There is an embarrassment of riches on eBay right now, so welcome and so different from the junkyard it is for much of the year. The Halloween wealth listed now is exemplified by this item, one of many listed by a seller long on my list of those whom I endorse.
There are several genres rife with fakes and fantasy items that I simply do not buy unless I know the seller. For instance, virtually all of the wind-up mechanicals I've seen on eBay this past year are either completely fake or Frankensteined to such an extent that they may as well be fake. German compo candy containers is another perilous genre. Many of today's folk artists are able enough that they can churn out competent fakes that fool the unsuspecting or the more gullible new collectors flooding our fun hobby. That is why I don't see the prices for German compo containers typically reaching the price heights they once did. There are simply too many skillfully made fakes and fantasy pieces floating about. You can put those fears aside when buying from stnick22. I've known this couple since 2000 and feel they are among the top sellers on this forum. Deal with them with confidence.
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Mark B. Ledenbach's vintage Halloween collectibles blog.
