I put my son through Helicopter Pilot school by selling my late husband’s childhood model train collection. People from all over the world bought them. I also had his comic book collection from the 1940s-1950s not in pristine shape but still sold them.
I once went to an auction and bought a bag of plastic and junk items. Inside was a whole bunch of Funny Face fruit drink cups (a woman in England bought them all) and an old metal souvenir piece from the 1915 World’s Fair. I bought the bag for $2.00 - after sales - $150.00. Fun, big profit but not high dollars.
You never know what will be collectible but I know what WON”T be: things that are sold as “collectible.”
“I put my son through Helicopter Pilot school by selling my late husband’s childhood model train collection.”
My Father-in-Law has hundreds and I do mean hundreds of model train sets, including Anniversary issues such as a rare gold plated engine. He buys at least one new set every month at a Train collectors club. Its all worth a fortune, and we get it all someday.