Vintage Pyrex collectors. I have questions

This is regional. I'm in New England, and garage/yard sales here are usually only on Saturdays, or possibly Sat/Sun. I think in the Midwest they start Thurs/Fri.

Tag and estate sales (the real ones where people are selling the entire contents of the house) sometimes start on Fridays here.

Have fun on the hunt OP!

Let you friend know too I have gotten several pieces they have found. Could you go on your lunch hour?

Try antique sales. Not sure where in MI you are, but I highly recommend going to Allegan at least once this year.

Otherwise, hit up the antique stores. There are lots of them in MI.

Our thrift shops are open until 7:00 and one even until 9:00. I found a lot of the glassware I collect by making a weekly evening trek through the store while DS was at a meeting nearby. I see vintage Pyrex each week.

Don't be discouraged by missing the prime garage sale time. It's just as sweet building a collection slowly as it is finding a haul. The hunt is half the fun!

that's the kind of find that keeps one searching even seven years later! At least it does me. I should never do drugs because one good experience and I'd be hooked, looking for the next high.

I've had very little luck with garage sales or goodwill type stores. The only ones that I've gotten what I consider good deals on were if I haggled with a store owner or if a certain booth in an antique/resale mall had a % off sale going. I paid more than I should have for my pink pyrex but the rest were okay deals.

Etsy has a fair amount of Pyrex. It is probably higher priced and there is shipping but it could be fun looking.

And of course EBay.

Where I live garage sales are on the weekends and most flea markets.

I was lucky to be someone who was collecting Pyrex before it became a hot collectible. It was fun. I found all sorts of great pieces at garage sales and thrift shops for cheap. Then Country Living published an article and ruined everything. I have a lot and it became a storage issue - I have my kitchen at home and at the lake. I just kind of quit.

You will have better luck & enjoy it more if you decide that any time you find something cheap that you'll buy it, no matter what the pattern. I have a few Early American bowls that I got really cheap- not a very attractive set, but I use them as my 4th of July serving bowls because of the eagle on them. They're perfect for that. I have lots of different bowl sets and some casserole sets, but lots of random pieces too. I'm lucky that I happen to love the common patterns of Butterfly Gold and Spring Blossom. I have a lot of those. But i have some cool pink, turquoise, and promotional items. I'd also recommend that you be open to buying cool Fire King pieces as well. When I quit looking specifically for Pyrex I started picking up floral frying & sauce pans from the 60s and 70s. I leave those at the lake and I love cooking with them. My lake kitchen is filled with so many cool kitschy things. People always comment on it and I love that.

Good luck! I love my Pyrex and my daughters have already told me the pieces they want when they have their own homes and they're going to get them.

eta - my best find ever was the complete pink Gooseberry Cinderella set for $10 at a sale about a block from my house. Perfect shape. That would never happen now. I used to buy a lot of things for a couple bucks or less. I'd also recommend that when you see the clear glass lids for cheap that you get them. Casseroles often show up without lids and I was always glad that I had a little stash of lids that would go with them.

I have had a lot of good luck finding the turquoise snowflake pieces - all of it cheap. That makes me think it's pretty common. I got a Butterprint set of Cinderella bowls for about $20 several years ago when an antique shop was closing and was selling all of their stuff for 75% off. I bought a few things that day. I have never taken part in a swap, but I've seen groups that do it on Facebook. I haven't looked at those in a long time though. I do think in order to find things now you have to make a point to hit the thrift and antique shops regularly. Now is definitely the season to get out there and look. Another thing to do is let people know you are looking for it. I've had people pick up items for me when they saw them cheap at sales or when someone was putting together a box of things to give to Goodwill. SaveSave

I don't collect Pyrex, but I see it now and again at Goodwill. Good luck! The hunt for treasures is so much fun!

The last Sunday of month (April to September), there is a huge antique market. Something like over 400 vendors. I've found some pretty cool stuff there.

I have collected Pyrex for years and I have sold it in my booth at a Collectible as well. I will tell you thrift stores have been my best source. And thrift stores in well off towns and neighborhoods are the best of the best. Depending on where you live Pyrex mania has died down and so prices are more reasonable now. There are some pieces and colors that are going to be hard to find and pricier - Think the red, blue, green, yellow bowl set and anything pink, black or turquoise.

Having said that thrift stores, estate sales, yard sales and auctions are good sources for buyng.