The most popular selling method for thimbles is auctioning them locally or online auctions. There are millions of styles and types of thimbles, making them fun and unique to collect. Their one-of-a-kind nature makes them a big money maker!

You may remember seeing your grandmother or mother wearing a thimble on their fingers while sewing when you were a child. I bet you didn't know that small sewing utensil could be worth some money. Most thimbles you see are made of metal like; brass, iron, gold, silver or steel, but in other cases they are made of leather, rubber, wood, plastic, precious metals, glass, bone, mother of pearl, Pyrex, china and even coal.

Thimbles can be quite a fun collectible as they are decorated with anything imaginable. Many are hand painted with animals, flowers, places or famous people making them all fun and unique to find, collect or sell. You can find many generic thimbles at just about any location that has a souvenir shop as they have become more a collector’s item than a sewing utensil.

Some thimbles are made only as a display item and can be finely and intricately designed with stones, jewels and pearls making them not only stunning, but hard to find. These rare thimbles can be worth hundreds of dollars. Thimbles began as a collectible item back in the 1800's. Being a small item they do not take much space and also being inexpensive they were easy to collect and enjoyed by all classes and societies. This is still true to this day. You'll find many people displaying their thimble collections in small wooden shelves in their homes or offices.

If you are a thimble collector or if you have inherited a collection from a family member and you are looking to make some money, thimbles are a great item to look into selling. The most popular selling method for thimbles is auctioning them locally or on online auctions. These methods will allow you to sell the collection as a whole or by piece. Online auctions; such as eBay, OldAndSold or LiveAuctioneers, is a great way to get your collection viewed by collectors worldwide.

If you're not sure what price to sell your collection you can view what others are selling their thimbles for or you can have your pieces appraised professionally. Another option is to take your collection to a local pawn shop; however you may not get what the collection is actually worth so be cautious of pawn shop appraisals.

So how much can a thimble be worth? Thimbles on online auctions can run any where from $1 to over $2,000 per piece! Of, course you may not get $1,000 for each thimble you own. The rarity and the condition will always be a factor, but a whole collection can rack in quite a large amount of dough! Some thimbles are so rare that collectors are willing to pay over $2,000 for a single thimble. You just may have that one thimble a collector has been searching for all his life, and consequently may be willing to pay you big bucks!

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