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Summary: For any collector, it's important to know the value of your collectibles. Get tips for pricing your Hallmark ornaments in this free video clip about Christmas collectibles.
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Cindy Johnson Cindy Johnson has been collecting Hallmark ornaments since 1975. Her first was a Hallmark Frosty Friends ornament that is now valued at $775. She now has over... read more
I want to talk a little bit about values of the ornaments that I have. Like I said before, if you get a reference book, you know exactly how much these ornaments are worth this year. And prices are going to vary from year to year. Some will increase, some will decrease. But if you're going to buy these ornaments on a secondary market, or used on the year it wasn't put out, it's a good idea to use this as a base when you buy your ornaments. If you go on EBay, you can find out exactly how much it's worth and you can compare that to what price that they're asking. Some of these examples of some of the best increase in value is the 1973 Betsy Clark first series. That sold for two dollars and fifty cents, new. It's now worth a hundred and twenty five dollars. This one which is the very first Frosty Friends ornament sold for six dollars the year that it was released. It is now worth seven hundred and seventy five dollars, and the first three houses of the Nostalgic Series, those three houses together are worth six hundred and sixty one dollars.