Did you try looking at " sold" items on EBay? Type in the name of the China and then go in the left column under " sold". You can see what someone else might have paid for something similar.

I know better than to look at dishes on eBay!! At my age I need to downsize!!

I hope that you get them! Post pictures for the other dishaholics on here....:)

I did not try looking at sold! thank you for the suggestion.

Makes sense My3dogs - It is cheaper on CL.

this is the set:

I'd go see it and make a reasonable offer, as My3dogs suggested. A few months ago my daughter and I stumbled across a beautiful set of Lennox china in an antique store. I bought it for her and have been buying additional pieces on Ebay when they appear. Another good source for checking prices on china is Replacements.com.

Who makes it?

Edelstein (I think) could not find it in the solds on ebay or much on replacements. Maybe it wasn't popular?

That is nice!

It should be really cheap, especially on CL where they won't have to pack it. Cheeeaaap. Nobody is buying this sort of thing and the market is full of it. It should be cheaper than the cheapest stuff at Target. (Says me who has expanded great grandma's china set to a stupid 20+ place settings because it was so cheap...)

That doesn't mean it should be!! Just that the market is bad for classy old china. MCM stuff? Pricey. Pretty china? Underpriced.

I think it belongs in your display cabinet, and you just might end up eating off it too!

What is Cheap Fori? I do know that people are not buying it. My poor dad. has tons of china, oyster plates, fish plates, etc. Used to be worth something 10-15 years ago. He should have sold it then!

Is cheap $1 a piece? $2 a piece? She is asking about $3 a piece.

Can you post the other pics from the listing and the description? It'd be helpful to price it having an itemized list of the pieces, especially the serving pieces! As an example of what I'm getting at, I bought 60 pieces (12 five-piece place settings) of Royal Crown Derby bone china on eBay for $499, but the coffee pot with lid in the same pattern can cost upwards of $200 by itself! So, the first 60 pieces cost approx $8.33/each (or about $41.66/place setting) but if I buy the coffee pot at $200, it would cost about $100/piece!

Thanks Sammy - here are a couple more pics it is 7 piece place settings (12) and 6-7 serving pieces.

Here's a link to a closed auction on a 72-piece set of Edelstein china. No idea if it sold or what it went for, but it was estimated on the low end at $150, which is about $2 a piece.

I wish I liked my mom's more. I have her china and my great grandmothers silver (I Ihave never used any of it and my mom passed 20 years ago.)

Very helpful Ida! it says it sold for $110. for the 72 pieces. that is crazy!

It's worth what someone will pay for it. As stated above young brides are not registering and do not want moms/grandmas china. Shipping will kill you where dishes are concerned. For that reason CL where most things are picked up is where to look.

Exactly arcy_gw! It seems that there are many versions of the Edelstein Bavaria Meria Theresa, depending on the number after the name. I'm seeing Rosetta 18805, but it's hard to read one of the numbers. Here's one, for example:

China maria-theresia

We have been to several weddings where the couple has registered for fine china. It tends to be very simple, but expensive.

Pre-WWII and the gold still looks perfect. If I needed china like you clearly do :), I'd be plenty willing to spend 3 bucks a dish, or more. You can't get Corelle for that! Bet it's cheaper than new Fiestaware, isn't it?

Look at it. If it looks good, make an offer. If she doesn't take it, hem and haw and say your birthday is coming up and buy it anyway.

I think $3/piece is reasonable for a complete set with serving pieces. You can't buy china made in China for that.

You all are enablers! :)

I think Maria-Theresia May refer to the shape of the plates and then the pattern is the name, rosetta

this is my moms set that I have in the basement:

It is very casual very MCM looking to me. I think of her choosing "just the right" pattern and it is unfortunate no one else LOVED it as she did..but that by no means you need to feel guilt to LET IT GO... I agree $3 a piece seems like a STEAL..The Christmas china I am searching for is above $10!!

I recently sold a full set of Christina Bavaria -- a very different design but the same thing, the older pieces were "worth" much more. Problem is, what something is worth is what someone is willing to pay for it-- no matter how rare or special.

I had most of a full set including many serving pieces, bread plates, candlesticks, etc, etc. I ended up selling it for $75 to a woman who LOVED it. I maybe could have sold it for much more piece by piece on ebay and etsy but I didn't feel like bothering. I honestly couldn't even GIVE it away to the young people I knew who were starting out because they just didn't have any way of storing all those pieces.

I think, in general, people don't value the full sets like they used to.. me included.

On the other hand, my mother has a set that she inherited and has added to over the years. We don't use it for large family gatherings... until it comes to dessert. She loves using the special china for dessert.

Well, I sold some originally quite pricey Stoneware made by Wedgewood on Ebay for about 1.00-2.00/piece plus shipping. It was a pain to pack and ship.

I see someone asking 2,300.00 for a dinner set for 12. Well, good luck with that.

Also, it seems like there are a lot of people offering the Edelstein Maria Theresia. I'd offer half the suggested price, especially if you go and pick it up.

So they're asking about $270 and are willing to do best offer on eBay? How about starting your offer at $175? $150?

What are they asking, exactly? ETA: The reason I say to do eBay vs CL is the protection eBay offers you as a buyer. ;)

On Craigslist they are asking $275. on Ebay they are asking 325.

Regarding the set that sold at auction that IdaClaire posted: it sold for $110 plus an 18% buyer's premium (plus sales tax if the buyer was in-state and didn't have a resale tax ID.)

Disregard my previous offer advice!! These sets (for the most part) either go in the low $100s or are passed on completely when offered on LiveAuctioneers. Here's a 96 piece set that sold for $80 plus buyer's premium:

This one sold for $70 (no buyer's premium):

And this one, service for 12 plus seven serving pieces, for $70 (bidding opened at $150!!!) plus 23% BP:

okay ill I'll stop now.

Your mom's is probably the type of pattern that would actually sell for a good price!Make an offer--on craigslist to save the fees if you have to pick it up anyway. (For "buyer's protection", meet at the police station.)

Thank you. all very helpful advice. While I have the room I am holding on to it Fori - maybe my nieces will want it someday? or my brother? I doubt it, but we shall see :) I have been meaning to look up the silver to see if that is worth anything. I think it was my great great grandmothers.

I know DH is going to think I am nuts, but luckily I have almost everything unpacked in this house now (for probably the first time in my life) and I have downsized each of the last two moves.

Boopadaboo, take a look at the CL china and make a reasonable offer. How much is it worth to you? The above patterns are not the exact match, so while the information is helpful, it's not the pattern you want. If you want it and will use it, that's all that matters. You have 2 reasonable options and the difference in price is $50-not bad.

Thanks Bonnie - not sure I was clear - it is the same person they have it listed on both Ebay AND CL. as my3dogs pointed out it is probably higher on ebay because of the fees.

Any chance of displaying your Moms China to see if it would grow on you? Mix in some crystal. It's very nice!

I understand now Boopadaboo, go see the CL china. If they are asking $275 you can make an offer and start from there. At least you'll get to actually see it.

Another vote for your mom's set over the set you are considering.

We probably have to see the kitchen. These are kitchen accessories. Mom's modern dishes might not go. (I would certainly hang on to Mom's set for another family member. It's too nice not to.)

Ebay OBO means you can offer a tish less--but not really much. Craig's list people are used to being low balled. Seems to me this is a motivated seller and will take a reasonable offer. How much is the set WORTH to you?

This is a picture of the kitchen in the listing (is there like a one year rule where I can use listing pictures for a year? :) )

I have a bunch of glass in there now/ Crystal vases, baskets and rose bowls I have somehow collected over the years, also coffee mugs and canning jars that I am planning on moving out.

Go buy that Bavarian.... at $25 a place setting it would be $300 and the serving pieces free....
It's a helluva buy and it's beautiful very good quality china.
Looks like your mother's china is Lenox and likely would bring a lot more per piece that what you are looking at...because it's Lenox! But I like the Bavarian more.
Go! Buy it and report back when it's safely in your hands!

Perfect spot for it! Now go buy it :-)