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Summary: The difference between a valuable piece of Disney memorabilia and a piece of garage sale junk is the phrase "Walt Disney Productions." This phrase allows you to identify what items are old and authentic Disney merchandise and what is worthless. Learn more in this free video series.
Jan Braunstein owns and operates the Antique Avenue antiques store in Pomona, Calif. Her mother also owned an antiques store. She is a certified antique appraiser.read more
"Disney at Garage sales. How many of us love Micky Mouse? I do! But guess what? This is not an antique. I could buy this at my local supermarket last year. It's not worth anything. This is a garage sale loser. You think that anytime you see a Disney character and think oh, I'm going to buy it, everybody loves Micky Mouse. Worth a lot of money. This is a cheesy Micky Mouse bobble head. Now, there are some old Micky Mouse items and you can tell because the back will see Walt Disney Productions. That's the older Disney stuff. Walt Disney Company, skip it. Also, if something's made in China, don't go there. That means it's new. It may look old, but it's a reproduction. So anytime you see any Disney things that look old or seem fun but are made in China, you could get them at your supermarket, don't do it."
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