topic Re: Empty Boxes Pay Well in Selling

Empty Boxes Pay Well

imastawka — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:16:49 GMT

Clearly we're all selling the wrong thing.

Like your brekkie cereal? Keep the box.

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Where does he get them in such numbers?

Sold one for $311 - noice

Re: Empty Boxes Pay Well

curraone — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:32:42 GMT

I don't get it, do you get the swap cards as well?

Re: Empty Boxes Pay Well

imastawka — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:40:10 GMT

The listing reads like you do. But I don't think so

It's an old 1 lb box. Original Disney Jungle Book came out in '67.

But how does the seller find so many of them - that gets me

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twyngwyn — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:40:25 GMT

I would hope so....**bleep**?

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blackeye_au — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:16:51 GMT

check out who buy them in feedback ........

not what it all seems.....

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imastawka — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:35:58 GMT

Whatchoo talkin' about, Willis?

It's not unusual for a lot of feedback from the same buyer in collectables

(even though it's not listed in collectables)

Re: Empty Boxes Pay Well

megs_12 — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:15:39 GMT

I sold an empty cereal box for $700 once....found it in a pile of scrap cardboard in my brothers room. Somehow it had survived about 40 years. The guy came and picked it up, paid cash, I asked what he was going to do with it and he said put it in the cupboard with the rest of the cereal box toys. Weird...

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digital*ghost — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:00:52 GMT

I guess I should start saving all my chocolate bar wrappers.... I'll be so rich in 50 years!

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arlottstreetstation — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:24:20 GMT

It's amazing what becomes collectable over the years. Those of you old enough to remember the old Arnotts Biscuit Tins from the 60's & 70's will be kicking yourselves like I am for throwing them all out..... If anyone has one with the picture of the Swaggy sharing a brew with Santa by his Campfire in the lid let me know..... They're worth a fortune...... I think the last one I had I blew it up with a 3 Penny Bunger on Cracker Night (Guy Forks Night) one year - lol....

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nevillesdaughter — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:37:24 GMT

It's well worth remembering that one of the reasons these things are so valuable to collectors is that we DID throw them away in vast numbers - if we had all hung on to our empty bikky tins,they would have nowhere near the value they do now!

Cheers,

Marina.

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englishrosegardens — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 08:10:31 GMT

I had a brother in law who worked in Rowntrees before Nestle took over. He used to bring home all sorts of souvenirs. I might even still have a Minties diary here. I wonder whether that'd be worth money?

Re: Empty Boxes Pay Well

imastawka — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:14:09 GMT

All ephemera is worth money. Sometimes big money.

You just have to get the right person on the right day.

(two people would make it better though)

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kopenhagen5 — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 13:03:59 GMT

I have an old windsurfer race sail sponsored by Allens.

Mint green sail with the cool mints logo on it.