Christmas Plates

Collecting Christmas Plates

Christmas plates are a pretty good seller on eBay no matter what time of year it is.  Waiting until just before the holiday season to start looking may bring more competition, but that will most likely be set off by an increased number of plates getting listed by sellers.

There are other holiday plates that get collected, but Christmas is a big one.  A lot of people pull out all of the stops when it comes time to decorate for the holidays and that often includes pulling down existing decor and replacing it until after the new year comes.  If you are in to decorative and collector's plates, then you probably include them as part of the Christmas decorations.  If not, well why not?  There are so many beautiful plates available and they can provide a wonderful change of pace from what has been on display during the rest of the year.

I can't speak for everyone, but as much as I enjoy the summer time and dread the cold weather of winter, I do look forward to the holiday season.  No matter what holiday you choose to celebrate, or even if you don't celebrate at all, I hope you do enjoy the festive decorations that appear to ward off the shortened hours of daylight and bitter cold.  For collectors, Christmas plates are sometimes a special part of their collection.  There are probably some plate collectors who specialize in collecting only holiday plates.  There are plenty of them to choose from and they can do a great job of celebrating the season.  Checking out eBay, the sales of decorative Christmas plates are about what you would expect.  There are a lot of Norman Rockwell Christmas plates getting bid on along with other standards like Royal Copenhagen and Wedgewood.  I expected to see more "Twelve Days of Christmas" sets being sold, but it may be too early for that yet as I write this.  I noticed a lot of Spode Christmas Tree plates, but they didn't seem to be getting any bids, so if you collect them, the time might be right to check things out.

If you are looking to buy Christmas plates, don't forget about actual dishes that you eat off of for your holiday meal.  My Grandmother breaking out the special holiday plates was a part of my family's holiday tradition when I was growing up.  My sister has her dishes now that my Grandmother has passed on, but getting out the good china and holiday glasses is still part of what we do to get ready for the holidays around here.  If you don't already, you might want to think about starting that as one of your own family traditions!