It sure sounds interesting.

Try to make a list of all the items and then do a google search as well as check on other selling sites including
ebay to see if you can find the same ones as you have.

Look at completed listings and see if you can find what they are selling for and which may be best to sell.

I agree, with Richard. Go slowly and take your time so that once you are ready to list you have all your ducks in a row.
Good Luck

If you are trying to raise funds for your farm quickly, you might also want to check into a reputable auction house that could sell these items for you. I would stick with a well known name in a large city. These tend to advertise more and have better connections to bring the right buyers in for your type merchandise. Good luck!!

One step at the time…check in ebay for items like yours, research other sites, even the public library. Once you feel the emotion, start with just few things, to see what happens.
I think the magic word is “RESEARCH”…….good luck to you.

Research the price of each pin. See how much they have sold for. You might want to categorize them and sell them in sets. Don’t short change yourself. Start high and then slowly start lowering your prices.

Had to edit my original reply – so many thanks to everyone that’s tossed their two cents into this adventure!! Debdoll – since my location is WAY inconvenient, an auction house is out of the question. Seller_Inc – I agree 100% – not about to short change this one, it’s a nifty collection. Some will be lotted together (similar competition pins), RCMP and COP volunteer stuff), because of the size of the collection and the nature of it, the sum of the parts is going to be worth more than the whole. I’m not in any BIG rush, and would like to see these items honored with good homes and avid collectors.
Tabby

There you go! Now that you’ve got some info> WELCOME to your new starting bootH…and best of luck your way!

My best recommendation is don’t sell them as a whole unless like Debdoll says you can get a really reputable auction house group to assist you. You’ll get better prices for them sold in small lots and some individually. Collectors often have some of the things they collect but are looking for a piece or two, that’s why selling them in small lots or even individually usually brings the best prices especially if you plan to auction them like at ebay.

It has been my experience that Olympic paraphernalia. Is not a good resale item. Even the older pieces. How I got around this was to look up the respective year or years these items were issued. There are usually historical events surrounding the Olympic year. Something that would make that pin, that year remarkable Here is an [URL removed] I had a 1968 Olympic Cigarette Lighter. Unto itself all that could be said was a 1968 Olympic lighter for the Olympics held in Mexico. I did some research & found that this was the first Olympics where the team members took a political stand. The Black Panthers, while receiving their medals held their right arm up with a fist which was the black panther symbol for their movement. And while a female gymnast was receiving her medal, she turned away while that countries anthem was being played. Now that was a big deal in history & that lighter was a symbol of this shift of behavior Another [URL removed] I had a 1978 German Olympic beer Stein. This was the Olympics when almost an entire team was slaughtered.What gave the story life was not that the teem had been attacked but that Germany was so excited & poured heart soul & money to use the games to promote their hand in world peace & it fell apart right before their eyes. Again politics entered the realm of world games & world piece. For every pin, there is a story You have to find that story. Give the history behind each piece.Or a climate of events while selling a small lot Give them live breath & dimension.

Oddly enough I Googled the Olympics history. Found the info quite easily. Wikipedia is good.There might be a extraordinary contestant during a particular year of some of the pins you have. The contestant does not have to be related to that pin. But the story of that person in that year will make that pin special. I think you get the idea. Have fun
And last but not least, I would sell individually

I would love to see your stuff from the ’30’s Olympics in Garmish, Germany! You know who presided over these, don’t you? [Adolph Q. Hitler, that’s who!]. So, talk about historic! During these times a young black boxer [Mr. Joe Lewis] beat Max Schmelling [sp?]…Adolph had a hard time explaining that away! So much for Aryan supremacy!
But, congrats on your items! I would do as other have said; research!
‘Always know more about your item than the person you’re selling it to’ Or something like that….