198: How Vintage Jewelry Sellers Are Winning Big in 2025 with Suzzee Toon
“If you love to collect and have too much, sell!”
Suzzee Toon aka Mid Century Maven (@mid_centurymaven) has been sourcing and collecting mid-century modern jewelry since the 1970s and reselling since the 1980s. She loves looking for unique vintage items to foster and love from thrift shops, yard sales, flea markets, antique malls, and estate sales. Currently, she is concentrating on vintage jewelry and mid-century modern collectibles to resell on Instagram in fun and informative live sales and at The Vintage Vault Midtown in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “My life has always been surrounded by MCM and vintage decor. I never want it any other way.”
SHOW NOTES & TAKEAWAYS
- Reselling and sourcing tips.
- Reselling at any age.
- Insights into hosting successful live sales on Instagram.
- How she built her loyal customer base.
- Stories from collecting mid-century modern jewelry since the 1970s.
- Cleaning, restoring, and repairing of vintage jewelry.
- Tips for carefully storing jewelry.
