toys and Antique cast iron
Cast iron toy and Antique cast iron collecting Cast iron toy collecting seems to consistently create a love hate relationship. Love them for beauty; hate them for rarity. Love them for the history; hate them because the historic ones don’t get offered for sale often. Love them for their craftsmanship; hate them when you get…
Read MoreToy Restorations. Do I do an Antique Toy Restoration? Cast iron and tin thoughts.
Toy Restorations. Do I do an Antique Toy Restoration? Cast iron and tin thoughts. Do you need a toy restoration? Should I restore a toy? How do I restore my toys? My response, probably not, probably not, and consider just preserving it as-is. Do you need a toy restoration?– I would argue ‘No’ for 90% of the…
Read MoreConsigning Old Toys to Sell – Selling Antique Toys
So the other day my client and I were in a dilemma. We had an incredibly unique old toy, one that was a desirable antique without many comparable sales. She asked me to make and offer, but I wasn’t comfortable buying it outright, especially when condition wasn’t easy to review at a distance. She was concerned…
Read MoreOld Toy Friends and Networking
In the age of Tweets, Likes, captures, snaps, et. al. it is so great to meet collectors in person. Visits like the one I enjoyed last week make me want to drop the computer in the trash & network with only an old phone, two hands, two eyes, and two feet. This Sunday a vintage car collector invited me…
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