Prices within the antiques and collectibles marketplace are never static. They are always changing. At times these changes may be short term up or down fluctuations similar to the day-to-day swings in the stock market.

At other times the price changes within individual niches or sub-niches may be long term gradual increases or gradual decreases. Longer term changes, whether up or down, can be the result of a number of different factors, but normally they are brought on by collector interest and demand.

These changes were dramatically illustrated on eBay within the last two weeks with the sale of two items in the same collector niche.

The Eureka typewriter ribbon tin to the left sold for $32.50. This style of flat rectangular ribbon tin is among the earliest styles of ribbon tins and they are quite hard to find. Similar to this example, most of them have beautiful graphics.

Just a few years ago this tin would have easily brought $200 to $300 or more. These days, when they are offered on eBay, most flat rectangular ribbon tins sell in the $25 to $50 range. (As an aside, with some patience, you could put together a wonderful collection of these rare tins for very little money and you would have a collection very few others would have.)
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