Vintage watches, rare trading cards, limited-release sneakers. Online, they’re sold as investments that quietly beat the stock market, and the pitch is hard to resist when someone’s holding up a screenshot of a card that sold for six figures.
Before you donate that box of childhood toys or toss the old coins sitting in a drawer, it may be worth doing a little research. Most forgotten belongings won’t turn out to be hidden treasures, but certain coins, cards, toys and other collectibles can command surprisingly high prices depending on their rarity, condition and demand.
