Record Auction Price for Weathervane

We recently posted a story about weathervanes, but this one cracked the top price paid: 19th century weathervane sells for $1.2 million at N.H. auction ca.news.yahoo.com August 12, 2006 “WOONSOCKET, R.I. – A copper weathervane that sat atop a Rhode Island...

Collecting Early Transportation Toys

Nice article that covers the collectible toy vehicle market: Early Transportation Toys: On the Move AmericanHeritage.com Forbes Collector By Missy Sullivan “Toy vehicles have always been a popular collecting category, from pedal cars that mimicked dad’s...

Top Selling Children’s Books on eBay

Elaine Krieg Smith reports that it was a slow month for collectible children’s books in July, 2006. She tracks every sale over $1,000 and reports on the top ten, but last month there were only four to crack the barrier: Top Four Children’s Books Sold on eBay...