Searching for a pricing guide!

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jeans05

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I am getting ready to expand my vintage & costume jewelry guides. I am looking for a really good price guide for vintage items 50s-80s.
I mostly tend to carry 60s-80s, but I love all ages of vintage!!!

Any guides or book recommendations would be appreciated. Or sources that you find most useful when pricing items.

I am sure that my prices are probably a bit low, but I generally start auction and then move things to the store.
Many thanks for your time.
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I dont know of any but if you find one, give me a holler!

Seriously, I would just check prices on the internet (ebay and other websites) if thats where you are selling. I think most price guides are terribly inaccurate.
 
Brenda,
I see a ton of books on various book sites, and they do seem to have vintage pieces priced high. My store is on Ebay, and I do comparative pricing on completed listings. I am sure that I will get a feel for what it should be, but I will be on the search. I'll keep you posted.
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www.favoriteforgottenjeans.com
 
For vintage costume JEWELRY; the standards:The Best of Costume Jewelry,Costume Jewelry: The Fun of Collecting, Costume Jewelry: The Great Pretenders, all Nancy Schiffer. Get them used and cheap on Amazon. The prices will be WAY out of date but the jewelry is good and you can get some feel for comparative value.

Warman's Jewelry: A Fully Illustrated Price Guide to 19th and 20th Century Jewelry, Including Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Costume (2nd ed) (Paperback) by Christie Romero, who REALLY knows her jewels...also dirt cheap used on Amazon. OLD PRICES. I thought there was a 3rd edition, but if so it's not there.

The bible on Haskell jewelry: Miriam Haskell Jewelry (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)
by Cathy Gordon (Author), Sheila Pamfiloff (Author) PRICEY on Amazon, and Cathy Gordon is a helpful regular on the ebay jewelry board.

Vintage clothing?...you'll learn more on ebay and the live auctions. AND check out the convenient VFG websites.
 
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