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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Jlsherf on February 06, 2016, 10:12:33 am
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I saw this for sale on Etsy today and thought it beautiful until I saw the price! Lol! Any glass collectors have an opinion on what its actually worth?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/203090836/white-wedding-punch-bowl-sets-15-pc-milk?ref=shop_home_active_2
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https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=pitman+dreitzer+milk+glass+punch+bowl+set&btnK=Google+Search
Why would anyone think that these are rare or worth that kind of money !! Not even that pretty and to me looks kind of cheap !!
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See now that was what shocked me when I saw the price I couldn't believe it! I saw from your link that one sold on ebay for $89.99. Now that is more like it to me. Someone sees someone else has it for a certain price so they think that's the value of it. And then everyone starts pricing it high. One thing I learned from you Mart is "there is asking price and then there is getting price"!! Lol!!!
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The true value of an item is what the buying/public demand will pay for it. The appraised can be more or less. The insurable can be as well at times!
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You see this on ebay a lot !! Recently my granddaughter wanted me to see what a cobalt blue Vicks Vaporub jar was worth !! There were a bunch listed from $.99 to $2.99 !! Pretty ordinary stuff but one,, the same jar,, same size,,no lid was listed for $49.99 !! It said "rare,,hard to find,, and all the other things that I hate to see on a listing unless it really is !! They figure that if they do this and just one person believes it,,they are ahead of the game and a few dollars richer !! I attribute this to less than reputable sellers or those dumb as dirt and don`t bother to look up to see if what they are selling actually is rare and hard to find !! Its a selling tactic,, that's all !!
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Agree! If you need to lie to sell anything, it will eventually come back to bite you! What goes around comes around!
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Whoa. Just looked at that punch bowl set for sale and although a nice set...you can pick these up for a whole lot cheaper (especially in Florida)! The last time I was there my cousins and I went to garage sales, etc. and one of them got an entire set plus a whole large box of beautiful milk glass for under $39. It's a matter of where/when.
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There ya` go !!
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I know people buy things to resale but to put that kind of price on milk glass just floored me! Thanks y'all for your response.
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There are some pieces of really nice milk glass out there and worth a few dollars,,, but this is not one of them !! Good quality milk glass has a translucent quality even though it is white !! Hold it up to the light and you can see a rainbow of colors !!
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Good to know! Thanks Mart!