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Any idea of this items value, worth.
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Very nice!
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07:15:53pm
I was an antique dealer for about 40 years and stuff like this is very hard to value. It's worth whatever someone will pay, if you are lucky enough to have a collector of postal stuff show up! An educated guess would be around $50, but it's totally a guess. I have sold things like this over the years and it really depends on age, rarity of the post office, etc. - an actual price really is difficult.
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I have been involved in the antique trades since the early 60's as well. And I have always known that there are many factors that affect the price of any article on any given day.
n the 70's I was looking for an S roll top desk, not made of mahogany, but oak or maple would be nice. At auctions these were going for $1,500 to $2,000. I recently saw at least 5 of the old variety on Craigslist for free.
Also in the 70's a pressed back oak chair that needed to have new canning on the seat and on the back were being sold for $100 each, then you had to have the canning done and that was a dollar a hole.
Last December I saw 5 perfect condition pressed back chairs with perfect canning at an estate auction go for $10 for the lot.
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03:45:39pm
Victor, what you are saying is why I got out of the antique business. All the prices went in the toilet and I refused to give things away. Younger people do not want "stuff" and older people are either continuously downsizing or need to get rid of their stuff because their kids don't want it. I imagine we're going to have the same problem trying to get rid of our beloved stamp collections. My advise - enjoy your stuff as long as you possibly can because no one will want any of it when you're dead!!!!
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Any idea of this items value, worth.
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re: Akron Ohio postal roller.
Very nice!
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12 Dec 2020
07:15:53pm
re: Akron Ohio postal roller.
I was an antique dealer for about 40 years and stuff like this is very hard to value. It's worth whatever someone will pay, if you are lucky enough to have a collector of postal stuff show up! An educated guess would be around $50, but it's totally a guess. I have sold things like this over the years and it really depends on age, rarity of the post office, etc. - an actual price really is difficult.
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03:29:28pm
re: Akron Ohio postal roller.
I have been involved in the antique trades since the early 60's as well. And I have always known that there are many factors that affect the price of any article on any given day.
n the 70's I was looking for an S roll top desk, not made of mahogany, but oak or maple would be nice. At auctions these were going for $1,500 to $2,000. I recently saw at least 5 of the old variety on Craigslist for free.
Also in the 70's a pressed back oak chair that needed to have new canning on the seat and on the back were being sold for $100 each, then you had to have the canning done and that was a dollar a hole.
Last December I saw 5 perfect condition pressed back chairs with perfect canning at an estate auction go for $10 for the lot.
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
13 Dec 2020
03:45:39pm
re: Akron Ohio postal roller.
Victor, what you are saying is why I got out of the antique business. All the prices went in the toilet and I refused to give things away. Younger people do not want "stuff" and older people are either continuously downsizing or need to get rid of their stuff because their kids don't want it. I imagine we're going to have the same problem trying to get rid of our beloved stamp collections. My advise - enjoy your stuff as long as you possibly can because no one will want any of it when you're dead!!!!
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