Nativity Items

Vintage Christmas NATIVITY Manger Set, Made in ITALY $39.99 Time Left: 37m

2 VINTAGE Paper Mache Papier Mache Shepherd Boys $20.00 Time Left: 1h 33m

Vintage Boehm Porcelain Nativity The Holy Family COA $49.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 2h 54m

Vintage Boehm Porcelain Nativity 3 Kings NIB COA $49.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 2h 58m

Vtg Mini Nativity 10 pc. Set (Merri-craft) $0.99 (1 Bids) Time Left: 3h

TIN STANDING CHRISTMAS NATIVITY -- MEXICO -- FOLDS FLAT $55.00 Time Left: 4h 4m

Large Ox from a Made in Mexico Nativity $26.25 Time Left: 5h 1m

"Draping the Kings" Vintage Craft Book Nativity Scene $4.99 $7.99 Time Left: 5h 14m

cut out christmas nativity set cardboard vintage $0.99 (1 Bids) Time Left: 5h 30m

Carved Wood Manger, Palm, Nativity Scene 5.5" $9.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 5h 44m

nativity set sears 1970 - 10 pieces pre-owned italy $40.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 5h 48m

CHRISTMAS BLOW MOLD NATIVITY SCENE FEATHERSTONE #31 $79.99 Time Left: 6h 16m

5 VTG XMAS CELLULOID Cow Donkey Bull Ram Sheep ornament $24.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 6h 35m

14 VINTAGE PUTZ DEPOSE Fontanini NATIVITY Creche Manger $149.99 Time Left: 6h 36m

NATIVITY FIGURINES-THE THREE KINGS-10 IN. TALL-JAPAN $9.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 7h

CARDBOARD NATIVITY MANGER SET AND PLASTIC FIGURES $6.95 (0 Bids) Time Left: 7h 15m

Nativity Infant Baby Jesus w Manager-Glass Eyes-Halo $120.00 $150.00 Time Left: 7h 59m

Vintage 1950's Mini Nativity Set in Original Box HL 343 $14.99 Time Left: 8h 7m

VTG ITALY 11 FIGURINES FONTANINI CHRISTMAS NATIVITY $69.99 (0 Bids) Time Left: 8h 25m

LARGE Erzgebirge Nativity Windmill Pyramid Bell Tower $109.00 (0 Bids) Time Left: 8h 26m

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Quite a few things made for other reasons, (for example toys), have become so popular amongst collectors that they are later targeted directly to that group. The top prices for many olders types of Star Wars action figures is a good example of this phenomena because the figures were originally meant to be acquired as playthings instead of collectibles.

Earliest collectibles were included with other products as incentives, for example cigarette cards in cigarette packs. Popular items started to see a secondary market and oftentimes became the subject of collectible mania. Finally many collectible pieces came to be sold separately, instead of being used as aids to marketing to increase the appeal of other goods.

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The early kinds of a product, manufactured in lesser quantities before its collectible popularity has begun, sometimes bring exorbitant premiums on the secondary market. When it comes to a mature market, collectibles rarely become a spectacular investment.

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