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IS THAT ‘JUNK’ IN YOUR ATTIC OR BASEMENT WORTH A FORTUNE?

From baseball cards and sports determine if your items are valuable: other purposes. Tin signs are highly 1900s through the 1940s, which are equipment to postcards and toys, collectible from the 1900s into the photographs printed on postcard backs. is that “junk” in your attic or BASEBALL CARDS 1960s, but low-quality reproductions No matter the type, the older, the better, basement dusty treasure or just dusty? Cards from the 1960s and earlier are aren’t. Pre-1950s catcher’s masks, and the more famous, the better. We’ve all heard of families getting rich collectible, and those from before the baseball gloves and bats can be from the sale of rare memorabilia. So 1940s can be extremely pricey. Do valuable, especially those endorsed by Old Halloween or Christmas postcards how can you tell if your stuff is valuable they have sharp corners, no creases and star players. Condition is important but from the early 1900s can be expensive. and how can you sell it, if it is? retain original gloss? Do they depict used equipment can be valuable. The same goes for many intricate star players and Hall of Famers? A “hold-to-light” postcards, where “The general rule is that the older the Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner or When you go to sell sports items, portions of scenes light up when held item, the more valuable it is. 1980 Mickey Mantle will sell for more than consider a specialty auction, such to strong light. is not old. 1960 is kind of old. 1910 non-stars. as Love of the Game, which has is old,” says Al Crisafulli, Auction the expertise to properly research TOYS Director at Love of the Game Auctions, With particularly old cards from sports pieces, and maintains lists of Look for famous characters, such as an internet sports auction house that the 1880s and early 1900s, look for bidders specializing in this area so early Walt Disney items, superheroes, has helped many families identify and tobacco and candy brands, such as Old it can get top dollar for these items. Star Wars, etc. The most prized toys sell valuable items. Judge, Piedmont, Sweet Caporal or More information is available at are those in original condition with no American Caramel. Unopened packs loveofthegameauctions.com. broken pieces and paint intact. And if In one instance, Crisafulli determined from almost any era can be valuable. you have original boxes, you might that a family’s baseball bat that spent POSTCARDS strike gold! decades beside their front door to MEMORABILIA & EQUIPMENT Postcards of your vacation destinations protect from intruders, was actually Look for old advertising posters likely are worthless. But those So, while you’re cleaning that attic, used by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig -- depicting sports stars and food, tobacco depicting famous people, such as basement or garage, don’t rush to and Love of the Game Auctions sold it or sporting goods brands. This doesn’t movie star cards and vintage baseball purge. Before throwing out old “junk,” for them for more than $430,000. mean ads torn from magazines, but postcards, can be valuable. Look for determine if it’s valuable! He is offering these tips to help those used as store displays and for early “real photo” postcards from the (StatePoint)

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