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Subbuteo set from the 1970s
‘The Subbuteo was my father’s – he was a car-boot sale fanatic and obsessive collector. Of his Subbuteo collection, I’ve inherited eight boxes from various eras, including ten green baize pitches and boxes and boxes of players. He had Subbuteo rugby as well and painted all the players in international strips. I think Scotland always won, though. I love the details in some of the older games, such as the advertising boards, the wooden scoreboard and tiny figures of old-fashioned bobbies and press photographers. I’ve only hung on to it because I don’t know what to do with it. Frankly, I’m keen to be shot of it – we need the room!’
Jessica Cargill Thompson, deputy editor
Value: £10. But that’s for only one of the Cargill Thompson sets. Also, if you have a very early or a rare set, you might net yourself something approaching £400, according to retro emporium Cheap as Chips.
Cheap as Chips, 1 High St, Barnet, EN5 (020 8449 2570) High Barnet tube. Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Feature continues

Beatles charm bracelet
‘My parents gave me a Beatles bracelet for Christmas about ten years ago – they got it in a secondhand shop in Boston. Locked in a time warp as we are, they generally do give me Beatles-themed presents, though this gets trickier every year. I hang on to them with the preposterous hope of one day selling them for bags of money.’
Allyce Hibbert, deputy picture editor
Value: £40. Beatles Store London reckoned £40 because it was worn (with love). In better condition, it could make £90.
Beatles Store London, 231 Baker St, NW1 (020 7935 4464/www.beatlesstorelondon.co.uk) Baker St tube. Open daily 10am-6.30pm.

1920s glass bead necklace
‘The beads were among the many items discarded by the elderly lady we bought our first house from, more than 20 years ago. She moved into an old people’s home and abandoned most of her possessions, including a period photograph of her sister, a model. I’ve always imagined that the beads belonged to the glamorous sister, but I find them far too heavy to wear.’
Sara O’Reilly, Around Town and Kids editor
Value: £25-£50. Eclectica reckons that although the necklace is 1920s in style, the beads are more likely to be late Victorian.
Eclectica, 2 Charlton Place, N1 (020 7226 5625/www.eclectica.biz) Angel tube. Open Tue, Thur, Fri 11am-6pm, Wed, Sat 10am-6pm.