Hot Collectibles | Vintage and Rare Collectible News

Last Updated on December 15th, 2018

Davy Crockett Letter and More

by bidz | Mar 17, 2019 | Auctions, Autographs, Ephemera and Paper Collectibles

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

by bidz | Nov 11, 2018 | Collectibles, Lighters, tobacciana, Tobacco Advertising

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 more. Given the current...

Cracker Jack… An American Tradition

by bidz | Oct 25, 2018 | Advertising Memorabilia, Collectible Toys

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

by bidz | Oct 10, 2017 | Books, 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

by bidz | Sep 20, 2017 | Antiques, Books, Books on Collecting, Collectibles

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

by bidz | Sep 13, 2017 | Collectible Toys, eBay

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

by bidz | Jul 28, 2017 | Baseball Cards, Collectible Cards, Collectibles, Sports Collectibles

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

by bidz | Feb 18, 2017 | Auctions, Online Auctions

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

by bidz | Nov 22, 2016 | Auctions, Online Auctions, Stock Certificates

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

by bidz | Aug 18, 2016 | Auctions, Collectibles, Comic Books

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

by bidz | Jan 5, 2014 | Auctions, Collectibles

(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...

Serious Toyz’ Auction #55

by bidz | May 26, 2013 | Auctions, Collectible Figures, Collectible Toys, Online Auctions, Posters

Press Release: SERIOUSTOYZ' AUCTION #55, TWICE DELAYED, IS ONLINE NOW AND WILL END MAY 30-31; NEARLY 1,300 LOTS ARE BEING OFFERED (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) - Serious Toyz' Auction #55, twice delayed, is online now (at SeriousToyz.com) and will end May 30 (for Character...

« Older Entries

Is it Collectible or Collectable?

An authoritative source on hot collectibles and another eye on current trends and prices in the online collectible auction world. We try to answer that elusive question - What's Hot?

Granted, it's hard to put a finger on everything hot in the collectibles and online auction markets, but we hope to open the window just a tad by aggregating content that we find interesting, and hopefully you might also...

WE WANT YOUR ARTICLES: Do you have an interesting article on collectibles of any type? Email us at editor@bidtrendz.com, and if we publish it here, we'll be sure to give you a shameless plug for your business and/or website.

TREND WATCH: Vintage Rock Memorabilia is a hot topic - check out the action.