1. Where the
Pre-1950s marbles. Two
are handmade.
The Big Parade
Boxed Battery
Operated Toy.
Vintage Toys Worth Big Bucks
Two weeks ago I went with my father-in-law a few
miles down the road to a friends antique barn. This
man has thousands of items packed into his barn.
Granted, most of the stuff is junk, however I thought
there could be a treasure somewhere. I've been to this
place a few times in the past but was never really
searching for treasure. Well, this time I was
determined to find something, but would keep the
rules in mind.
During my browsing, I came across a small display

2. case. In it I saw a toy Donald Duck riding a tricycle
wagon. It was made of tin and the pictures on the
Toys Are
side of the wagon were definitely early Disney. I
asked the man how much he wanted for the toy. He
said he couldn't take less than $25. I told him I
would think about it. As the man and my father-in-
law went on discussing other things, I went out to
the truck and looked up the item in my Kovels price
guide. I found a similar item for $112. I thought that
I could probably make $70-80, thus staying within
my goal. I went back in and asked the man if he
would take $15. He said "No, but I'll take $20." So I
bought the toy.
Well, I listed the toy on eBay on Thursday. We were
at my in-laws and I thought that I would go on-line
and check the price. To my utter shock, the
price was $280! The whole family felt like
Great Garloo by Marx, 1961.
Goes forward, backward and
Vintage
Kewpie doll
we won the lottery!arms. He can bend
opens from
over, pick up a glass of water Cameo.
and carry it.