I didnāt buy it but oh my, how I wish I would have it 30 years ago 
Itās a big dollhouse, around 120cm
My boys unfortunately donāt like it, what a pity I donāt have a daughter
My boys unfortunately donāt like it, what a pity I donāt have a daughter
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Idk how old this is, but I got it for $1 twenty years ago!
This is a mini racing luge. For $4 I was shocked at how fast it is!
Just got this recently. $1.50 abalone shell Iām using as a jewelry dish.
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I have such a shell as well! I use it to burn sage in it.
And the luge? I had to translate it and if my translation is fine you need to sit on it? A kind of sleigh?
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Yes. Like a tiny bobsled. It says ārace seriesā on it and they werenāt kidding 
Iād never seen anything like it and didnāt know what to expect. There were actually 2 of the exact same one and I forever regret not buying both.
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Ha ha I understand that! Then you could race together, that would be fun!
Ps How many times I came home after vistithing a triftshop and still thinking about something I havenāt bought 
One time I returned the next morning to buy the item I regret buying the day before, but it was gone 
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Every day before sleep I read two chapters of Tow Truck Pluck (Pluk van de Petteflet) for my kids, they absolutely love it! I didnāt know itās such a well known book in Netherlands to be honest, just borrow it from library cause I like the drawing. Dutch ppl probably know what Iām talking about @SoberWalker 
So yesterday I went to triftshop and I found 3 cups and 3 glasses with Pluck! What a happiness it bring to my boys And what a luck! Exactly 3 from each, for all of them.
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We all grew up with the writing of Annie MG Schmidt and the drawings of Fiep Westendorp. Still love them so much. Loved to have been one of the Stampertjesš
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Ofcourse I know it! I grew up with that book and paases that love trough to my 3 kids as well!
Annie M.G Smith wrote lots of lovely child books. I also had āAbeltjeā, thatās also a very cute one. There is also made a movie of that book. Do not know if thatās any good, but the book is!
Well she made so many good books! 
And I love the cups and glasses! 
The Hema is selling lots of āJip & Jannekeā stuff, thatās also from books of her.
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I collect bobbleheads, specifically baseball. The antique malls here are a great place to hunt for them.
Usually I stick just to Diamondbacks players (the team in Arizona where I live) or a player I really, really liked. Keeps the collection lean.
Anyhow.
I couldnāt resist this one, just too cool to pass up. The Orioles are the team from Baltimore, and this is their mascot (simply called, The Oriole Bird) playing baseball, in bobblehead form.
I am a big-time romantic when it comes to baseball - its history, its place in Americana, and the magic that can only happen on a baseball diamond. Oriole Bird is one of the most beloved and iconic baseball mascots, so this find feels really great. It was apparently part of a 2002 stadium giveaway.
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Now you made me curious about your collection T-mac Willing to share a picture of them all together?
One of my kids had such a bobblehead, it was Shrek. One day he felled and didnāt make it 
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Funny! It must be hilarious to get all those heads wiggeling 
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2 more antique mall finds for my collection over the last few weeks
This is Bob Brenly, who managed/coached the Diamondbacks to their first (and thus far, only) championship, back in 2001. He has now done their color commentary for TV broadcasts for several years. Generally beloved by Diamondback fans.
Same trip, found a commemorative license plate to match with him.
Pittsburgh Pirates mascot
Technically their mascot is a bright green parrot, but also, Pirates.
I might bring this one back to Massachusetts and give it to my motherās husband. We share a love of baseball, collectibles, and we both enjoy watching the Pirates even though its not the primary team for either of us.
Lastly, not from an antique mall, but rather a giveaway at the Diamonbacks game this past weekend, got it there.
Gabi Moreno is their young star catcher, this is to commemorate his first Gold Glove award, recād last season (you can see his mitt is painted gold). The award is given each season to the player who has the greatest defensive abilities at his position.
And for @SoberWalker , updated group pic. Itās getting out of hand.
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Thanks for the udate T-mac! 
I was wondering: are they expencive? Is it a āthingā to collect them where you live and so hard to find?
Havenāt been in a triftshop lately, only in second hands cloths shops. Bought myself a nice leather bike jacket for a few bucks
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Depends on a number of things - what player it is (were they well-known, were they good for their team but not widely recognized, were they among the best in the game, etc), how old it is, is it a special commemorative one for a player award, etc. There are some serious collectors that pay hundreds for the old school ceramic ones from 50+ years back. Then more recent ones, like the Gabi Moreno one I got, show up on ebay the day after the stadium giveaway for $50+.
Thereās a pretty solid subset of baseball fans that are memorabilia collectors - whether itās baseball cards, autographs, jerseys, game-used equipment, bobbles, etc.
On average I probably pay $10-$15 a piece. It just requires patience and knowing where to look! Itās way easier to find Diamondbacks ones around here since they are the local team.
This one below is SUPER cool, but the prices are really high. Itās from this year when the NY Mets played a game in London. Just a really great idea for a commemorative bobble. Similar to Oriole Bird, Mr Met is an iconic baseball mascot. Currently on ebay for $75-$100. Not happening!
EDIT: so this kind of shows one of my points - I hadnāt realized, but the London game hasnāt even happened yet! These are people selling them on ebay before they even have them.
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I bought this from one of my favorite antique stores today. Itās a small vase that says Kaiser 696 on the bottom. I canāt find another one out the internet but Iām having fun trying.
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My first BBH waa a Cal Ripken Jr SGA in 2001. Although a Yankee fan, I collect Blue Jay BBH.
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Thatās what I always do as well: try to find information about it on the internet. Sometimes I even start doing so in the triftshop because Iām curious what the item is and used for.
Sometimes you see things and you think wtf is that? 
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The store I went to had some beautiful Eames chairs and all sorts of lovely things. I walked around and mentally furnished a whole new house. 
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Eames Chaires? I love them!
I think I mever have seen one second hand. But Iāve seen a new one though and that price?
Unbelieveble!
But here in the Netherlands they are very hip today and you can buy look a like for less then a ā¬1000,- these days. There not 100% the same but I like them!
Here is one for example:
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