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LuckyCharms

(23,409 posts)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:08 PM Jun 5

Pictures - I used to collect all sorts of things, and sometimes sell them on eBay.

I'll post some pictures from my pic file called "eBay".

Some items sold, some didn't. On some things, I pulled the listings because I could not bear to part with the items.

I collected coins, stamps, paper-based ephemera, and baseball cards (mainly 1967-1970), old currency, coins. I've also attended many hundreds of concerts and have a personal collection of ticket stubs.

I think I was offered $250 for this ticket stub, but I pulled the listing. This particular one will be worth thousands someday to the person who inherits this. This show has become so famous that the library of congress inducted this show into the national recording registry in 2011:



Another of my stubs:



More stuff:









My wife used to ride, these are her horse magazines that she sold:


Baseball cards!





Rose Bowl ticket:


JFK post card:


Old letters from the early 1900s:


More baseball:


You get the idea...I hope this is interesting to someone.


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Pictures - I used to collect all sorts of things, and sometimes sell them on eBay. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Jun 5 OP
I had an antique store and love to sell to collectors. multigraincracker Jun 5 #1
We owned an antique store... LuckyCharms Jun 5 #2
Might fine collection there, Lucky Niagara Jun 6 #3
Good morning, Niagara. LuckyCharms Jun 6 #4
Good morning, Lucky Niagara Jun 6 #5
You're a good one, Niagara. LuckyCharms Jun 6 #6
Awww, thank you, Lucky Niagara Jun 6 #7
One thing I forgot to mention that I think is really cool...those $5 bills with Benjamin Harrison... LuckyCharms Jun 6 #8

multigraincracker

(38,377 posts)
1. I had an antique store and love to sell to collectors.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:20 PM
Jun 5

Still have some old Detroit Rock and Roll posters.
Everything is for sale, just somethings are priced very high.
It’s all just stuff.
My plan is to have the last check I ever write bounce.

LuckyCharms

(23,409 posts)
2. We owned an antique store...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:24 PM
Jun 5

It was attached to our house. My dad ripped off the front porch and built a store front.

Amazing what you learn over the years in a situation like that...talking to all of the customers and dealers that came in...

Good plan about your last check!

Niagara

(12,439 posts)
3. Might fine collection there, Lucky
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:16 AM
Jun 6

They don't have paper ticket stubs anymore. *Sigh*

Do you still have the JFK postcard?

LuckyCharms

(23,409 posts)
4. Good morning, Niagara.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:20 AM
Jun 6

I sold that post card to a local coin shop. As I remember, I got a pretty good buck for it! This coin shop bought coins, currency, and paper collectables.

I also sold the shop some of that currency in the photos, but some was also sold on eBay.

I hope you have a beautiful day today.

Niagara

(12,439 posts)
5. Good morning, Lucky
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:32 AM
Jun 6

That postcard is absolutely amazing.

I have some money but nothing probably worth anything.

I started work today for a temp client at 7am. She has dementia and I can tell she struggles and gets emotional. She knows something is happening to her.

We talked for awhile, but she departed the kitchen table awhile ago and is roaming around her home. She probably got tired of me asking if she was hungry. lol

In all seriousness none of my clients goes hungry on my watch.

Thank you so much. I hope that you have a beautiful day as well!

LuckyCharms

(23,409 posts)
6. You're a good one, Niagara.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:34 AM
Jun 6

The world is better because of people like you.

Keep up the good work.

Niagara

(12,439 posts)
7. Awww, thank you, Lucky
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:46 AM
Jun 6

My job here is to make sure that she doesn't wonder off.

I try my best that's for sure.

LuckyCharms

(23,409 posts)
8. One thing I forgot to mention that I think is really cool...those $5 bills with Benjamin Harrison...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:14 PM
Jun 6

those signatures on the bottom are "wet" signatures, signed by hand.

If you compare the signatures on the two bills, you can see that they are not exactly identical...some of the letters land in slightly different spots.

Also, there is a blurriness to the first signature in particular.

Those were signed by hand with a pen.

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