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$3,200 (33 bids, 7 bidders): Vintage Antique 1930s Airplane Fan, Fan-O-Plane
What’s Selling on eBay? Commercial, Industrial. In great working order, was repainted at some time; some

tail fins are broken, have video of it running. (Photos courtesy of eBay seller rocket66ny.)

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod

These examples show that eBay has quite a following in the collector market-
place. It sometimes is an auction environment, and sometimes, it is more of a
retail market. These examples are unusual for their collecting area.

$3,168 (32 bids, 10 bidders): Awesome Old Antique 1915-1920 Standard
Princeton Style Leather Football Helmet. Circa 1915-1920 Standard Supplies
Princeton-style leather football
helmet. This is the first and only
Standard Supplies football helmet
we have ever seen. Princeton-
style helmets were named after
Princeton University where
they were made popular. As the
photos show, this helmet is in DBA: The seller is the one who got the deal here. While I did not find an exact
excellent condition. Only very model selling, I did find similar ones selling at auction for much less.
light signs of use and no major
damage. It is soft and supple $6,666 (56 bids, 14 bids): Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vase with Figures
and still very strong. The patina and Gosu Blue – 19 c. Massive and superbly painted Japanese Satsuma pottery
is 100% worn original. No dyes, vase dating to the 19th
colored polishes, or coloring century, Meiji period. The
of any kind used. It has the vase with a detailed design
original cloth chin strap firmly of various figures around
attached. Includes the original the body with many holding
chin strap. The helmet interior various objects. It is heavily
of the is also in great shape. accented with raised gilt and
The Standard Supplies Collegiate colorful enamels including
maker’s mark is on the back right gosu blue. The vase stands
of the helmet. The size is not 18.5 inches tall and is in
marked. (Photos courtesy of eBay very good condition with no
seller hammersportsrelics.) damages. (Photos courtesy of
eBay seller juice1499.)
DBA: The seller got a deal. While this is an extremely nice helmet, I could find
many similar-size ones for $100. I think that the word out is that eBay is the DBA: Satsuma has really
place to sell prime examples in most any category of collectibles. increased in price in recent
years. This is more like a
retail price than an auction
price. Larger vases are much
harder to successfully fire,
and the prices reflect this.

Deborah Abernethy is a certified appraiser with the International Association of Appraisers. She can be
contacted at 404-262-2131 or Deborah@expert-appraisers.com. Her website is www.expert-appraisers.com.

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$2,750 (17 bids, 7 bidders): Antique Little Bonanza Typewriter 1883, Toy in support the Antiques & Collectibles Industry, be willing to contact
Box, Vintage Victoria Typewriter. Patented Aug. 21, 1883 typewriter for boys Antique & Collectible related businesses in your area, be sincere
and girls / price 50 cents / trade supplied by E.T. Palmer, Stonington, Connecti- and hardworking! Sales Opportunities are available in many areas
cut. The box is very nice with a couple of corner seams separated and minor age throughout the state. For information call, write or email:
darkening. There is some staining inside the box and on a couple of pieces. There
may be some letters / numbers missing. (Photos courtesy of eBay seller hat-trick.) The Antique Shoppe
DBA: A common theory about toys is that the retired segment of the PO Box 2175, Keystone Heights, FL 32656
population drives the market and people buy the toys they remember from Email: sales@antiqueshoppefl.com 352-475-1679
their childhood. And those collectors pay prime dollar for those toys, and the
prices just do not tend to increase. I don’t think that this example meets that
definition.