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A source for the latest news on hot collectibles and another eye on current trends and prices in the online auction world. We are always trying to answer that elusive question – What’s Hot?
Granted, it’s hard to put a finger on everything hot in the markets, but we hope to open the window just a tad by aggregating content that we find interesting, and hopefully you might also…
Kenner Blythe Doll
Photo by ninachildish Who created the Original Kenner Blythe Doll? The original Kenner Blythe doll was created in the early seventies by designer Allison Katzman at Marvin Glass and Associates. Blythe dolls were only sold for one year (1972) in the U.S., UK, Australia...
Davy Crockett Letter and More
HANDWRITTEN LETTERS SIGNED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS & DAVY CROCKETT, PLUS A PATENT DOCUMENT SIGNED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN, WILL BE PART OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES’ ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION, MARCH 27th, 2019 The auction will start at 10:30 am. All 276 lots can be...
Tobacco Collectibles: Cigarette Lighters
Lighters are one part of the broad field of smoking or tobacco-related collectibles which include such items as pipes, cigar bands, cigar cutters, ashtrays, cigarette cases, packs, boxes and holders, match covers, advertising materials and...
Cracker Jack… An American Tradition
What's in the Attic? by Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission) The world's Fair of 1893 offered visitors a strange concoction of popcorn, nuts and maple syrup. This confection, unnamed at the time, was an instant hit with the public. For the next three years...
Mormon Collectibles
This one just crossed the radar in the past few weeks, and with the recent sale of the The Book of Mormon printer’s manuscript and a record for the highest paid amount for a manuscript, it is worth a notice. As one news story mentioned, it is the ship that floats the...
Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2018
The 50th anniversary edition of Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide by Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel is now available. One of the most complete price guides available, it features 20,000 prices and 2,500 pictures arranged in over 750 categories. The guide is...
Fisher Price Collectible Toys Strike Again
Their Work was Child's Play What's in the Attic? Linda Hamer Kennett The Fisher Price Toy Company was formed in 1931 by Herman Fisher, Irving Price, and Helen M. Schelle. While none of the three had much experience in the field of toy manufacturing, they shared a...
Most Valuable Baseball Cards
CNNMoney.com in a previously posted story from 2006, had a list of the most valuable baseball cards: 1) 1909 Honus Wagner from Sweet Caporal Cigarette Company - Value: $1.265 million 2) 1952 Mickey Mantle from Topps - Value: $127,500 3) 1933 Babe Ruth from Goudey Gum...
Showtime Auction Services Spring 2017
FOUR MAJOR COLLECTIONS WITH GAMBLING, COIN-OP, GERMAN SCHOOL MODEL CARS, COUNTRY STORE, ADVERTISING, TRADE SIGNS, SALESMAN’S SAMPLE STOVES AND MORE WILL COME UP FOR BID MAR. 31-APR. 2, 2017 AT SHOWTIME AUCTION SERVICES IN ANN ARBOR, MICH. The three-day event, with...
American Safari: Holabird Western Americana Collections
CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH ITEMS, MINING ARTIFACTS, NUMISMATICS, COWBOY, NATIVE AMERICAN AND MORE AT HOLABIRD’S AMERICANA SAFARI, DEC. 9-12, 2016 The four-day, 2,500-lot auction colossus will be held online and at Holabird’s Reno showroom. RENO, Nev. – A big four-day...
The Most Valuable Comic Book of All Time – Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1 Auction The most sought after comic book off all time is up for auction on eBay this week - Action Comics #1. Reportedly, this is the finest copy known to exist, out of an estimated 30 unrestored copies. A CGC grade of 9.0 puts it on par with a copy...
Comics, comic art, sports, animation and more: Philip Weiss Auction
(LYNBROOK, N.Y.) - Philip Weiss Auctions – which took such a fierce pounding from Hurricane Sandy last year it was forced to move from its decimated facility in Oceanside – is still rebuilding from the storm but has a full slate of big auctions planned for the first...