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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:

Mantua

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MANTUA PARTS LISTS & ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS on CD

Price: $3.95 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 31m

Vintage ho mantua 4-6-2 #4073 union pacific

Price: $22.00 (4 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 12m

HO AT & SF 90806 MANTUA FLAT CAR W LOAD OF OAK LUMBER

Price: $5.75
Buy It Now: $6.75
Time Left: 1h 23m

HOOD MILK 41' STEEL REEFER HO SCALE MANTUA NEW

Buy It Now: $11.99
Time Left: 6h 27m

VINTAGE MANTUA BOX CAR GMO Gulf Mobile Ohio #8754 HO SCALE GM O THE REBEL ROUTE

Price: $4.99 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 33m

MANTUA HO SCALE OLD TIME CABOOSE CENTRAL PACIFIC

Price: $8.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 39m

Mantua Southern Pacific Boxcar

Buy It Now: $11.99
Time Left: 12h 1m

Mantua Santa Fe Little Six 0-6-0 Engine Never Opened

Buy It Now: $75.00
Time Left: 12h 38m

Mantua PRR Green Boxcar Rolling Stock

Buy It Now: $14.99
Time Left: 13h 19m

MANTUA PENNSYLVANIA PENN F 7 DIESEL ENGINE PENNSY FLYWHEEL DRIVE

Price: $19.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 7m

MANTUA PENNSYLVANIA PENN F 7 DIESEL ENGINE PENNSY

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 7m

Mantua Heavy 43' NY Central Gondola #731-022 in box

Buy It Now: $11.99
Time Left: 14h 17m

Mantua HO 41 ft Boxcar Pennsylvania

Price: $8.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 20m

Mantua HO Scale Great Northern Flat Car with Custom Built Board And Barrel Load

Price: $6.97 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 27m

Mantua HO Heavy 36 ft Caboose Great Northern

Price: $7.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 38m

HO Dairymen's League Refrigerator Express #2 model trains rolling stock

Price: $0.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 47m

Mantua HO #393003 Pennsy 0-6-0 Tank Switcher NEW

Buy It Now: $57.99
Time Left: 15h 1m

HO Scale Armour Refrigerator Line Reefer #1754 With Kadee # 5 Couplers

Price: $6.93 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 15h 24m

HO Scale 0-4-0 Undecorated Diecast Mantua Switcher ( Very Heavy )

Price: $18.92 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 15h 24m

ho scale steam engine w tender mantua alco d30 pennsylvania prr model train

Price: $20.00 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 15h 58m

HO B&O Passenger cars

Price: $20.00 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 16h 2m

Mantua HO Scale A.T.S.F Flat Car with Custom Pipe Load # 90806

Price: $7.21 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 16h 44m

Mantua HO Set of Super Bowl Express - LA Raiders & SF 49ers

Price: $19.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 17h 28m

Mantua HO Set of 2 Box Cars

Price: $19.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 17h 29m

Mantua HO Scale Armour Refrigerator Line Box Car

Buy It Now: $5.95
Time Left: 17h 31m

HO Scale Great Northern Flat Car with Custom Log Load # 42953 By Mantua

Price: $7.15 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 17h 33m

HO Scale Mantua TycoTrain Locomotive Engine Serviced

Buy It Now: $35.00
Time Left: 17h 51m

Reading 4 Bay Hopper #83506 HO Scale by Mantua

Buy It Now: $12.74
Time Left: 18h 22m

Mantua Limited Production H O 4-6-0 Loco & Tender Denver Rio Grande # 337-008

Price: $129.99
Buy It Now: $199.99
Time Left: 18h 54m

MANTUA 4-6-2 STEAM ENGINE BUILT BACK IN 1952 -?

Price: $40.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 18h 54m

MANTUA 0-4-0 WSOLID CAST AND SOLID CAST TENDER DISPLAYING T.Y.C.O

Price: $20.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 18h 54m

Early MANTUA HO Trains Baltimore Ohio Gondola Car B&O 250538

Buy It Now: $5.95
Time Left: 19h 7m

Mantua HO-Denver & Rio Grande 1890 Combine Car - NIB!

Buy It Now: $12.95
Time Left: 19h 55m

Mantua HO "Penn. RR" Caboose - NEW!

Buy It Now: $12.95
Time Left: 19h 58m

Mantua HO -Penn RR Vintage 1860 Log Car #724020

Buy It Now: $11.95
Time Left: 19h 58m

Vintage Mantua HO 0-4-0 RTR Santa Fe Pony locomotive & tender cab #99

Price: $6.66 (3 Bids)
Time Left: 20h 18m