I had an Auction barn in a small town where I lived when I first started in the auction business. I had so many great items come across my auction block, I wanted to buy them all.
One night I had a seller bring in some box deals (junk boxes of assorted items)I had no idea what were in them, but I saw a few items that looked pretty good. After I auctioned them off and the bidder picked what he wanted, I helped the seller out and bought a few myself. I had them set over to the side and continued with the auction. I forgot about the boxes and they where pushed out of the way under a table. Several months later I was cleaning out some of the boxes that I had collected up. I rummaged thru each box picking out what I thought was keepers and set the other stuff to the side to resell or throw away. I pulled the boxes out that I had purchases from this seller and realized I had never looked thru these boxes before.
In one box I found three Metal Toy Soldiers all the way at the bottom. I pulled out my toy pricing guide, Collecting Toys by Richard O'Brien 1993 (I had just purchased!!) to research these toys.
1. Doughboy supporting wounded soldier $125.00 to $250.00
2. US doughboy w/Bayonet $11.00 to $22.00
3. Radio operator $48.00 to $95.00
Condition of the toys determines the price, I have used an older book so these prices should be higher now.
One night I had a seller bring in some box deals (junk boxes of assorted items)I had no idea what were in them, but I saw a few items that looked pretty good. After I auctioned them off and the bidder picked what he wanted, I helped the seller out and bought a few myself. I had them set over to the side and continued with the auction. I forgot about the boxes and they where pushed out of the way under a table. Several months later I was cleaning out some of the boxes that I had collected up. I rummaged thru each box picking out what I thought was keepers and set the other stuff to the side to resell or throw away. I pulled the boxes out that I had purchases from this seller and realized I had never looked thru these boxes before.
In one box I found three Metal Toy Soldiers all the way at the bottom. I pulled out my toy pricing guide, Collecting Toys by Richard O'Brien 1993 (I had just purchased!!) to research these toys.
1. Doughboy supporting wounded soldier $125.00 to $250.00
2. US doughboy w/Bayonet $11.00 to $22.00
3. Radio operator $48.00 to $95.00
Condition of the toys determines the price, I have used an older book so these prices should be higher now.
This turned out to be a very good $1.00 investment. I think I will sell them to a collector, turn this investment over and find some new items to invest in.
What a find!!
What a find!!
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