I recently lost my mom and have been emptying out her house, where I grew up and she lived for almost 70 years. I discovered a closet in the basement filled with boxes of unopened CorningWare, Corelle, Pyre, and Lady Victoria crystal. She always bought in bulk and couldn'tpass up a bargain, thinking that someone might need or want it sometime.
My siblings and I want to sell these items, but we are unsure of their value. I've searched online and can't find any new vintage patterns for sale, only used items. How can we determine the value of these items for sale? Any advice on how to determine their value and/or sell would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I'm not sure where you have been looking but there are quite a few 'new - in the box' items listed for sale and several sold pieces on eBay. Believe it or not, these items still in boxes are not that rare. You will have to research each box individually as one pattern may be more valuable than another.
Here is the link to eBay's sold listings: (eBay is the only site that shows sold listings all the time).
www.ebay.com/
These are just examples of Corelle but I'm not sure you can find a value any other way.
These are for sale on other sites also but you'll generally only find for sale listings and that is not a good way to determine value but you can get some ideas of what sellers are asking for their sets.
I could be wrong but there does not seem to be very many 'collectors' for this sort of item and collectors are about the only ones who might pay more money for a set in a box.
Being new in a box may cause a set to sell faster than a used item.
Here are some examples of just Corelle and asking prices for different sets. You may have to take notes while doing research so you make some sort of decision as to what price to ask.
www.mercari.com/
www.carousell.sg/
www.ebay.com/
pbuy.gq/
I think these items are worth something. When I want to sell something, I look on eBay and filter only those items that have sold. Then I have a good idea of what people are willing to pay and price accordingly.
I don't have an active account on ebay anymore. Amazon sellers have used sets and pieces for sale but no new in box.
There is a link to all the great pieces of china, that is sometimes vintage, rare, and new pieces on the market. They buy and sell hundreds of different types china. You can put in your pieces and see what they are charging to gat a guide of pricing, or sell you pieces to them .
Ive bought and sold on replacements.com in the past. They buy for pennies on the dollar and sell much higher. But still all of their pieces are used. We have new still in the box.
...sneaking in to suggest quietly that an alternative to selling might be donation to nonprofit halfway houses, domestic violence shelters, or group homes for elders and people with disabilities. :-)
Yes, of course, thats always an option. Weve donated her furniture that was in good condition to The Salvation Army. Weve donated some of her clothes to VVA.
If it was me, I would contact the companies that make each of these items, giving them the product number and pattern on each box, and ask them what they are worth or what they would sell for. You might get answers, you might not, in which case you'll have some investigating to do. Good luck.
Yes, thank you, I do and I appreciate all of the good suggestions here.
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