I have recently fallen in love with
shopgoodwill.com and all of the treasures that it affords. Not only a great place to buy musical instruments, random pieces of art & general oddities, but a great resource for serious collecting as well! I have found tiaras and vintage wind-up toys, Dansk enamelware and Siam Silver, I could go on & on, but suffice to say if you're serious (or even not so serious) about collecting
shopgoodwill.com is the way to go! You simply set up an account (as you would with etsy, ebay, ruby lane, etc.) and you are ready to go. The great thing about this site is that while it is a collection of many, many Goodwills across the country, you can choose to shop just your local stores. The great thing about that is that many locations allow you to pick up your item in person, which avoids all the shipping charges. It's also nice to shop online conveniently and still put money into your local economy. (which of course means paying sales tax, but then I like being able to pay policemen and teachers, et al.) As with any auction site where things can get a little heated, I've seen some items go pretty high, but I have yet to see any items even approach the high end price-wise for similar collectibles.
Below are some pictures of a few collectibles I have seen recently with the current price at the time of posting (the water mark is less opaque on the site):
Dansk metal animal figures (bull & bear, great for the stock broker in your life!)
$5.95
Wind up crawling baby doll
$52
Van Briggle bowl/vase
$103.02
Siam Silver jewelry set
$10
Copper Bell Southwestern Jewelry
$5
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