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Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:07 PM Apr 2023

Opinions on selling naughty items

Over the years, we got some things in lot boxes and so on that we just set aside. I'll just say some are mildly naughty, some are mighty naughty. Just imagery, mainly on metal, porcelain. I think about how to sell them, kind of at a loss.

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Opinions on selling naughty items (Original Post) Marthe48 Apr 2023 OP
Knick-knack porn? Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1
Yeah Marthe48 Apr 2023 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Apr 2023 #5
Bill it as Tasteful Adult Art ggma Apr 2023 #2
Or sophomoric humor? Marthe48 Apr 2023 #4
Reading down thread, ggma Apr 2023 #7
Lost Innocence, Naughty Nostalgia bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #6
That's a good idea Marthe48 Apr 2023 #8
Oh. I thought you were doing eBay. bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #9
My husband and I did eBay together Marthe48 Apr 2023 #10
Thanks, I will check those out. I am sort of familiar with Etsy, and sold on Amazon decades ago bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #11
When I search for items Marthe48 Apr 2023 #12
I found some vintage neckties with naked women on them (at a church sale no less) Vinca Apr 2023 #13
I remember my Dad had a couple of the ties Marthe48 Apr 2023 #14

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
3. Yeah
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:22 PM
Apr 2023

coins, ashtrays, catchall dishes, the bottoms up mugs, figural shot glasses, a peek-a-boo key chain, pens with tiny figures in the ink barrel, until you turn them upside down. Our grandparents had their humor I've got some postcards, and a deck of nude cards.

We picked up a print at a yard sale years ago, a tastefully seminude couple covorting in a field. I got in touch with the artist a couple years ago, and he said he'd love to have the print, because it was some of his early work, so I sent it back to him. He sent me a new copy of the print, signed with a note. I treasure his thoughtfulness, but I haven't displayed it. lol

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bucolic_frolic

(46,971 posts)
6. Lost Innocence, Naughty Nostalgia
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 05:41 PM
Apr 2023

in one big lot because only a few items will be popular enough to sell individually, but people think they're getting a deal when there are a lot of items. You'll also get bidders asking to separate out an item at such and such a price, and you can try to tweak that number higher and decide if it works relative to the whole lot. Also it will be a lot less work as a lot.

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
8. That's a good idea
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 07:41 PM
Apr 2023

but not sure where I can offer them when the time comes. My booth is in a family place. People bring their kids in.

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
10. My husband and I did eBay together
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 08:03 PM
Apr 2023

We were getting tired of the rules for sellers, and buyers getting so many passes. We were using fb marketplace. Since he passed away, I haven't sold on eBay, bought a few things.

Have you tried Etsy, Amazon (sellers?) a shop on TIAS, or auction sites like 1st Dibbs, Mercari, Chairish. They all look interesting, but I haven't looked hard at anything.

bucolic_frolic

(46,971 posts)
11. Thanks, I will check those out. I am sort of familiar with Etsy, and sold on Amazon decades ago
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 08:06 PM
Apr 2023

I have non-standard products so AMazon is a no-go anymore. The rest of them I'm unfamiliar with. Writing these down for research!

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
12. When I search for items
Tue Apr 4, 2023, 08:15 PM
Apr 2023

like id, age, value, some of those sites pop up regularly. I think people can sell through Collectors Weekly, too. I read email articles I get from them, and I think some of the ads are for sale.

I'm in antique groups on fb, and Talking Antiques has started allowing people to post auctions, and maybe eBay items. I'm trying really hard not to buy anything, so I don't pay attention like I used to.

I was thinking of one more idea, but it slipped away :/ When it slips back, I'll follow up

Vinca

(51,029 posts)
13. I found some vintage neckties with naked women on them (at a church sale no less)
Sat Apr 8, 2023, 02:10 PM
Apr 2023

and sold them in my booth. They went like hotcakes. I wouldn't sell anything I thought was over-the-top graphic or disgusting, but lots of stuff from the early to mid-20th century is funny now. Maybe because it seems so innocent.

Marthe48

(18,992 posts)
14. I remember my Dad had a couple of the ties
Sat Apr 8, 2023, 02:36 PM
Apr 2023

He had dozens of ties. This was back in the 50s. He had them draped over metal hangers, and they were hung low enough I could stand and look at them all. I wish I had a couple of his. If they were fascinating to a little kid, bet they'd be even more eye-catching now Thanks for the memory

I think the most graphic are heads/tails brass coins that are explicit. They sell them on eBay.

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