[Joann37]

I’m the daughter of a Norman Rockwell plate collector. I’ve had two garage sales in the past few years, and the most I’ve received for any of the plates was about $3.

[EBH]

My mother and aunt collected plates. I ‘inherited’ both collections. They stressed to me to keep the certificates, Styrofoam boxes etc.

Prices for these ‘collections’ amount to no more than $10 per plate on ebay. I know they spent $30 or more per plate at the time of purchase.

I think, now that I am older, that some of these advertisers should sued for fraud. Or at least some sort of disclaimer to the purchaser. Both my mom and aunt at the time thought they were investing in something of value.

I would love to get rid of the doubles, but ya’ know there is a measure of guilt to selling these dumb plates off for less than 1/3 of what was paid. I wish I could say it was sentimental, but it is guilt.