What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques [April 2020]
Hi there! Today we’re going to take a look at what’s selling in vintage and antiques [April 2020]. Considering the fact that my booth is closed, my total sales weren’t too bad. Things have changed for so many of us in the vintage selling business, haven’t they? We’ve lost our booths as a source of income, but hopefully we have diversified and are selling on other “channels.”
This month I sold a total of $305 on four different platforms. If I had time to list more, it would have been much better month, but I ran my Ebay Seller 5-Day Challenge during the first 2 1/2 weeks of April (for the first time) and that took a lot of my focus.
Challenge-takers bought several hundred dollars worth of my eBay-related digital products (heavily discounted) at the end of the challenge, so thankfully that increased my income for the month quite a bit.
I’m a firm believer that as vintage sellers we need to sell via multiple (at least two) venues for the obvious benefit if one becomes unavailable, but also because I believe we can make more income! Whether speaking about a booth, shows, Etsy, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or something else, each has its own unique set of buyers who look for different items.
For example, I sell vintage point-and-shoot, film cameras quite successfully on eBay, but no one would even look at them in my antique booth. In fact, they would look rather bizarre in my farmhouse-style booth. So my word for the year here on the blog is diversify!
Related: What’s Selling March 2020, February 2020, January 2020
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What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques
[My Vintage Blog Shop]
A brass bar pin with a amber-colored stone sold for $10.99 (cost: $1). Quality costume jewelry sells well for me from my Vintage Blog Shop and also on Etsy. I’m planning to open a Facebook page just for selling jewelry locally. I’ll let you know how that goes!
A pretty sterling silver filigree flower brooch signed “BEAU” on the reverse sold for $22.99 (cost: $5). Beaucraft Inc. began producing fine quality sterling silver jewelry in Rhode Island in 1947, but closed their doors in 2004. House of Francheska has an in depth article about the company.
A gold tone arrow-shaped brooch with five faux pearls sold for $12.99 (cost: $5).
A blue and white transferware ginger pot sold for $14.99 (cost: $1). I used this piece as an example of Chinoiserie in my 2020 Vintage & Antique Trends post.
A pair of farmhouse style mercantile spindles sold for $16.99 (cost: $3 for the pair).
Total Sales Vintage Blog Shop = $126
What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques
[Etsy]
A worn leather, antique presentation box specifically for rings sold for $27.99 (cost: $5). The satin on the inside of the cover reads: “Sam’l Newman & Co., Hartford, Conn.” This sale proves that even jewelry presentation boxes in poor condition sell!
If you’re a regular reader then you know I’ve been talking about this for months. In the last year I’ve sold eighteen presentation boxes(!).
I sell at least one per month (often more), usually on Etsy and occasionally from my Vintage Blog Shop. Keep your eye out for a future blog post all about presentation boxes. You can see past What’s Selling posts here to get a look at some of those other boxes.
A gray freshwater pearl set, including necklace, bracelet, and earrings, sold for $27 (cost: $5).
Total Etsy sales = $55
What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques
[Facebook Marketplace]
I bought this rolling craft cart a few years ago brand new thinking it would me help me organize my work room better. It didn’t, LOL. I paid $30 for it on sale and happily sold it for $20.
What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques
[Ebay]
A Hohner harmonica made in Germany sold for $29 (cost: $5).
An Olympus point-and-shoot film camera sold for $74.99 (cost: $3). While running my Ebay Seller 5-Day Challenge, I joined in the fun and listed my camera at the same time as all the participants, and it sold for the Fixed Price on the fourth day!
What’s also interesting about this camera is that in my eBook: What to Sell on eBay, which I published at the end of last year, I included cameras like this one as one of 10 categories of items that sell well for me on that platform. I’m so pleased that the information in the book is still holding up!
Total eBay sales = $104
Total April sales = $305
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Great info, Diana! (as always!) Thanks for sharing . . . inspired me to dig into my computer files and Photoshop the MANY photos I have of stuff that I need to list!! (procrastination has set in for a couple of weeks!!)
I’m glad you enjoyed the post, Janice–now get busy, LOL! I’ll be your accountability partner 🙂
Wow, can’t believe you got that for the camera! I need to dig out my dad’s old ones and sell, I guess. When he was in the military and went overseas, he always bought a camera. You’d think there would be more pictures of me with so many cameras around ! 🙂 What do you sell on Marketplace, Diana ? We have Facebook sales pages for our area and I have used those, but somehow my items end up on Marketplace. I don’t understand that. Tell me what you’re advertising there.
Yes! Dig them out and do some research on eBay to see what they’re going for, Patty. I’ve been going crazy selling on FBM in May and June. This Monday’s “What’s Selling” report for May will have a long list of what I’ve been selling on FBM. I have a blog post with a free printable all about selling on FBM: https://adirondackgirlatheart.com/how-sell-facebook-market/ Let me know if that helps answer your questions 🙂
Glad you did as well as this. Don’t believe the camera. I have spent my down time 1) being sick, 2( crafting (lower arrangements, Christmas decorations, and jewelry (mostly simple earrings), and 4) reading! One booth place is open, the other opens 6/3 so I will get several boxes out of my house into someone elses–always a plus.
I always enjoy these posts. I was amazed at what the camera sold for. When I find them in my auction lots they always go straight to a donation box. I didn’t realize they had that much (or any) value. I’ve learned so much from your blog! The next one I find will go on ebay.
When CT shut down I had planned to restock my Etsy store (it’s been on vacation for 3 years-time to put it back to work!) But I am a stockist for IOD and we were allowed to temporarily sell on Etsy so that is how I diversified. I also am in the process of signing up as an auction manager for an online estate auction company although I would only be selling my own items. I have been reselling for 20+ years and have accumulated way too much stuff. This is a way to get rid of a lot of stuff in one fell swoop.
I’ve been collecting vintage and mcm glass and barware for 2 years, Next weekend will be this first time I take it to a show to sell. I love glass…color, air bubbles, texture, shape, imperfections My favorite things are the mcm ice buckets that come in faux wood, leather, bright colors, gaudy prints and cork. It will be difficult to part with any of the pieces I’ve gleaned from trips to thrift stores and estate sales over the past few years, but I didn’t get them to keep…I want someone else to be as excited as I am about these new old things.