#9: Porcelain Tableware

Worth: $5,000

Remember that elegant china sets that your mom insisted on keeping despite them gathering dust in the cabinet for years? Well, it turns out her intuition was spot on because those antique treasures could now be worth a pretty penny. Inspired by China’s beautiful blue and white painted ceramics, these porcelain marvels were all the rage in the 1800s.

If you happen to have any hand-me-downs from that era in your possession, you could be sitting on a goldmine. With prices soaring as high as $5,000 on eBay, it’s clear that these pieces hold significant value in today’s market. So, it’s time to sift through your collection of antiques and see if you’ve got a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. And let’s give Mom a round of applause for her foresight in recognizing a treasure when she saw one!