Sell Vintage Theatre Memorabilia on eBay - And Why Just Five Areas of a Massive Collecting Interest Can Mean Quick and Easy Profits for You

‘Theatre’, sometimes referred to as ‘theatrical’ memorabilia, is one of the most constant and most popular collecting interests, and one that attracts incredibly high prices from collectors all over the world on each and every eBay country site.

This is one of those collectibles that can be relied on to always turn a profit on items in good condition picked up at low prices at flea markets and collectors’ fairs, primarily from sellers who don’t understand the value some collectors place on items that have travelled down several decades, sometimes centuries, and which may be very rare today.

Another major reason many pieces of theatrical memorabilia can be purchased inexpensively on and off the internet and resold almost right away for staggering profits, is because those items are currently offered outside their area of origin and are of little interest to most local collectors.

So, for example, when I attend fairs in the north east of England, I often find items, not just theatrical memorabilia, relating to countries outside the UK and being sold by dealers who target mainly local collectors and do not also trade online to a much larger international buying audience.  So items relating to, say, a theatre in New York during the 19th century, or a celebrity who never performed outside of Melbourne, Australia, might attract few or no collectors at a fair in the UK where I live and trade from.

But fabulous prices can be achieved for similar such non-local items listed closer to their area of original production, say on the .com and primarily American site for the New York item, and on eBay’s Australian site for the Melbourne based entertainer.

These recent eBay sales show how high prices can go for some items of theatrical memorabilia:

Follies - Signed Original Cast Broadway Program sold for a best offer round about $700

Scarce 1903 The Wizard of Oz Program Majestic Theatre Broadway L. Frank Baum NYC sold for $299.99

D’Oyly Carte Opera fan invite to Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre 1880s fetched £291.25

Oscar Wilde 1895 1st Stage Production of The Importance of Being Earnest attracted a best offer somewhere in the region of £400

Rare Antique Victorian Theatre Playbill Poster - The Lyceum 1851 made £30.00

I know prices like those are commonplace, primarily because I have sold theatrical memorabilia for more than forty years, and today I want to pass my secrets to you.  Most important of all, I want to reveal just five areas of the overall theatrical memorabilia market that sellers can rely on for consistent high profits.

Let my book reveal what you need to know.