Who doesn't love the PPMBS, aka the Pyrex Primary Mixing Bowl set? I have reunited a couple sets in the past and snagged these bowls off craigslist for $25.
The seller had a brown 401 instead of the blue but I still thought the great condition made it worthwhile. In fact, this is the shiniest red bowl I had ever seen. Usually the reds are dull and scratched up. I wonder why? I noticed this on the fridgies as well.
My favourite of these primary colours is definitely the green. Unfortunately of this set, the green bowl is the most scratched up.
Lately I have been buying and reselling a lot of my vintage Pyrex finds. I think I am too attached to my faves to let those go, so I have to cycle out the fresher goods. The thirst out there for Pyrex remains strong! I have found a lot of Pyrex Collectors locally.
I feel a little bad adding to the trend of increasing prices but I still think I price my selling Pyrex pretty low. Have you all be downsizing your collections too?
Wow, that red bowl is shiny! I have been downsizing somewhat. I have been selling the items that I have duplicates of. Now lets keep fingers crossed that I don't break something and not have a backup because I sold it!
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Erica
I have only been collecting Pyrex for about 6 months. I got turned on to these lovelies by inheriting my husband's grandmother's gorgeous collection of several Pyrex, Fire King, and Anchor Hocking's blue cornflower. I fell hard, real hard for these beauties! I have two of the bowls form the primary set, the green and the yellow, so I am on the lookout for the red and blue. I have already thrifted 2 new pieces to add to the collection. Two of the cake pans are peach colored and have a luster to them but I don't see those very often on blogs. I have really enjoed looking at all your finds and it helps me to learn about the patterns and what was available. Thank you from a new pyrex-hunter!
ReplyDeleteLove the PPMBS! I'm on the lookout for the green and the yellow to complete my set. It's amazing how much interest there is in Pyrex these days.
ReplyDeleteI really like your primary color Pyrex bowls. They look so clean with their solid colors. I also love some of the fridgies you've shared with us. Unfortunately, I don't find a whole lot of those, only one, which I sold on eBay.
ReplyDeleteLove the Primary bowls sets!
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be well my thrifty friend!
I have been selling a lot of my Pyrex too! When we moved house I realised I had WAY too much!
ReplyDeleteI have been selling my excess Pyrex in my antique booth. It's my best seller right now! I don't really feel too bad about charging "antique store prices" because I put a lot of time and energy into finding the Pyrex in the first place. It's good to make a couple bucks on it instead of spending for a change!
ReplyDeleteCool how they are stacked to photograph so well!
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