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some ST help, please? i've started to help my mom inventory some 'collector plates' she's had for 20+ yrs ... and i need to know...

Posted by i'm not dead yet ! (aka pacrat) Feb 6 '10, 14:12

if there's a website, or somewhere else we can look, to see if they're worth anything... i know there's all sorts of books, magazines, etc. devoted to everything from beanie babies to matchbox cars to comics... so i guess there's something out there for collector plates? i just don't know where to start ...

thanks in advance

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things that are made and marketed as 'collectors' items never are (except for their very few first test items) - zeitgeist Feb 6, 14:35 1
- Some of the plates are worth money, but they're rare or unusual. - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:40
Good luck! I've got a storage unit half full of the darned things....a set that was worth about $1200 a few years back probably wouldn't cover the - MojaveMeg Feb 6, 14:25 3
- well, luckily my mom doesn't have that many .... maybe 20 - 25 plates total ... - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 6, 14:29 2
  - There might be groups for specific types that can help. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:31 1
    - Like Disneyana and such. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:32
There is. Checking for a website. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:19 1
- Sorry, looks more like there was, but is no more. - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:25
This is the most recent book I know of. -- (link) - mara Feb 6, 14:18 1
- there's also some coverage in general antique books like those listed here.. nm but: -- (link) - b! Feb 6, 14:21
ebay, amazon. I would start out by putting the name of the plate into a google search and see what happens -- nm - Remlik Feb 6, 14:16
ebay? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 14:13 5
- i don't trust ebay that much anymore .. seems like people either start things off ... - i'm not dead yet ! Feb 6, 14:21 4
  - that's why you look at completed auctions. see what really sold, or not -- nm - peglegpete Feb 6, 14:34
  - I agree with those below. Folks who actually buy either know the market and know what they're doing, or just know what they want, which counts too. -- nm - mara Feb 6, 14:30
  - Search the finished auctions. Value is what people pay - Will Hunting Feb 6, 14:28
  - Can you search by what was sold? That's a better gauge. -- nm - the liioulu with MBT Bulletin Feb 6, 14:27

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