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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 9467050, member: 308&quot;]Mid-Century glass has a following. Viking will sell and unusual colors and shapes can bring decent amounts. As for Fenton - I am avoiding most of it now except for animal figurines. Those are worth buying for the right price as they have a pretty good sell through rate. Fenton&#039;s decorated Burmese is strong (especially with Chinese overseas buyers) but it&#039;s difficult to outbid the collectors. I would avoid Shannon and Mikasa. Their shapes are somewhat limited and collectors are few. Like you, I also avoid Heisey and would recommend adding Imperial and Cambridge to the list. Almost every category of clear glass is a tough sell right now. Depression glass has shown a slight uptick but not enough to warrant a buy. The same with Early American Pattern Glass. Milk glass will sell but the $15.00 price you are seeing for the banana boat is average. I can&#039;t think of too much milk glass that will sell for much more than that. The banana boat you have was produced heavily which is why you are not have any trouble finding comps. It&#039;s mainly a 1970&#039;s pattern if I remember correctly and it&#039;s primarily a display piece so I wouldn&#039;t expect to see much wear. Carnival glass is iffy but avoid marigold at all costs. If I were going to invest I would recommend French glass, especially Baccarat and Lalique. Daum crystal is a slow sell but their pate de verre is still strong. Waterford giftware is slow to move but their other glass still sells. I have heard other sellers and auctioneers say they can&#039;t sell Waterford but I seem to do pretty well with it. I can&#039;t seem to move any signed English glass at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>One area showing real life right now is Mosser glass cats. They&#039;re very small and not particularly well made but some bring well over $100. They also are not very old but it&#039;s one of those categories where some determined collectors want a cat in every color Mosser produced and they will pay what it takes to win an auction. I wish I could figure out what&#039;s going to the next Mosser cat. I have noticed the same trends with some Boyd glass and some Degenhart glass but nothing to the same extent. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck to you and everyone else here! And if you can&#039;t pieces that make you money I hope you find pieces that you love. Happy hunting!</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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