Billion Dollars in Collectibles

Diamond Galleries’ Scoop has an extensive roundup of collectible auctions that happened in 2005, and poses the question on whether collecting (in a broad sense) broke a billion dollars in sale this past year: Collecting: Billion-Dollar Industry? Industry News,...

Florida Treasure Hunting

Storms sink treasure hopes Hunters find few valuables December 20, 2005 BY LINDA JUMP FLORIDA TODAY “Treasure hunter John Brandon only had five great days of diving in a season that started late and ended early because of the record number of hurricanes and...

Automobile catalogs and press kits

Collectibles: Time to look back and ahead Thursday, December 29, 2005 By Don Hammonds Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “The end of the year usually means a look back for most of us, and it’s certainly no different for the thousands of auto enthusiasts who are...

Guitar Showcase

Guitar heaven 40-YEAR-OLD S.J. STORE THRIVES WITH OLD VALUES IN INTERNET AGE MercuryNews.com By Brad Kava Thu, Dec. 22, 2005 “It may be San Jose’s most secret museum — largely because it isn’t called a museum. It’s a collection of vintage...