08Jan
This classic camera by Polaroid is a winner!
The rumors of apocalypse were greatly exaggerated, it seems! Is your home now cramped with survival gear and supplies? Even if it isn’t, what better time than the present to get rid of some of your old stuff? Auction Bay can help you do precisely that, both clearing out space and simplifying your living, while making you money as well!
You may have hidden treasures in your home, like this vintage-1970s camera! The Polaroid SX-90 camera is a sought-after item, and brings bids! This model was in good shape, with its original booklets and case, and sold for $113.39!
Do you have items that could be worth a bundle on eBay? You never know unless you try!
Tags: camera, photo, photography, polaroid, sx-90, sx90, vintage
03Nov
This fine example of carved Americana brought a great sale!
Vintage Americana is one category with potential for huge sales. Just take for example this classic Carousel Rounding Board, elaborately carved of wood and featuring fine detail and bright colors! Pieces like this can bring in big bucks for collectors and restoration specialists, and it’s easy to see why!
This piece was in great condition for its age, but needed some care and restoration. Its sale at $600.00 shows the potential for this genre, as great Carousel and Carnival items can be huge sellers. The detail of the carvings, the bright colors, and the size (roughly 60″ by 30″) all lent toward a strong sale. Auction Bay showcased its features, and the buyer did the rest.
If you have classic American carved art like this, it could bring in the bids on eBay, and Auction Bay Online will help you sell it!
Tags: americana, antique, board, carousel, carved, classic, flag, rounding, vintage, wood
03Apr
These old toys sold for over $100! What's in your closet?
Classic toys in good condition are one of eBay’s hottest kinds of items! Take, for example, this pair of vintage Playskool playsets! In good used condition, and with their original boxes, these toys brought great interest, gathering 11 bids, and selling for $118.46!
For collectors, hobbyists, and nostalgic adults reminiscing upon their childhood favorites, old toys are often highly sought-after. Especially for popular brand names like Playskool, Fisher Price, LEGO, and Mattel, and also for obscure or rare names, the worldwide marketplace of eBay is your best bet for finding, buying, or selling old toys! And at Auction Bay, we are happy to help you get the biggest bang for your buck!
If only, back when we were kids, we knew just how much more valuable our toys might be one day if we had only kept the box! For those with toys in good condition or near complete, eBay offers a great and profitable experience!
Tags: mcdonald's, playskool, toys, vintage
28Jan
This vintage Golden Eagle mic by Astatic brought over $300 at Auction Bay!
Auction Bay has recently had the pleasure of selling the largest run of vintage radios and radio parts & accessories that we’ve ever seen, and it’s still going! Thanks to a few consignors, we’ve had all manner of classic radio items, and this is just one example of the big sales from the collection. This microphone sold for a great price, and it’s easy to see why!
This item is the Golden Eagle model D104 mic made by Astatic, in great condition. Its gold coloration puts a great look on a classic microphone style, and makes it highly collectible and very desirable among the radio enthusiasts out there. It can work for HAM radio operators, CB drivers, and even modern radio broadcasters, and will give an unmatched style to each venue! This one even had its manuals intact, so the bidders weren’t shy! We started the bidding at the standard auction price of $24.99, because we knew it would climb without a problem. Sure enough, it got 22 bids and sold at $318.13!
If you’re a collector of old radio items, make sure to check our other items for more great old radios! Or if you’ve got a collection of your own, we can certainly help you sell it!
Tags: astatic, cb, d104, eagle, gold, golden, ham, mic, microphone, radio, throat, vintage, voice
08Dec
This piece of Americana sold for a huge $2,312.87 at Auction Bay!
Here we have a piece of American history! We knew this fine specimen of antique Americana would bring a good sale, but we were surprised to see how high the bids went! This is definitely an Auction Bay favorite.
This vintage piece of patriotic decor was impressive in size, measuring 41″ wide by 18″ tall. It depicted a majestic bald eagle, the United States’ national symbol, with wings spread wide. Cut from a single piece of wood, it had impressive detail, from the lines in the feathers to the folds of the furling flags below. It attracted quite a few watchers, and 13 bids from 5 different bidders, all vying for the chance to add this bird to their collection. Its final sale reached a whopping $2,312.87!!
If you know of any artworks like this one, or other specimens of America’s patriotism in art, they could be very valuable. We’d love to help you sell them, and our listing methods will make sure they get viewed by all the right people to sell for as much as the market will bear!
Tags: america, american, americana, carved, eagle, flag, hanging, patriotic, vintage, wall, wood
19Oct
Auction Bay can sell your old radios, just like this Zenith Trans-Oceanic Z7000, which brought $237.93 at auction!
Auction Bay Online is where you can find all the Vintage Vacuum Tube Radio Sets you could want! Thanks to a couple consignors bringing in their collection of Radios, we’ve had the chance to test out some real classics! These radios are far older than we can remember, but our research has taught us lots about these old machines.
Whether they work or not, these old radio sets can sell! Some will sell for parts, using hard-to-find tubes in their operation. Others use wood or bakelite in their construction, which can be a real source of an item’s value! In any case, we’ve seen some impressive sales lately, and here’s one example!
This radio is from the Trans-Oceanic line by Zenith. This model R7000 was in good physical condition, and tuned in to stations, albeit with some additional noise. To a radio enthusiast, this is an easy fix, so the set brought a great sale at $237.93!
What’s even better? We’re still listing even more radios from this lot, including top-selling names like RCA, Grundig, Zenith, Motorola, Realtone, Detrola, Crosley, Truetone, Bosch, Philco, GE, Pilot, Coronado, and many more! Check out our Vintage Electronics category to see them all!
Tags: antique, Bosch, Coronado, Crosley, Detrola, GE, Grundig, Motorola, Philco, Pilot, r7000, radio, rare, RCA, Realtone, trans-oceanic, Truetone, tube, vacuum, vintage, zenith
06Aug
This Antique Pocketwatch by WALTHAM sold for $282.00!
Anyone who appreciates a high-quality timepiece can appreciate these items! At Auction Bay, we find great success with items like this one: an antique pocketwatch, boasting a 14K Gold watch case. This watch was in good physical shape, but didn’t keep time, and it still brought $282.00 at auction!
Antique watches can sell well, as long as they have quality clockwork, or a desirable maker’s name like WALTHAM, Illinois, ELGIN, Hamilton, or others. The key to selling antique watches is to show off the clockwork! The face and the watch case are the obvious things to show off, and can have markings to help identify the piece, but at Auction Bay, we make sure to open the back of the case, if it’s possible, to show the clock movement inside! The movement is usually marked with the maker’s name and additional serial numbers, and shows how many jewels the clockwork contains. Sometimes, they are even decorated with highly detailed engravings inside, and all of this can lend toward a fantastic sale.
If you’re fond of antique pocketwatches or new wristwatches, keep an eye on our upcoming auctions! We’ve got some big-ticket watches to sell soon, including modern stylish pieces from Invictus and some real beauties from Breitling and Rolex!!
Tags: 14K, antique, Elgin, gold, Hamilton, Illinois, pocket, pocketwatch, vintage, waltham, watch, wristwatch
01May
This Aladdin oil lamp brought $257.00 at auction since it was made of Pink Depression Glass!
We see antique oil lamps often at Auction Bay, but we’re always fond of the ones which are marked from Aladdin. Lamps from that company enjoy a good following and can be highly sought, but we were quite pleased with this particular lamp.
This lamp brought in the bids because it was a rare Pink Depression Glass model, and even had its original Glass Flute marked with the Aladdin name. It brought an impressive $257.00 at auction, even without its primary shade.
Most old oil lamps don’t see this high of a sale, but any lamp with a name marked upon it has a good chance to be a collectible one. Unusual shapes or colors help sweeten the potential for a good sale, and we’ll put in the research to identify the model if possible. After identification, it’s the pictures that do the rest of the work, and we showcase each item with 6-12 professional-grade photos.
Bring in your vintage lamp to Auction Bay, and we’ll find out how much they can bring for you!
Tags: Aladdin, depression, glass, lamp, oil lamp, pink, vintage
05Nov
This hobby horse brought in big bucks, selling at $153.00!
Here we bring you news of a strong sale for one of the finest pieces in a new consignor’s collection. This Hobby Horse came from the Desilu corporation, made just like the one in Little Rickie’s nursery on the I Love Lucy television show! Talk about product placement! What better way to advertise a great toy than to showcase it on your own TV show?
Our consignor not only had the rocker horse in excellent shape, but also brought the original magazine advertisement to sweeten the pot. Little extras like these can make a huge difference in a sale, and we were pleased to see this horse sell for $153.00 at auction.
Tags: Arnaz, Ball, Desi, Desilu, hobby, Horse, I Love Lucy, Lucille, Lucy, Rocker, Rocking, Rocking Horse, Toy, TV, vintage
15Jun
This Schwinn Sting-Ray Bike sold for twice what we expected!
Schwinn bikes sell really well on ebay. Even parts to Schwinn bikes can bring in big bucks. There are many collectors and restoration enthusiasts out there, and each are looking for that next big project or the bike they can ride to and from work, or the bike they remember from their childhood. Certain models sell better than others, but a bike can be a real winner if it is of a rare color…
Just check out this Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle we recently had up for auction! It was in excellent shape, having been well-kept by the consignor, even as a child. We researched the Sting-Ray type from similar years, and found a history of sales which gave us confidence that this bike would sell up to $600 in such great condition. Well, we were surprised and very happy to see this bike bid up over twice that amount! It sold for $1,390.00!
As it turns out, the frame boasted a rare original paint job. Lime Green is a sought-after color, prompting this sale to reach far higher than we expected. We hadn’t seen any green Sting-Ray bikes in our search, only yellow and blue and such, but in any case, the rarity of the color is what made the sale huge. So, if your bike has a desirable name and is of a good model, its sale will be impressive. But if it’s also got a rare coloration to the frame, or a rare accent (like a bulb housing for a light or a reflector mount), then its price may astound you!
Tags: 1966, 66, banana, bicycle, bike, green, lime, rare, Schwinn, seat, sting-ray, stingray, vintage
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