I read something on Facebook from 12 Tomatoes saying “if you find these 8 things in a thrift store you should always buy them”. One of the things was Bakelite so I searched eBay and filtered on sold items. This came up and I can’t even figure out what it is. Anyone know?
Looks like a block of vintage Bakelite plastic that could be made into jewelry, dice, rosary beads, etc. If you search for Bakelite rod you'll find a bunch that went for hundreds or more: