Some Serious Car Seat Collectors Out There!

BabyGearCollector · Feb 24, 2010

I was watching this vintage car seat on ebay to see what it was going to fetch - http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RETRO-C...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20af914b2f - though I didn't have enough spare cash to jump in the bidding. It's absolutely in pristine condition and obviously was taken excellent care of. My first surprise was the $100 reserve! My second surprise was the winning bid which exceeded $260!! Yikes!!!

I've only seen the old 1950's style seats fetch that kind of price in the past. Looks like I'll have to save up plenty of money if I hope to ever win one of the vintage Strolee seats I've wanted, if/when one ever gets listed.

Definitely some serious car seat collectors out there with this kind of bidding!

Dave

rachandsoph · Feb 24, 2010

Judi · Feb 24, 2010

I need to find one at a garage sale.....

KaysKidz · Feb 24, 2010

Wow, that is stunning! But way outta my league!

SusanMae · Feb 24, 2010

Hmmmm...there's a vintage seat in my parents basement...but I don't think it's in tip top condition.

Susan

TechnoGranola · Feb 24, 2010

Heck with selling my outgrown/unused seats, I am just going to save them for 50 years until tthey are retro and sell them for more than I paid! :thumbsup:

BabyGearCollector · Feb 24, 2010

SusanMae said:
Hmmmm...there's a vintage seat in my parents basement...but I don't think it's in tip top condition.

Susan

Susan, if you get a chance to check it out, I'd love to know what kind it is. Maybe even post a pic?

I tell you, I'm constantly checking vintage and retro listed baby gear items - highchairs, walker/bouncers, car seats, home use booster seats (especially vintage Cosco) - and most are very popular items. I bought one of those vintage Eames Era-style Cosco booster seats for $10 and it sold on ebay for $89. A mom from Paris, France asked me to PLEASE ship to her country because she was making a little activity table for her toddler son and wanted that design of seat to go with it. The $42 shipping didn't deter her at all - she wanted that seat no matter what!!! LOL

Dave

LM4M · Feb 24, 2010

Out of curiosity, if you don't mind, what exactly do you do with all of these old seats?

BabyGearCollector · Feb 25, 2010

LuvMy3Monkeys said:
Out of curiosity, if you don't mind, what exactly do you do with all of these old seats?

If I'm ever fortunate enough to find one like the catalog pic in my avatar, it will just be a static collectable like my 20+ strollers and prams are right now. Though my strollers could see use again one day if grandkids come along.

I'd just enjoy preserving a little baby gear history with one or two of the old classic seats, strange as that may seem. Some people who collect classic 50s/60s cars like to buy the old hook-over car seats as a period accessory for their car only when displayed at shows, and never for use while the car is moving.

Dave

classicseats · Feb 25, 2010

Yeah, idiots! I lost it by a $5 bid

ctbcleveland · Feb 25, 2010

OMG - That is so close to my house - my DH would love that for his classic car! Too expensive though.

BabyGearCollector · Feb 25, 2010

classicseats said:
Yeah, idiots! I lost it by a $5 bid

I was thinking about you when I saw this seat and knew it wouldn't escape your notice.

Wish you could have won it for your terrific collection.

Dave

LISmama810 · Feb 25, 2010

classicseats, I thought for sure you had won that.

You need to stop hiding out, BTW. You only show up on the threads about classic seats, oddly enough.

classicseats · Feb 25, 2010

LISmama810 said:
classicseats, I thought for sure you had won that.

You need to stop hiding out, BTW. You only show up on the threads about classic seats, oddly enough.

I know nothing else?

Pixels · Feb 25, 2010

classicseats said:
I know nothing else?

I remember a WWYD thread you started about your neighbor. Very current, modern seats. You even let slip that you actually have some non-expired seats. You must know a thing or two about current seats.

midwestmeg · Feb 25, 2010

Oh wow, fun-- classic seats! Dh is a classic tractor/car/junk collector and spends a lot of time looking at 'junk' all summer. I'll tell him to start watching for seats! Kind of a fun piece of history.

BabyGearCollector · Feb 25, 2010

midwestmeg said:
Oh wow, fun-- classic seats! Dh is a classic tractor/car/junk collector and spends a lot of time looking at 'junk' all summer. I'll tell him to start watching for seats! Kind of a fun piece of history.

Admittedly, that's one of the main reasons I joined car seat. org. Hoping that by posting about the specific classic seat I was looking for there would be a lot more eyes watching out from folks who take more than the usual notice when they spot a car seat, new or vintage. Plus, there's a couple other collectors to help here like classicseats, who knows about the seats I'm interested in finding. I figure by this late date, other than perhaps ebay or craigslist, about the only place the older classic seats will surface is at moving/garage/estate sales where people want to sell off as much stuff stashed away over the years as possible. Back in the early 1980s, many thrift/second hand shops still had the older '60s and '70s seats, and I could kick myself now for not grabbing up nearly every one I spotted.

Thrift stores around my area won't even handle used baby gear items anymore due to safety concerns.

Hope your DH can stumble across some cool classic seats in dire need of rescuing by collectors.

Dave

ctbcleveland · Feb 26, 2010

Dave and ClassicSeats - DH and I are researching vintage Taylor Tot Strollers. If either of you is knowlegable about this brand, please let me know.

DH has a 1951 mercury, and he wants a period-accurate (is that a word?) stroller to push the baby around during a car show. These aren't strollers in the modern sense - they are almost like walkers with a push-handle. DS will be a year old when we would start using it this summer.

Feel free to PM me.

embock81 · Apr 24, 2010

Hi Guys,
I just stumbled on this post and thought I'd share a couple of pictures of me in my 1983 Strollee Car Seat...

I'm hoping one day to find one like this on ebay...

mrs_teeee67 · Apr 24, 2010

re:Taylor Tot strollers.. If this one is near you, it's a serious bargain!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...feab0f3&itemid=310212432316&ff4=263602_263622

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