I went to a sale yesterday and the seller happened to be very into dolls. Not just the run-of-the-mill barbie doll, but "collectable" baby dolls with wardrobes bigger than most hollywood starlets. She was asking $40 on up (some were being offered at $80!!) for these dolls that I'm sure only another collector would buy.
However, across the garage was a very nice Noritake snack plate and cup set in the Violette pattern as shown in the photo.
The seller was offering the set-eight plates and eight cups for $15.00! According to the Replacements web site which buys and sells china, crystal and silver, ONE placesetting alone is being offered at $23.99! The web site notes that this Violette pattern #3054 was sold between 1948 - 1958. That makes sense considering the seller mentioned it was one of her wedding gifts!
The moral of this post is, if you want to have a successful garage sale, research the value of any china, glassware, antiques or collectibles which you are selling-not just the items that you are really interested in! If the seller took the time to research the value of the Noritake set like she did her dolls, she would have made a bigger sale on the china than just $15.00. And I'm sure her dolls went back into her house with her after her sale.
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