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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2037106, member: 4438"]My mom collected a lot of collectors plates in the 1970s and 1980s..."limited to 100 firing days," whatever from the Bradford Exchange (as if there were a real market for it). She got several of them, and naive me thought that they were good investments. I got several myself when I was in college. If only I had bought some Catalina or Bauer pottery instead...I kept one first edition Russian plate, because it looks like the black lacquer boxes, and isn't too bad, but I donated each and every one to the local Goodwill a few years ago. My mom passed away last month, and wouldn't you know it, she also had the Princess Diana plate (she loved Princess Di), made after Diana's death, depicting her in the wedding dress; and also a V-J day plate. Both of those are in the donation pile.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been going to our local antiques store for over 20 years, and some things have been there for years. On the other hand, I think Art Deco anything still sells very well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 2037106, member: 4438"]My mom collected a lot of collectors plates in the 1970s and 1980s..."limited to 100 firing days," whatever from the Bradford Exchange (as if there were a real market for it). She got several of them, and naive me thought that they were good investments. I got several myself when I was in college. If only I had bought some Catalina or Bauer pottery instead...I kept one first edition Russian plate, because it looks like the black lacquer boxes, and isn't too bad, but I donated each and every one to the local Goodwill a few years ago. My mom passed away last month, and wouldn't you know it, she also had the Princess Diana plate (she loved Princess Di), made after Diana's death, depicting her in the wedding dress; and also a V-J day plate. Both of those are in the donation pile. I've been going to our local antiques store for over 20 years, and some things have been there for years. On the other hand, I think Art Deco anything still sells very well.[/QUOTE]
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