10 Valuable Items Considered to be Quite Inexpensive

1. Barbie doll: In 2010 the diamond necklace of the Barbie doll was sold for more than $ 300,000. This was a rare case; many antique Barbies are displayed online for 10-20 USD barely maintaining their original market value.

2. Postage Stamps: Some like to collect stamps out of passion for history, culture and exploring places from around the world, However, the value of these objects is low as they are mass produced and this makes their value much lower than any other limited-edition collectibles, except that some were sold for exceptionally high prices. The British Guiana 1c Magenta rare stamp was sold for over $ 10 million.

Vintage Shirts At one point, old sports teams and celebrities’ shirts became fashionable, many old shirts in the closet still carry value and are sold for $ 20 or a bit over except for The Beatles' promotional jersey which was sold for over $ 19,000.

4.Figurines :Figurines are among the most salable items, figurines come in a variety of shapes and brands ranging from Precious Moments to Funko Pop, their market value is still high nowadays, but the long-awaited statues of Hummel, which started as a limited edition and was then made in quantities was exceptionally high where some of the originals sold for thousands of dollars.

5. Americana : Previously, a lot of American collectibles were showcased in museums and sold at auction houses for their value and historic worth, over time though interest decreased and their value began to diminish as stated by Jim Griffith, an antiques expert and dean of education at eBay.

6. Commemorative Plates: Interest in paintings of historical moments and figures increased as American nostalgic painter Norman Rockwell published a series of collectible paintings throughout the 1970s that featured prominent figures from his paintings of American history. Originally, these paintings were sold for hundreds of dollars back then. But recently, the prices of the panels have dropped a lot reaching at times 5 USD, way below their original value.

7. Lunch Boxes: In the 1970s, lunch boxes with iconic images from movies and television were very popular and high in value, especially the metal boxes which are rarely broken.The armor lunch box with Universal Knights on it was sold for $ 1,250 and the Yellow Submarine lunch box from 1968 for $ 1,300. Other lunch boxes from the same era are at a hundred dollar threshold.

8. Coca-Cola reached its peak in the 1940's and 1950's, the company created a variety of products for American consumers ranging from watches to coolers and a number of brands. Some items, like soda fountains were sold for millions, but due to the abundance of other signs and gadgets, most Coca-Cola collectibles are sold somewhere between $ 5 and $ 10.

9. Baseball cards: The value of baseball cards depends on the age of the card and the front cover. Covers of players like Babe Ruth can set record rates up to $ 500,000 for their cards. Newer cards tend to have a lower value. Even those that are 20 years old, their values ​​ continue to decline.

10. Beanie Babies: The idea of ​​these ridiculously valuable small cloth toys became popular when Princess Diana's bear was sold for $ 500,000, and some other Beanie Babies for hundreds of thousands of dollars but these remain rare examples, most Beanie Babies are only worth a few dollars