Fun With Nostalgia

Many collectors use their nostalgia to create income. Some buy and sell for personal profit. Others buy and sell to be able to buy more for their personal collections. As mentioned before, many people have their favourite collectible and are always looking for things to add to their collection. They might be part of a club that trades with each other. They might go to garage sales to find their treasures. Some like to go to auctions or use the on line auction services. They might also place advertisements on social media or in publications.
If they choose to buy and sell for profit, one way is to rent tables at an antique and collectible show. It can be a little expensive if you cannot provide people with the opportunity to but a large number of items. Tables can rent fo perhaps between $50 and $100 each. Depending on the show, you might have as many as 3:000 to 5:000 people walk buy.. I suggest that you be active in engaging people rather than just sitting there waiting for someone to speak to you. Friendly banter can often result in sales.
There is a reality that if there are items in your collection that are rare and have good value, you can make good money more quickly by selling a few high value items than many smaller value ones. A blend of each is good.

it helps to have more than yourself selling at these events. You can’t see everyone and shoplifting could be an issue.

You can also sell on sites like EBay, Etsey, Facebook Market Place and more. It an be time consuming to do this with many items but many. have become very successful at it.
Personally I like to sell avoid selling the breakable items. Ephemera in all if its forms is an easy product to manage.
At antique collectible shows or flea markets you Aldo have the unique oppor Of providing people with want lists, things that you are looking for and willing to buy. This works very well as there are many people who want to get rid of things that you are interested in buying. It is the old story of the thrill of the hunt being as enjoyable as having the items themselves.

so, this brief overview might inspire you to realize that nostalgia can become a fascinating buy and sell experience.