Geez, I think they can get fanatical about these things: Wheels: Never too many details with these collectible models Thursday, May 12, 2005 By Donald I. Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Details, details, details. If you’re in the collectible toy car...
Vintage ‘Star Wars’ in high demand CANOE — JAM! Movies: By MIKE ENGEL – Calgary Sun “It’s the kind of bounty fiendish Boba Fett would appreciate. Mint-condition 1970s Star Wars stormtrooper? $125. One of the original Jawas that was...
May the toys be with you ThisisLondon Guy Dresser, This is Money, 27 April 2005 “THE release of the final film in the Star Wars series next month has sparked renewed interest in movie-related memorabilia and old collectible toys. …Star Wars was one of the...
We came across this story on AuctionBytes.com: eBay Data Helps Power New Pricing Tool from GoAntiques By Ina Steiner AuctionBytes.com April 28, 2005 “GoAntiques launched an online pricing tool called PriceMiner that includes listing results from GoAntiques.com,...
Also from about.com, comes a toy top ten category list from February, 2005: eBay’s Top Ten Toy Categories From Barbara Crews, Your Guide to Collectibles. April 02, 2005 eBay’s Top Ten Toy Categories Star Wars was the hottest category on eBay for toys and...
From about.com comes a small sampling of recent prices for Batman collectibles, including $664.00 for a MIB 1967 Aurora Penguin Model Kit: Price Guide: Batman Collectibles — Prices realized From Barbara Crews, Your Guide to Collectibles. Spring 2005 “A...
From eBay’s Hot Categories report for March 2005, a slice of what was selling well on the online auction up to that point. What is the Hot Categories report? “The new and improved Hot Categories Report (a.k.a. The Hot List) is updated monthly and lists...
Another story about the International Toy Collectors Association Roadshow: Toys (and cash) in the attic Journal Gazette | 03/24/2005 | By Rick Farrant “Roadshow stop attracts buyers, sellers of vintage playthings. George McCurley, senior vice president of the...
Early battery-operated toys can fetch pretty price among collectors The Herald-Dispatch March 20, 2005 Jean McClelland “Fifty to 60 years ago, many a young child would wake up on Easter morning with a battery-operated toy tucked in his Easter basket. Hours would...