Should artifacts like Magna Carta be auctioned into the private domain? Historical collectibles, such as Custer’s battle flag, are fetching huge prices on the auction market. But at what cost? By Clayton Collins Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor...
Sedalia man makes living selling valuable postcards Sedalia Democrat By Daniel Barber October 26, 2007 “Hawk has sold anything from collectors plates to Beanie Babies to baseball cards, but he found challenges with each new item he sold — until he started...
Old West sale helps city in East Star-Telegram.com: | 11/12/2007 By ERIC O’KEEFE The New York Times “DALLAS — Prospective bidders looking to buy a piece of the Old West were greeted by an intimidating view straight down the barrel of a Model 1883...
Dumpster Diving Pays Dividends Forbes.com Nina P. West, Artfact.com 10.10.07 “A rare Arts & Crafts chair made by Charles Rolhfs and rescued from the trash made auction history last week. Expected to fetch around $30,000, it sold for the record price of...
Collectors revel in Halloweens past San Jose Mercury News By Steven Wayne Yvaska Article Launched: 10/27/2007 “Eventually, I did get my mother’s collection. I soon found out some of her decorations were pre-1930 and came from Germany and Japan, once the...
Bordeaux to be among priciest bottles ever sold at auction By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer October 26 2007 “NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — From a box of Franzia to a bottle of 1961 Chateau Petrus, there are few drinks with such a wide range of...
Aldrin’s Notes Sell for Nearly $180,000 The Associated Press: Sep 21, 2007 “DALLAS (AP) – Buzz Aldrin’s handwritten card with a Bible verse that the Apollo 11 astronaut planned to broadcast from the moon fetched nearly $180,000 at an auction of...
Hake’s sets new world auction record with $151,534 sale of 1930s Mickey & Minnie Mouse dolls “TIMONIUM, Md. – A pair of rare, giant display-model dolls of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have shattered existing auction records...
Incredible Collection of Mechanical Banks to be Offered by Heritage “The William Esser Collection of Mechanical Banks will be offered in Heritage Auction Galleries’ upcoming Political Memorabilia & Americana auction, to be held on November 12 &...
Stuffing dreams are made of www.thesun.co.uk October 9, 2007 “…more than 2,000 teddies were auctioned at Christie’s for an amazing 93,000 pounds (US $190,000). The collection from the Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon was owned by former MP, TV...