It’s Halloween again and the ghosts and witches and spirits will be out in force tonight. Tomorrow they will transform back into sweet little children again. The costumes will be discarded or stored away and a million scooped-out pumpkins will be on their way to landfill.
But what about Halloween for the collector? What things produced for today’s celebrations will be tomorrows antiques? Already vintage Halloween collectibles are selling on eBay so there are opportunities for both dealers and collectors.
There are skulls, black cats, Jack o’ Lanterns, plastic pumpkins, postcards, candy holders, cake picks and costumes. The best items are German or US made, the German made items were mainly exported to the States.
Look out for the vintage items produced between the Great War and WWII. These are highly collectible and are fetching the best prices.
There are so many Halloween niches that as a collector it’s best to decide on the items you like best and stick to collecting them. A dealer would research the niches and pick the most profitable.
Don’t neglect to hide away some modern things for the future though, you could be the owner of that rare plastic witch that turns out to the big ticket item of the future.
There’s a good article here with advice on keeping kids safe at Halloween and it has links to further reading on the history of Halloween costumes and the true origins of Halloween.
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