What are the top ten best selling collectible items?

Wildchild, thanks for your question

According to Funk & Junk their top 10 sellers for 2001 collectibles
are:

1. Vintage clothing and accessories
2. Miscellaneous Collectibles
3. Furniture
4. Toys & Cartoons
5. Pottery & Planters
6. Smoking Collectibles
7. Glassware
8. Advertising & Premiums
9. Lamps and lighting
10. Kitchen Collectibles


According to avon.com:

The top selling collectibles are (in order): figurines, dolls, plush
products, collector's plates, ornaments and steins.
http://avon.avon.com/avonfaq/default.asp?
levelid=1691&displaymode=qa&result=collectible&oldlevel=1


I also found a book that might fit what you are looking for.  It's
titled

Tomart's Encyclopedia of Action Figures : The 1001 Most Popular
Collectibles of All Time

and the authors are Sally Ann Berk, Tom Tumbusch and Maria Spinella.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579120091/qid=1019694588/sr=8-
1/ref=sr_8_7_1/103-2793051-9405401


Search terms used: top ten collectibles, Best selling collectibles,
most popular collectibles


top ten collectibles
://www.google.com/search?q=top+ten+collectibles

most popular collectibles
://www.google.com/search?q=%22most+popular+collectibles%22

Additional links that might prove useful:

Top ten links with 10 categories:
http://www.top10links.com/Recreation/Collecting/index.shtml

Amazing Collectibles:
http://www.amazing-collectables.com

All over the UK collectibles:
http://www.allovertheuk.co.uk/collectibles.htm


Regards,
seeker

My question was answered thoroughly and provided much needed insight
into the top ten collectibles. Thank you for the answer.

I should imagine that stamps, coins, banknotes, beer mats, horse brasses and 
matchboxes and matchbooks would be pretty highly-rated, though as a Briton, my 
perspective may be fairly coloured.

You didn't specify whether this was worldwide or local to a specific area; no 
doubt a little clarification might be of some use.

This book received all high ratings at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580626459/qid=1019516159/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-1111750-2327303

The Everything Collectible Book.

"This is a great starter book for collectors of all kinds."

One remark mentions that it includes historical information on collectibles, another remark states the large variety of collectibles included.

I would imagine that as the markets change, as well as the times, the top collectibles change as well.  Geographic location would also be a variable.

Dinnerware, Silverware, Toys, Books, Jewelry, Stones, Dolls, Cars, Records, Phonographs, houses, Passenger ship memorbilia,  I know so many people 
that collect so many different things it would be hard to identify the top and so far I have not found any reference material to the "top" 

I hope the book helps.