Many people will find a passion or hobby in collectibles. Those amusing, satisfying, and nostalgic items that makeup baseball card collections, model train sets, and vinyl record collections. While many collectors will successfully put together highly valuable treasure troves, some dedicated hoarders are simply sitting on a small mountain of relatively valueless junk. While it may break someone’s heart to learn that their life’s hobby only has worth to them, sometimes a much-needed yard sale will free a person of their unbeneficial obsessions. It is time to discover whether your collectibles are worthy of an auction, or a charity shop.
Model Train Sets
We start our list off with one of the most widely enjoyed hobbies: model train sets. There are so many different clubs, websites, and organizations filled with many dedicated model train set builders, painters, and general experts. Sadly, while many model trains will be acquired for a large sum of money, their resale value often pales in comparison. There are some people that believe that their prized model train set will sell as much as the Howard Gondola product, which went for $1,175 recently on eBay. In reality, there are so many model train sets being bought both first and second-hand that most are not worthy of a high price. There are countless historical model train sets that will fetch about $100 on a good day.
Model Train Sets
Porcelain Dolls
Whether you find them creepy or cute, porcelain dolls are another kind of collectible that people cannot seem to get enough of. Many people will happily reserve a fine room in their home for the sole storage and presentation of dozens or hundreds of porcelain dolls. While many will collect porcelain dolls for the nostalgia of it all, others believe that they are amassing a profitable hoard. The truth of the average porcelain doll’s individual worth is that most people will not fork out much more than $10 for one, even if it is a vintage piece.
Porcelain Dolls
