One vintage Halloween market segment that has strengthened considerably over the last five years is the blow mold segment. Even designs that seems to be omnipresent bring strong dollars. More unusual examples like this one bring strong dollars indeed, although I think this particular result was constrained by the high shipping charge.
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**VINTAGE** HALLOWEEN ORANGE OWL BLOW MOLD
The vintage Halloween hobby is broken down into many different market segments. Over the last few years, most segments have strengthened over an expected trajectory, some have weakened and a few have strengthened more rapidly than expected. Examples of the last category would be Dennison and Gibson diecuts from 1928-1934 and many blow molds. (I can hardly believe it myself!) This owl blow mold from the 1960s is a good representative of this new reality for this market segment. Will Gurley candles and common tin litho ever strengthen?
VINTAGE HALLOWEEN EMPIRE BLOW MOLD SPOOKY HAUNTED HOUSE 13' - 1969 MINT COND
Vintage 1960s blow molds are yet another market segment that has seen steep climbs in value these past 18 months. This skewed perspective haunted house is one of the better designs. It’s hard to wrap my mind around the very real fact that these common items command such high values in today’s market.
Vintage Halloween Plastic Blow Mold Lighted Pumpkin Jack O Lantern Witch Hat
Unfortunately, the site that will typically reveal what the Best Offer selling price was for an item just shows that this sold for $65, although the price was lower than that. Let’s assume that it was $50, a much higher price than I would have expected. Virtually all blow molds are super common and seldom bring meaningful dollars. (There are exceptions, of course. The tall orange or green haunted houses, the slanted orange haunted house and the standing witches with arms outstretched holding some object are some examples.) This design is common, so even $50 would have been a surprise, especially given that it has significant fading and has scuffing and no light. Is this result an outlier or an indication that there has been strengthening in this market segment?
