This article, by Julia Wilkinson, author and eBay PowerSeller, tells how stuff most people throw away can fetch handsome profits on eBay . . .
I stumbled upon the idea of selling catalogs on eBay after amassing quite a collection of Victoria’s Secret catalogs and I was amazed to find a whole subculture of people buying and selling these things on eBay! They were listing them like they were rare gems from Sotheby’s, and, no doubt, to some folks, they are! I started exploring catalog sales, and searching eBay’s completed auction information for what sold. I found that some vintage catalogs sold for $500 and up!
Let me show how you can find catalogs that sell for nice sums. There are essentially two types of valuable catalogs: valuable antique catalogs, and modern catalogs. We’ll start with a look at some of the specific catalogs that sell for big money.
