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While items of this nature usually aren't worth much, I like selling stuff from this period and things always seem to move fairly quick.

I usually don't sell much in the way of clothing or accessories but whenever I find something vintage that has never been used I always give it a try.

I've talked about the collectibility of old Halloween stuff before. I picked this out of a collection of hundreds of old post cards to sell by itself as I knew it would be of interest to someone.

I love selling vintage toys and while I'm more partial to boy toys, I can find a home for anything in nice clean condition! 

Old records of well known artists still have a small following and I hear some younger people are showing an interest. Most titles are worth $10 or less but just like other low value items I will sometimes offer a group lot. I rarely have any luck selling any genre other than rock and roll.

Horse racing stuff or really any annual event related items can be collectible. I've given up trying to sell framed art as it is too easily damaged so when possible, I will remove things from the frame for shipping in order to sell them on eBay.

Unusual and funky decorations are great to sell. I would have gotten a bit more for this but it had condition issues.

Vintage items that never got used are among my favorite things to sell as I don't have to excuse the condition to my buyers.

Vintage printed items have limited value but I hate throwing out old stuff and $50 paid for my time at least.

The internet has practically ruined the value of old newspapers and magazines because everyone wants to get rid of them and the market was flooded for many years. I came across a collection and needed to turn a profit on it so I tried to get what I could for the best pieces.

I love old toys and models but I will say that the market for trains is getting soft as not many people who remember playing with them are still collecting.

If I had the time, I could have made a bit more money selling these individually but we have to move inventory quickly so I usually sell groups of lower value items together as one lot. 

Old coins are usually pretty collectible but unless they are gold, most aren't worth a fortune.

Not a huge sale but I like to find old stuff a new home when possible.

Old college stuff is usually on my radar as being collectible. It's a lot easier to prove something is vintage when it actually has a date on it.

At first glance this old radio didn't look like much and it sat on my shelf in the back for months waiting for me to plug it in and see if it even worked. Much to my surprise it did work and turned out to be so unusual that I couldn't even find a similar one in my research. I couldn't pin it down but an enthusiast mentioned it might have been a model 777 by Belmont Radio Corp - in any case, it sold for a nice price and motivates me to do a better job clearing my shelves more frequently.

Military collectors can get a little nutty and things like model numbers or where an item was made or a date can make a huge difference in price. In this case, this was the early long version which added about $300 to the value....

Sometimes obsolete media can have some value and these definitely sold for a nice price. I saw they were going to Japan - hope they get there safe!

For lower value items, I like to sell group lots on eBay just to make one single sale and get a price that justifies the effort. I actually noticed a figurine dealer bought these from me so I imagine she's willing to do the work to sell them one at time - hope she makes some money cause I know how much work it is!

I found these wrapped up still brand new from an old estate and thought they were cool but I knew they were not super great. I hate giving up on true vintage decorations but it took my nine long months to find them a home. I'm happy for the hundred bucks but I really shouldn't have stuff on my shelves for that long ;p 

Funny story, I had a dealer friend come by the other day and I offered to sell this to him for $100. He thought that was too expensive and walked away but literally a few hours later, someone bought it on eBay for the $380 retail I was asking. It gets better, another buddy who does remodeling and brings me empty boxes for shipping had just dropped off a bathroom vanity cabinet box so I literally had the perfect packaging to get this to the buyer and it arrived safe and sound!

I had actually found this same statue about years ago which I can say after ten years of treasure hunting happens more and more. The last one I had sold for $120 so I guess inflation is real, even with vintage stuff. What's cool is that I've been using the same software that helps me post items for sale on eBay all this time so aside from taking new pictures, I was able to save some work and copy my listing from 2017 ;)

Old toys are great sellers and I researched one similar example of this that had previously sold for over $1,000! I got my hopes up and sadly, after hoping for that pie in the sky price for several months, I let it go for whatever someone was willing to pay.

I do like some old Asian items but for whatever reason Japanese stuff hasn't been popular in the 21st century. This was a chore to pack but I got lucky and managed to get a good price for it on eBay

Another example of an unusual vintage item that wasn't worth much but had a neat look and sold fairly quick.