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I have been doing spring cleaning and had several people tell me that some of the old style cookware is valuable. So I'm just asking for myself.
This is my favorite site for current and antique china pieces- This piece prices at $49.99 for a smaller one -www.replacements.com/
If you are taking about people saying they are getting thousands for these that us 10000000% false. Those eBay sales are fraud either money laundering or most likely click bait fodder.
These pieces are still sought after and sell between $5-20 depending on size and condition.
This is one of many articles on thrifty fun (this site) talking about the scams:
It is such a shame that all of that hype about the exorbitant value of these pieces is still floating around and giving people such high hopes of having a valuable item.
You will still see lots of 'sales' showing on eBay's sold listings but they are false sales and if you notice; the 'seller' is usually very low or zero feedback.
These are excellent for their intended use and if anyone has extras they may sell for $10-$50 according to the size/pattern but it may take a long time to even sell for that amount. Even then, the seller has to really know how to pack and ship a heavy fragile item like this or the sale could wind up costing them money to sell (breakage is common).
Here is some information from past questions/answers about this product.
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There was a lot of stuff posted online a year or so back claiming that this cookware could be sold for around $1000 an item. This is totally incorrect and most of this cookware only sells for $25 to $35 online. That is how much this item is actually worth.
I have seen these for sale in yard sales or estate sales for $15 or $25 a piece. So they still have value. They are nice and versatile, as well as good quality.
People do try to collect sets of these, because of the designs and versatility. In local estate sales and antique stores here, pieces ranged from $20-35. Some other places to buy and sell them are facebook marketplace, claz.org, the Letgo app, craigslist.
Want to know the price of all sizes I have a med one with flowers would like to know the value of it
I also have a guestion. I have two Petite pans out of four that I won at the grand opening to the Payless Store in Lagrand, Oregon in 1965. They are in perfect condition and I was wondering if they are worth anything at this point in time?
I have three pieces, with lids, of the l'echalote pattern pattern with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and avocado done in brown, gold, and red. Are they of any value?
This is a very popular and quite common pattern.
The 1-2 quart size sell regularly from 7-19 dollars depending on if you have the glass lids and/or storage lids. The 5 qt size sell regularly from 12.99 to 15.99.
This are true SOLD prices, not asking prices and not the crazy high values you are seeing at the moment on eBay.
As I have said to several other posts on this site in the last 5 days or so, there has been a whole bunch of misinformation floating about that these are worth thousands. One story had them pegged in the 7,000 dollar range.
I did a spit take with my coffee on that one. It is (sadly) TOTALLY FALSE or I would be a wealthy gal!
High sold values on eBay are usually a scam or money laundering or, as a reseller friend just suggested to me over the weekend, that there are dishonest writers/reporters out there who are creating these high sale auctions for common pieces so they can write click-bait articles for the web. That sounds very possible since clicking is money.
Ignore the mis-information and take this as fact. I have been reselling for most of my life and this is the true value of these pieces in today's resell market!
To tell you the truth a blog posted by a person has started a wave of questions about the real value of CorningWare. This person claimed that a person sold their set or just one piece on eBay for $7000. This isn't real and should not be considered a realistic price for the set of dishes you have. The normal selling price is between 9 to 35 dollars each.
What is this dish worth? Please let me know, thanks.
This is Corningware- called Spice of Life. It's not in the best condition and comes with a lid. Here is a look at what others are charging for this piece - www.replacements.com/
I have a 5 qt with lid A5B and a 3 qt with lid A3B Corningware with floral bouquet design. I read that this is a rare design from approximately 1971 to 1975.
They are in great condition, any idea what these may be worth?
Replacements LTD. offering $ 41.99 for 3 quart and $50 to $55 for the 5 quart.
I would not go by the price that was posted here on the site. I would dig a bit deeper into this one. Here is a post that you might find very interesting. www.bhg.com.au/
Great pattern! Sadly, the values have dropped over the past few years as Marie Kondo got people to downsize.
The last I saw this pattern sell, sold not asking prices, was three casseroles for 26.00 plus shipping, so 8.66 each + shipping.
If they were mine, I would start them higher, maybe 19.99 each and take best offer. Let me know how your sale goes! Thanks for posting.
There seems to be several different patterns called 'Floral Bouquet' so you have to look very closely to be sure it is the same pattern.
I did not see any of your pattern on Replacements - similar but not the same. I could have missed one.
eBay has several in this same pattern listed for sale and asking prices are below $60 plus shipping. You could check the pattern to be sure and place a watch on any item to see if it sells.
Check the pattern closely - not what the seller states.
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Here is a link to eBay's Corningware 5 qt listings so you might check to see what else is like your pattern.
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eBay's sold listings has one 5 qt in your pattern but a different style.
It seems the Amber Ware is the most popular seller but these do seem to be selling - all patterns but not all at high prices.
You can check this out just for reference.
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I found another, better example (higher sold price) for your exact pattern--this one had 4 with lids sell for 49.99 + shipping, so roughly 12.49 each (plus shipping).
That was slightly higher than the per piece price of the first one I found.
When there are multiple sales, I do an average when accepting best offer (or I run the sale as an auction--7 day, starting at the least I would take!
I am looking for the value of CorningWare blue wheat flower set of covered casseroles.
I have this pattern and love it!!
They are averaging selling (SOLD Prices) $14.99 each plus shipping. This is for both the 1.5 and 2 Q size. The bigger sizes fetch up to $20 each.
It is all about condition with the ones that are pristine going for higher and ones with dishwasher scratches and fading going for as low as $4.99.
If you have one of the little range topper pots with the lid, those do so much better, with pristine ones averaging $35-$40 plus shipping.
If you have extra lids that are pristine, they sell faster than the top/bottom together (but since you have both pieces, it is NOT wise to break up the sets.) In this case it is best to sell sets together.
If you do have stray lids, they sell for upwards of $15 each, but it is complicated in that you have to list with all of the numbers from the piece and it is best to know exactly what pattern and size dish it came from originally.
I was trying to buy a replacement lid a while back and learned you can't just go by measurements. The lid "lips" can be different and even though it measures at X by Y, if you don't match the numbers to what you had it may not fit.
Many sellers have no clue what they are selling (meaning they are trying to flip something they found at a thrift store) so I stopped trying to find a lid and now just use foil.
I have read about how these items can sell for thousands of dollars but when you go to eBay to check prices they are not selling for what the websites say they sell for. You can check out eBHay and see these items sell for various prices and some list different items starting at just $8.00 and going up from there. You can see most of them range around $8 to $40 for each item. However, you can also see where some people have listed them for $7,500 for one dish. www.ebay.com/
Sadly, any time you see items going for huge amounts when the average is low, it is a scam, either money laundering, shill biding, or other bad stuff.
The media gets a hold of these huge sales and puts out these articles about do you have X or Y or Z in your closet, it could be worth thousands.
It has happened with Beanie Babies, Disney Videos, Pyrex, Corning, just about anything. It makes me crazy.
When I teach eBay 101, this is one of the first lessons I teach. Drop the high, high values, and the low, low values and look for the middle ground.
The low-lows are sometimes scams also where someone sells a valuable item for a penny to try to hack your PayPal or your eBay. For a while, they were doing this to collect email addresses to sell to spammers!
Average prices are the average sales and safe places to start!
This is still one of the most popular patterns as far as number of sales and that is an important factor as nobody wants to list an item and see it still for sale weeks/months later.
The best way to know what and how to sell your items is to look for exact or similar items on eBay and place a watch to see if they sell or if they are just 'sitting' there.
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Sometimes you can find an exact match on the eBay's sold listings and that would tell you what someone was willing to pay - current value.
You can look at their site on this link:
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I have several pieces of Corningware, the blue corn flower pattern. What could they be worth p-1-b, P-41, P-315, P84-4, p-12-0, and 11/2b.
Depending on the pieces, they are worth $10 and up. www.ebay.com/
My favorite pattern!!! I love these and they are still popular, although their resale has dropped over the years as people like me who love them get older and don't cook as much start selling them off glutting the market. The supply is very high right now and while the demand is steady, it is not always high, so that keeps the prices on the lower side.
I have sold off some of my smaller casseroles in the $5-10 range. I can get a little more $10-15 if you have the lids and they are in really good shape (color and condition are everything in reselling these.
I am going to attach a link to today's eBay's SOLD prices so you can get a feel for what people are paying for them today and how people describe condition:
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With the new postal regulations, I won't be selling them online any more since the size of the box now is figured into the cost of the shipping.
To safely pack one of the larger casseroles or my lasagna pan will now cost almost $50 to ship from PA to CA. No buyer is going to pay that! I am not happy with the post office at the moment.
Best to sell at flea market or consignment store or use one of the sites like Facebook or Nextdoor where you can do local pick up.
You will get the most for them if you get them nice and clean also, especially the lids. I do a vinegar, salt and baking soda scrub on stubborn spots on the bottom and soak the lids in hot water with this same mix. It will increase your chances to sell!
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I have the L'EChalote cookware by Corning. I am wondering what the value is.
Is that the white with the orange and yellow flowers?
That is one of the most common patterns and the pieces range in value from $5 to $15 each as long as they are in pristine condition and have the original lids.
That is the value on eBay. If you sell them at a yard sale or consignment store, they fetch well under that...sometimes as low as $2-5 each.
The challenge with these is they are heavy and the packaging so they don't break is a pain. I have sold these and had one get smushed (yep...a smushed corning). It was VERY well wrapped too. Very sad.
This piece is asking $28.75. www.etsy.com/
I have a black, starburst, 9 cup Corningware percolator from 1959. Does anyone know a value? I believe it is rare.
By Christine
Hi - this may be rare - check out eBay or Google the info and you will be surprised at all the info you will get.
You can also go to Corning web site as they have a lot of info on older items.
Good luck in your search.
I have some Corningware that I'm hoping someone can tell me about and if there is any value beyond that they're great pieces. No chips and only the first item has a lid. Thanks for any help you can provide!
