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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:

Pre-1970

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1921 Bam-Bee-No The National Game Company Baseball Board Game

Price: $500.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 16m

3M THINKING MAN'S FOOTBALL Game 1969 Edition

Buy It Now: $29.99
Time Left: 1h 27m

Sports Illustrated STATIS PRO BASKETBALL Game with 1994-95 Season Cards

Buy It Now: $69.99
Time Left: 1h 30m

VINTAGE SLUGGER BASEBALL GAME #450 FROM 1950'S

Price: $16.50 (4 Bids)
Time Left: 1h 31m

Vintage All American Football 1965 Cadaco

Price: $4.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 2h 22m

12 1950's Metal Hockey Players Montreal Canadians and Toronto Power Play Game

Buy It Now: $79.99
Time Left: 2h 33m

1949 Classic - Tudor, Tru-Action Electric Football Game - In Box - Complete

Price: $5.00 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 44m

Vintage GOLF DICE GAME with miniature GOLF BAG 1960 s

Price: $9.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 3h 54m

Pro Football Game

Buy It Now: $9.99
Time Left: 4h 17m

Big League Manager 1968 NFL-AFL Pro Football Game mint

Buy It Now: $69.95
Time Left: 4h 32m

Electric Football, NY Jets, D

Price: $12.99
Buy It Now: $20.99
Time Left: 4h 41m

Strat O Matic Baseball 1967 Reissue Set

Price: $22.50 (3 Bids)
Time Left: 4h 43m

Electric Football NY Jets, W

Price: $12.99
Buy It Now: $20.99
Time Left: 4h 44m

Electric Football NY Giants, D

Price: $12.99
Buy It Now: $20.99
Time Left: 4h 47m

Electric Football Chicago Bears D

Price: $12.99
Buy It Now: $20.99
Time Left: 4h 50m

BAT-M-UP PIN BALL GAME WITH ORIGINAL BOX

Buy It Now: $79.00
Time Left: 5h 27m

22 TUDOR ELECTRIC FOOTBALL PLAYERS MINNESOTA VIKINGS GREEN BAY PACKERS

Price: $22.61 (4 Bids)
Time Left: 6h

TUDOR ELECTRIC BASEBALL SPORTS GAME FOR PARTS, SPARKLY CLEAN, NO VIBRATION

Price: $9.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 6h 6m

1950 'BIBLE BASEBALL' Game LEARN WHILE PLAYING.!!

Price: $0.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 6h 8m

1950's Tudor Tru-Action Electric Football Vibrating Board Game Electronic

Price: $29.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 6h 49m

1938 FARMER ELECTRIC MAPS game - Orig. batteries. Ext Rare complete in box

Price: $15.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 7h 33m

VINTAGE ELECTRIC FOOTBALL (EARLY 1970'S) BROWNS VERSUS BENGAL

Price: $49.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 7h 35m

1938 Cadaco-Ellis Basketball game & 1942 All Star Baseball Game

Buy It Now: $149.00
Time Left: 8h 46m

Vintage 1964 Probe Word Game

Buy It Now: $16.49
Time Left: 10h 41m

Vintage Wooden Minature Brookly Dodger Bat

Price: $9.88 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 10h 50m

Super Rare Let's Play Golf at the Hawaiian Open Burlu Enterprises, Inc. 1968

Price: $20.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 15h 12m

Vintage 1950 CADACO -ELLIS BASKETBALL GAME

Price: $4.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 16h 57m

Vintage 1970 Cadaco Ellis Foto-Electric Football Game NFL Hall of Fame COMPLETE

Price: $19.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 17h 25m

VINTAGE 1970 IDEAL ALL PRO FOOTBALL GAME COMPLETE EXCELLENT CONDITION

Buy It Now: $25.00
Time Left: 18h 3m

Strat o Matic Football-'77 Cowboys and Broncos

Price: $8.00
Buy It Now: $10.00
Time Left: 18h 22m

Strat o Matic Baseball-'74 Red Sox and Rangers-Original!

Price: $8.00
Buy It Now: $10.00
Time Left: 18h 22m

1935 Whitman EARLY 20TH CENT. "BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME" Boxed!

Price: $99.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 18h 58m

VINTAGE 1968 STRAT-O-MATIC PRO-FOOTBALL GAME

Price: $8.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 20h 30m

Vintage 1963 Munro Canadian Hockey Mod 981 Export 971X Montreal Toronto Tin

Price: $39.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 20h 34m

VINTAGE 3M GAME THINKING MANS GOLF SPORTS COMPLETE

Price: $7.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 21h 3m

3M BLUE LINE HOCKEY Game 1968

Buy It Now: $37.99
Time Left: 21h 16m