Free Online Price Guides for Collectibles
By Barbara Crews, About.com Guide
NOTE: As with all price and value guides, except in the case of auction prices shown, these are subjective lists and the opinions of the authors. But the bottom line is it only takes two people to set a value -- a seller and a buyer!
- Advertising - Black Memorabilia
- Entertainment Memorabilia
- Glass
- Holidays/Religious
- Miscellaneous - Everything Else
- Pins - Political - Historical
Advertising - Black Memorabilia
Bordens to the Pillsbury Doughboy, advertising has always appealed to collectors. From the antique tins ad paper advertising of the past to the newer premiums offered today by companies, it's all collectible.
- Advertising - Index of Price Guides
- Advertising - Cereal Box Prices
- Advertising - Planters Mr. Peanut
- Animals - Miscellaneous
Entertainment Memorabilia
Elvis and the Beatles -- Were you lucky enough to stash some stuff in the closet from the start of these entertainment icons? If so, enjoy the values today!
- Beatles Memorabilia
- Buddy Holly
- Disney - Index of Price/Value Guides
- Elvis Presley - Pictures/Prices
- Elvis Presley Records
- Entertainment Memorabilia - Misc Rare on eBay
- Harry Potter Books
- Lawrence Welk
- Madonna Bustier
- Marilyn Monroe
- Movie Posters - Monster
- Movie Posters - Miscellaneous
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- Steve McQueen
- Cher Collection at Auction
- Movie Posters - Vintage
- Rock Concert T-Shirts
Glass
Learn more about collecting glass from Fenton to Promotional glass pieces.
- Milk Glass - Text
- Modernistic Sugar and Creamer
- Northwood Carnival Glass Plate
- Royal Lady Crying Baby Plate
Holidays/Religious
Who would have thought that a cost saving measure in 1939 would spawn the huge industry and collectibles market that exists today for Santa's favorite reindeer, Rudolph! The original pieces can still be found at reasonable prices, but if those are out of your reach, the multitude of newer pieces are quite affordable.
- Advent Calendars
- Aluminum Trees
- Antique German Ornaments
- Christmas Tree Pins - Text
- Hallmark Ornaments - Text
- Halloween - Lights, Ornaments, Antique, Diecuts
- Judaica
- Patricia Breen Ornaments
- Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer
- Santa Claus Cookie Jars Pictures/Prices
- Snowmen - Text
- Valentine Honeycomb Cards
Miscellaneous - Everything Else
Doesn't fit the above categories? It must be here! Antique tool pictures from the weekly Mystery Antique of the Week postings, strange kitchen items and other stuff that really doesn't fit elsewhere.
Pins - Political - Historical
Serious political collectors usually collect for an investment, but you can still collect on a budget and have fun with political and presidential memorabilia. As with most collections -- prices can range from just a few bucks for paper items such as postcards to thousands of dollars for antique presidential items
- Apollo XI American Flag
- Buildings - St. Peter's Basilica
- Civil War
- Disney Pins - Text
- Doc Holliday's Dental Bag
- Doc Holliday's Gold Watch
Pottery/Porcelain/Kitchenware
Teapots are both collectible and functional, modern and antique. Teapots will fit the budget of any collector, it all depends on what piques your interest.
- Chocolate Antique Candy Molds
- Cookie Jars - Index of Price/Value Guides
- Folk Art Southern Pottery
- Frankoma - Pictures/Prices
- Frankoma - Text List
- Kitchen Gadgets
- Knowles Mixing Bowls
- Lenci Porcelain
- M. Woodruff Cortland Jug
- Pottery - Rare Pieces Sold on eBay - Text
- Spatterware
- Teapots - Index of Price/Value Guides
- Wedgwood Imperial Bowl
Paper - Ephemera
It's always amazing how much interest there is in something almost eighty years old, something as simple as an arrest record. But add the name Al Capone and the interest level soars.
- Al Capone Arrest Record
- Albert Einstein's Calculations
- Autographs
- Cereal Boxes
- Children's Greeting Cards - Text
Sports
Interested in collecting sports memorabilia? Have a few autographed balls stuck in the closet? Want to know what they're worth? check out this list of sold prices from around the Internet.
- Autographed Baseballs
- Baseball: Rare Cards, Hot Prices
- Baseball Cards on eBay
- Baseball Memorabilia
- Basketball Jordan's Autographed Shoes
- Basketball Memorabilia Index
- Fishing Lure - Heddon Musky
- Football Prices on eBay
- Football - O.J. Simpson
- Olympic Dolls
- Olympic Mascots
- Olympic Memorabilia
- Olympic Posters
Toys - A-L
The prices in this category are wide ranging -- from a dollar or two for a contemporary advertising tin, to the many hundreds of dollars for an antique toy.
- Action Figures/Super Heroes
- Antique Toys - Auction Prices
- Antique Automobilia - Kaufman Auction
- Antique Wind-up Toys
- Barbies at Christie's Auction
- Beanie Babies - Text
- Bears - J. K. Farnell
- Britains / Miniature Figures
- Care Bears
- Comics - - Index of Price/Value Guides
- Crayola Crayon Tins
- Diecast Vehicles
- Disneyana
- Hopalong Cassidy - Pictures/Prices
- Hopalong Cassidy - Text
- Howdy Doody - Pictures/Prices
- Lunch Boxes (some vinyl)
- Lunch Boxes - Most Valuable
Toys - M-Z
Ask dealers what's hot and the answer is Marbles, Marbles, Marbles! These little pieces of glass can sell for thousands of dollars - don't believe it? Take a look!