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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:

Character

Time: ending soonest----------------------Price: highest first Price: lowest first Time: ending soonest Time: newly listed

Tin Plastic Wind up space ship

Price: $7.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 5h 12m

Schylling collector's Superman Leaping building tin toy 2003

Price: $30.00
Buy It Now: $40.00
Time Left: 7h 32m

vintage ohio art disney tin plate 4 1 4" and porcelain minnie- free shipping

Price: $7.00
Buy It Now: $10.00
Time Left: 8h 34m

VINTAGE TIN PULL DUCK

Price: $9.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 9h 46m

VINTAGE CLOCKWORK TIN LITHOGRAPH WIND UP SPARROW - 1960'S -CHINA NIB

Price: $8.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 10h 46m

Suitcase Boy Traveller Travelling Tin Toy MS 5823 NIB Colorful and Fun

Price: $26.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 4m

Piano Girl Playing the Piano Xylophone Tin Toy MS 085 NIB Colorful and Fun

Price: $42.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 4m

Goose Geese Tin Toy Vintage Friction Flaps

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 4m

Chicken 2 chickens pecking ground tin toy hand held new

Price: $6.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 27m

Helicopter Tin Toy Clockwork MS 126 NIB Colorful

Price: $16.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 27m

Bear Panda skipping rope MS 202 NIB Vintage

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 27m

Goose Geese Bird Toy Tin NIB MS 098

Price: $14.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 34m

Chicken 2 chickens pecking ground tin toy hand held new

Price: $6.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 34m

Duck Swimmining Duck that swims Toy Tin NIB MS 042

Price: $8.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 34m

Vintage Tin Litho Japan Santa Clause Spinner

Price: $1.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 11h 38m

5 Antique Child's Tin Dishes - LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & WOLF - OHIO ART CO.

Price: $12.50 (2 Bids)
Time Left: 12h 17m

1940s-1950s Marx Toys Dick Tracy Friction Drive Squad Car No. 1

Price: $120.00
Buy It Now: $175.00
Time Left: 12h 20m

VINTAGE ANTIQUE MONEY BOX PUG AROUND 1900 BING ?

Price: $45.00 (13 Bids)
Time Left: 13h 21m

SPUTNIK MISSION INCREDIBLE SPACE TOY AREGETINA VINTAGE

Price: $49.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 13h 45m

LITTLE CHICKEN TIN LITHO MADE IN JAPAN WIND UP

Price: $14.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 7m

FIRE CHIEF DEPARTAMENT CAR TIN LITHO MADE IN JAPAN WIND UP RETRO TOYS COLLECTORS

Price: $18.95 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 8m

Cragstan Dog Shuttling Train Battery Operated

Price: $45.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 27m

Charlie Weaver Bartender - Tin - Antique Toy - NOT Working

Price: $9.99 (1 Bids)
Time Left: 14h 35m

Vintage Ohio Art Tin Toy Humpty Dumpty Sand Pail Bucket w Original Shovel

Price: $39.99
Buy It Now: $49.99
Time Left: 16h 23m

VINTAGE TIN CHICKEN-BATTERY OPERATED TOY - LAYS EGGS!

Price: $9.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 16h 44m

Vintage Ohio Art Tin Litho Spinning Toy Top Musical Square Dancing

Price: $24.99
Buy It Now: $34.99
Time Left: 18h 25m

Vintage Windup Tin Mechanical Toy Rabbit on Donkey, Working Fine, Bounces & Moves

Price: $24.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 18h 40m

6 INCH GOOFY TIN WINDUP TOY MADE BY LINEMAR IN 1950'S IN BEAUTIFUL ORIGINALCOND

Price: $66.99 (6 Bids)
Time Left: 19h 21m

Vintage Black Sambo Toy Noisemaker

Price: $6.50 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 19h 35m

Marx Charlie Mc Carthy benzine buggy wind up

Price: $325.00 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 19h 57m

Vintage Tin wind-up Bunny Tricycle Toy Ringing Bell Mint Box Korea 1960s NOS

Buy It Now: $21.99
Time Left: 20h 5m

Vintage Tin wind-up Girl Tricycle Ringing Bell Mint Toy Box Korea 1960s NOS

Buy It Now: $24.99
Time Left: 20h 7m

Vintage Tin wind-up Boy Tricycle Ringing Bell Mint unused Box Korea 1960s NOS

Buy It Now: $21.99
Time Left: 20h 8m

Vintage Tin Litho CLOWN CLAPPER Noise-Maker Toy!

Price: $9.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 21h 13m

Vintage Metal Tin Elenee Toys Toy Top 3 Little Pigs

Price: $9.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 21h 28m

Vintage Lehmann Metal Tin Seal Germany AHA 910 Friction

Price: $11.99 (0 Bids)
Time Left: 21h 29m