Advertising Ephemera

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Comment by MadamButterflye on December 24, 2008 at 11:34am

Duh, just discovered the photo icon above - lol! It's Christmas and I've been really sick, sorry yall. Here is one photo but again, I have more on my page. Anyone can view them.

Comment by MadamButterflye on December 24, 2008 at 11:30am

Thanks for your comments and suggestions everyone. Bev, I appreciate your wisdom. I have uploaded photos in a scrapbook entitled, "Watson & Newell....."on my page and just in my photos. I don't know how to post a photo on this page or even if I can.

Comment by MadamButterflye on December 24, 2008 at 3:19am

Also, the calendar is printed on what today we'd call "card stock"; not the thin paper I've seen on calendars listed on other sites. The illustrator - if she did indeed illustrate my calendar, was well-known in her time and was also a published author. I'll be posting a pic very soon.

Comment by MadamButterflye on December 24, 2008 at 3:15am

Thanks Nancy but I asked about finding its value, not about pricing it. As far as "doing my homework" - I have run into a brick wall and was looking for suggestions on "how" to do my homework. I've researched as far as I know - using the internet, searching different vendor sites, looking up what books may be available, etc. I have found nothing even close to what I have. However, I truly appreciate your time in responding - I guess I'll just have wait for something to "pop up" (as it often does) when I'm researching another collectibe, lol. - Merry Christmas Everyone!

Comment by Tom Murphy on December 23, 2008 at 8:58pm

I'm often amazed Nancy at the prices that Period Paper gets for his ads (ref 1942 ad) .. or at least the prices he "asks" for his ads. I think a lot if it has to do with his packaging. He goes to great extent to package his items extremely well.. and for that he gets top dollar. Perhaps a lesson to be learned there.

Tom

Comment by Nancy on December 23, 2008 at 6:59pm

MadamButterflye
How to price your calendar. First you have to consider the condition, subjuct, and age (we know the age 1901, and how rare is it.
Sometimes what you paid for the items also plays a big part in the price you get for that item and also how fast you wish to sell that item. I have found over the years when I price my paper items I do so with my understanding of the market and what is in demand it that time.
I sell many common CDV Photo's from $1.00 each to $3.00, and sometimes have a hard time even getting that price, but if that CDV is from the civil war I may get $20.00 to well over $300.00. The RARER and Harder to find the faster and Higher the price you get. ( MOST OF THE TIME That Is)

Some calenders may only sell for $5.00 but others may go for a larger amount.
Do your home work!!

I have seen Magazines ADS from the same year and subjust being sold on Auctions sites for $4.99 to $37.00 for the very same AD. 1942 ad WHY?

WELL Maybe Because --- If you do not ask the price you will not receive that price!!! . Some buyers think if the price is to low then the item may not be RARE, and others think the Higher the price the RARER it must be. WE may never KNOW WHY Buyers do what they do.

Comment by MadamButterflye on December 18, 2008 at 2:26am

Does anyone know how I can find the value of a beautiful advertising calendar from 1901? It has beautiful Art Nouveau drawings in it and snippets of poetry. It's very beautiful but I don't know how to get a value for it. My research turned up nothing on the Web - where can I look at the library? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by MadamButterflye on October 26, 2008 at 9:53pm

Imagine the love your box must contain! That is really cool. I recently purchased a 1901 Watson and Newell Company calendar which I originally bought just because of the Art Nouveau pictures and snippets of poetry for each month of the calendar. I had no idea - well, I did have an inkling, LOL that it might be rare! I've had a difficult time selling things where I live but alas, I think I'd rather keep my "stuff" anyway.

Comment by MadamButterflye on October 26, 2008 at 2:43am

Hi Bev - Welcome. I'm new here, too - what have you bought/sold recently?

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