Craw-Bogle Trader
Hallowe’en Exchange
for Olde Soul Collectors
Why create Craw-Bogle Trader for antique and vintage Halloween collectibles exchange? This collector began the last decade detaching, as vendor and vendee, from the hype of an inflated second-hand market (wishing to neither buy nor sell in such a landscape) in respect to humble beginnings and the spirit of olde Hallowe’en. The preference is to continue making personal connections with the average collector, as has occurred these past years, for trading vintage Halloween collectibles as a way for many of us to recapture the modest gifts of the holidays. As such, the site is therefore not intended as a source for resellers nor a shop for those with unlimited funds.
Thank you for your interest, and for your patience as the content for this website develops over time. I might direct you first to some of the other pages here such as About to learn more about Craw-Bogle Trader or Reference for books and blogs about Halloween collectibles. Currently available trades are listed in the Gallery.
There is a companion website for research activities via an archive library of vintage Halloween catalogs (and more) – named The Halloween Retrospect – offering a new series of vintage Halloween collectibles books for reference and guidance in the field. You can read more about THR and other book and blog resources on the Reference page of this website.
