The document summarizes an experience where the author went to an antique barn with their father-in-law and found a vintage toy Donald Duck tricycle wagon. They looked up the similar item in a price guide and saw it was listed for $112. They negotiated the purchase for $20. When later checking the listing on eBay, they found the toy had sold for $280, much more than expected.

1. Where the
Toys Are
Mark Nagata
is credited
with the
largest
Ultraman
collection in
the world. 10 vintage Barbie dolls
Ultraman was
Alien spacemen from the early 1960s.
a Japanese toy
favorite from bobble heads, about
the late 1960s.
3” high.

2. Vintage Toys Worth Big Bucks
Joyce Grant
Time Warp Toys
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 case. In it I
saw a toy Donald Duck riding a tricycle wagon. It was made of tin
and the pictures on the 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 we won
the lottery!
Time Warp Toys
March 17, 2008