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Beginning your Antique Toy Collection

Toy collecting is a very enjoyable and speciall hobby. Toys mean so much more to us than mere collectibles or antiques. They hark back to childhood days of long ago and the nostalgia and sentiments of a time gone by. However there is more toy to collecting beyond the initial appeal, beyond the emotion appeal, a toy collection is an investment and some knowledge is required so that you can invest prudently. There are lots of sources of information available on the subject of toy collecting for the novice and the experienced collector alike, and much is available freely online.

Most antique and vintage toy collectors eventually specialize in a narrow area, such as early tin toys, or wooden pull toys for example. If you are new to toy collecting then its a good idea to look at what others are collectiing at places such as online auctions sites, note the condition and level of interest and closing prices for items that appeal to you. and when its time for you to begin your collection, decide on our budget and then then aim for the best condition items that fit within your budget.

Values of toys are driven not only by the condition and rarity of the item but by demand. Book values of toys usually refer to near mint items, so they are a guideline only. Before you bid at an online auction be aware that values can fluctuate quite and bit over time so it a good idea to start off by watching items on ebay and checking the closing prices for the completed auctions.

Following is a sample of Antique and Vintage toys from eBay:

War Board Games

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Bismarck by Avalon Hill, 2d Ed

Price: $7.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 16m

XTR Command #50 Back to Iraq 2nd Edition Unpunched

Price: $7.90 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 30m

Dust Tactics: Recon Boys (5) FREE SHIP NEW

Buy It Now: $18.36
Time Left: 32m

SPI Flat Tray Wargame Strategy I VG+

Buy It Now: $125.00
Time Left: 33m

SPI Flat Tray Wargame War of the Ring EX

Buy It Now: $175.00
Time Left: 33m

Multiman ASL Doomed Battalions w The Last Hurrah (3rd Edition) SW

Buy It Now: $69.95
Time Left: 33m

Battleline Battleline Air Force VG

Buy It Now: $25.00
Time Left: 33m

Tannhauser Painted Figures: Daedalus Map Pack NEW

Buy It Now: $26.59
Time Left: 34m

Ultimate Stratego Replacement pieces HARD 2 FIND

Price: $2.99
Buy It Now: $3.49
Time Left: 34m

Axis & Allies Spring 1942. New in box. Sealed.

Price: $27.99
Buy It Now: $33.99
Time Left: 38m

Battle hymn boxed

Price: $39.00 (10 Bids)
Time Left: 39m

1 144 WWI built to order Sopwith Pup, Lt L S Breadner, 3 Naval Sqn

Price: $29.90 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 54m

Tales of the Arabian Nights Fantasy Adventure Game West End 1985 Goldberg

Price: $49.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 56m

Battle of Shiloh Grant vs Johnston Civil War Conflict Board Game

Price: $59.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 4m

COLUMBIA GAMES GETTYSBURG BADGES OF COURAGE - NEW

Buy It Now: $54.99
Time Left: 1h 5m

Warlords, China in Disarray, 1916-1950 War Board Game Panther Unpunched NEW NOS

Price: $49.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 13m

Advanced Squad Leader ASL 5 8" US and Commonwealth Precision Dice Set of Four

Buy It Now: $36.00
Time Left: 1h 17m

Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Gap

Price: $49.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 20m

AH Avalon Hill SUCCESSORS + GENERAL 32 #3 expansion long oop shrinkwrap

Price: $19.50 (7 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 26m

GUERILLA Avalon Hill Card Game of Revolution War NEW NOS

Price: $49.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 27m

Avalon Hill Squad Leader, Cross of Iron and Crescendo of Doom Collection

Price: $76.01 (11 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 28m

AH Avalon Hill GENERAL 32 2 Successors Hannibal expansion parts mint

Price: $6.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 36m

Strategy & Tactics #31 War in the Air 1915-19 & Flying Circus Board Game

Buy It Now: $22.99
Time Left: 1h 45m

QUALITY " MEMOIR 44 " WAR BOARD GAME c 2009 ( OPENED NEVER USED )

Price: $50.58 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 51m

2008 updated RISK Board Game, More involved Faster Playing Nice Fathers Day Gift

Price: $9.00
Buy It Now: $11.00
Time Left: 1h 52m

Strategy & Tactics #38 CA WWII Pacific Tactical Naval Warfare Board Game

Buy It Now: $19.99
Time Left: 2h

TACTICS Avalon Hill Land Army Game 25th Anniversary NEW NOS

Price: $59.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 3m

BROADSIDE, DOGFIGHT, BATTLE CRY, AND HIT THE BEACH ! !

Price: $130.00
Buy It Now: $145.00
Time Left: 2h 3m

Axis & Allies Battle Of The Bulge (UNOPENED)

Price: $38.95
Buy It Now: $49.95
Time Left: 2h 3m

Bunker Hill, command 32, unpunched, Magasine and Game

Price: $18.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 8m

Panzergruppe Guderian War Board Game Smolensk Designers Edition WWII

Price: $59.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 13m

FIELD COMMAND

Buy It Now: $124.95
Time Left: 2h 18m

MERC A Modern Role Playing Game of Counter Insurgency Fantasy Games 8301

Price: $24.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 19m

Strategy & Tactics #47 Wolfpack German Submarine War in the Atlantic Board Game

Buy It Now: $19.99
Time Left: 2h 26m

Hube's Pocket Gamers SPI AH GMT Unpunched!

Buy It Now: $249.99
Time Left: 2h 27m

Axis and Allies Pacific board game Hasbro Avalon Hill great condition

Price: $29.99
Buy It Now: $40.00
Time Left: 2h 28m