Saturday, September 26, 2015

Old crafts

Bought: $4.50 Sold: $26.66 Fees: $3.70 Profit: $18.46

This is a Holly Hobbie Craft Kit from the 1970's. Apparently these were popular - I'm not quite sure why. This is a "Farm house Hutch Kit" - essentially it contained all the pieces needed to make a cutout of a dollhouse that you could put things in. I found this at VV, and knowing that vintage "craft" things sell, I took a chance. The kit, thankfully, happened to be complete - including the glue and stain packets that after 40 years had turned rock hard. There were no sold versions of this item in eBay's recent history, but there were too listed. One was partially finished at BIN of $30US, and one was complete and unassembled for $20US but they indicated that they weren't sure if it was 100% complete. I listed mine for $20US, and indicated that it was complete. That being said, the other $20US auction was in fact complete - or every item was in his photos. When mine sold I checked the other listings, and both were still active. I am guessing that despite being the same price, mine sold because I took the time to ensure it was complete and indicated as such in the description. This is pure speculation, but it makes sense.

Anyways, vintage craft stuff does appear to sell, and from my research it appears that Holly Hobbie is a good brand to look out for.

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