Retail pricing?

Hi,
I used to buy on eBay a lot mostly Fiesta. I had to stop people are NUTS and eBay does not help. People are calling post 86 Fiesta vintage and asking stupid prices. Some people were selling REAL vintage Fiesta 1936 to 1960 for low prices. Now people are asking for 80 dollars for a piece with large chips. At the height of the market mint pieces were going for 30 to 40 dollars. I have returned at least 15 pieces of so called medium green that are light green and some are forest green. The last straw was a pair of tripod candle holders called turquoise that turned out to be periwinkle.
Hell I buy chipped pieces since I use them everyday but not at the prices they are asking. Unfortunately I do not see ANY Fiesta around here old or new.
greg

 

Hi Greg....folks on eBay just want to sell their crap.....they could care less about knowing what they have......they just want to part you from your hard earned cash !

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It depends on the seller. Sometimes I know exactly what I have, but if I sell it for what it's worth it sits. If I sell around or a bit below wholesale another dealer buys it and marks it up to retail in a shop somewhere. Other things you can sell for full price. I recently sold two lots of repair or craft jewelry that went way over what I expected, even with a full description. A lot of dealers would go right by a lot like that, but don't pass up the old broken stuff if there's a way to reuse it.

 

I see quite a bit of it at estate sales in my area. If you have any

I agree. For instance I have a set of primary Pyrex bowls in good condition. I feel like there are quite a few Pyrex collectors out there, but Ebay is flooded with my fairly common item so I'll put it in my booth.

I also have several pieces of Dedham pottery I recently purchased. I feel like I would be more likely to reach a collector for this on EBay. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm guessing it would sit in my booth for several months before selling.