Investment Antiques and Collectibles at Auction
If you love to collect old things, you have come to the right place. We can help you find additions to your collections. Old Folks Treasure Trove also likes to help you learn that collecting is well worth your time and effort.
Buttons..Cookbooks..Rugs and many other Collectibles can make you wealthy over time by buying low and selling high as they become in demand. If you were to read a few books on antiques and collectibles, you would quickly learn how to pick out valuable objects at auctions and garage sales. Most of us have items in our own closets and cupboards that would fetch a pretty penny if placed before the right people.
Think Old Stuff Is Junk? Think Again! Look At What These Items Sold For at the popular auction house, eBay.
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Accordion
Sold: $6000
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Garden Tool
Sold: $97.00
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Old Saw
Sold:$115
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Indian Pot
Sold:$4200
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Oyster Plate
Sold: $4300
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All the above old items people sold at auction, and as you can see the amount they got for each one was very good. These are only a sample of items chosen from a couple categories to show that old things just might be worth collecting for future profits! Hit the yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, but more importantly, eBay. Many auctions end with lower winning bids due to bad ads, poor pictures, words and titles spelled wrong, and people with no idea what they are selling.
What Should You Collect That Is Valuable
Below are a few more examples of highly collectible items which are either already valuable or, which are sought after by collectors daily. These are only a few of the examples of what to collect for future value when reselling them. The Old Folks Treasure Trove Blog gets into even more detail about individual items. The example listings are active and you are able to buy any one of those available for your own collection.
Buttons
Collect buttons and learn more about their value. You will find many different types. Celluloid, pearl, coral, hand carved, military, bone, painted and many more. More on Collectible ButtonsCookbooks
Collecting the Betty Crocker cookbook is a wise investment. The value rises a bit each year. There are many other cookbooks, such as Watkins and Southern 'Dixie' books, which are in high demand. Vintage Cookbooks
Vintage Aprons and Patterns
Women are making the vintage apron a home business. Vintage style aprons sell world wide and custom orders flow in quickly. More about Vintage Aprons and PatternsBlack Americana Collectibles
Collecting the Aunt Jemima is only one aspect of collecting the Black Americana antiques. There are prints and many other wonderful old pieces well worth watching for to add to your collectionMolds
Wooden or cast iron molds are fun to collect and the true antique molds such as the wooden molds are becoming very rare. They make wonderful, decorative items that add the right touch of nostalgia to a home. Most of the cast iron molds are still very usable for baking. More on Molds Hooked Rugs-Latch Hook
Vintge hooked rug kits are still available on eBay. You will also find some very nice hooked rugs for sale, which are very collectible. Some of the more ornate rugs are still used as wallhangings. Find your own latch hook rug kit or antique hooked rugThe Pillsbury Doughboy
This little fella is still in the highest ranks for being the most sought after advertising collectible to date. You can find him on many useful items for around the kitchen, or just his little poppin fresh figure as seen in the image. More Pillsbury Doughboy
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 1931Sold:$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 to buy it.
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
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.
More Antique Articles To Read
Take A Peek At What Buttons Are Worth
How and What to Buy and Sell
Persian Rugs
Persian Rugs-An Excellent Investment
The blog also has many detailed articles on collectibles. You may view more of the items we discuss in the Old Folks Treasure Trove Blog.