Hot Vintage Collectibles for Christmas

I don’t know if you have noticed but people go crazy at Christmas. I think they have help back from buying all year and now the year is coming to an end they feel they can let go of a bit of cash. Here’s what is selling like firecrackers going off on the 4th of July.

Anything with a truck and a Christmas tree. This includes signs, real vintage trucks, cloche with a truck inside, pillows, shirts and anything else you can create. Red trucks sell the best with turquoise right behind.

Along with the truck and tree goes anything buffalo plaid. Shirts, signs, pillows, ribbons, scarves, hats all sell with buffalo plaid.

Blow molds sell. If you follow my blog (sorry I haven't posted in a while) you know I love blow molds. Blow molds, for those that don't know, were those big, hard plastic Christmas yard decorations that were made in the 70's -90's. You know the ones you had when your kids were small. Or for the younger crowd, when you were a kid and as you grew older you were embarrassed for your friends to see them in your yard. I put two blow molds in the window at the store where I have my booths and in two days sold them both.

Vintage Christmas is in. Shiny Brite ornaments, plastic tree toppers, Putz houses and  plastic Santa's from the 60's all are in demand. Putz houses are cardboard houses made in the 50's and 60's that were gathered together to make a village. Kind of a pre Department 56 Christmas village. Most were made in Japan.

Another hot idem is shadow boxes and Christmas scenes filled with vintage Christmas trinkets, ornaments, original knee elves (not the guy that sits on the shelf and tells Santa on you), and Christmas cards. Aluminum trees from the fifties atomic age are really popular too. I've sold two already this month and it's not even December yet.

Another hard to find but fast to sell item is vintage Christmas ceramics.  Vintage ceramic Christmas trees sell to folks that recall the one their granny had. Santa punch bowls and cups also are great sellers.

I'm a lover of Vintage Christmas. When I go to estate sales the other dealers I see often call me the Christmas Lady. Gee I hope they aren't reading my blog. Remember, buy what you love.  Have a Merry Christmas season and enjoy all it offers. Go to the parades, the plays, the singing Christmas trees, go riding and see the lights, make those cookies, drink that egg nog and spend time with family.

Estate Sale Friday and Saturday - How I Love you!

Well we had a great time at a local estate sale this weekend. Around here estate sales are on Friday and Saturday which is super for us since we are retired. As I shared in my blog post Junkin 101 (http://goodsonvintagetreasures.blogspot.com/2017/04/junkin-101-if-you-love-junkin-as-much.html). I prepared by researching the sale, arriving early, taking my big Ikea bag and returning on the second half price day. We had great success both days and spent a bunch of cash on some awesome items. The lady that had owned this house was a collector who loved yard sales and had a great eye. This was a great sale for smalls, and smalls pay the booth cost!

I love Christmas collectables. at this sale I scored Santa and snowmen blow molds (a hot collectable now),  a strand of snowball ice lights, great little pixie elves, Shiny Brite ornaments and celluloid reindeer. I will sell all of these at my booths, on Ebay or use in my configuration boxes. Remember to buy what you love. Well, I might have to hang onto a pixie or two.

Of course we also found lots of other treasures for our booths. Blue jars,  a vintage pink tole trash can, a mannequin head wearing a beautiful headpiece, vintage compacts, McCoy bowl, sewing basket, McCoy cream and sugar, cookie cutters, salt and pepper shakers, marbles, wash boards and much more. Hope your weekend was as fun as ours.