Baseball Card Collection Sold for $1.6 Million Apr 29, 2007 (AP) Burr Ridge, Ill. “An octogenarian’s collection of rare baseball cards, including a mint-condition Mickey Mantle rookie card, fetched $1.6 million in a three-week auction that ended this...
Heritage Auction Galleries recently held an auction of rare books and manuscripts on April 16 and 17, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. The auction of 1,237 lots realized $2,333,045, though the final totals will probably be higher after the ongoing sales are completed....
Don’t bet the farm on future value of collectible cars Bankrate.com Saturday April 21, 2007 Terry Jackson “…there are very few new cars that would appear to qualify as future collectibles. The new Shelby-themed Mustangs are natural contenders....
Upcoming on Sunday, April 29th, beginning at 11 am is the sale of the estate of soul-funk singing legend Wilson Pickett, to be held at the Four Seasons Auction Gallery in Atlanta, Ga. Items to come up for bid include the “Wicked Mr. Pickett’s” 1974...
Hunting sunken ships off Florida Inquirer Mon, Apr. 02, 2007 By Kathleen McGrory Miami Herald “The expedition’s catalyst was a retired sailor’s story of viewing some cannons underwater. HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – The boat is rumbling, and the...
A monster in the living room? Maybe so for winning bidder Tuesday, April 03, 2007 Roja Heydarpour THE NEW YORK TIMES “NEW YORK – The dinosaur skull was advertised as “perfect for a New York City apartment,” though with a starting bid of...
This Stradivari violin didn’t break a world record like the one known as “The Hammer” did last year when it sold for more than $3.5 million, but it did beat expectations, even though one expert believes it was a bargain: Stradivari violin goes for...
AtariAge is a nice resource for collectible Atari game cartridges. They have a rarity guide that is a general indicator of how easy or difficult it is to come across a game. Their description of collecting for the Atari 2600: “The Atari 2600 is the system most...
Seven original comic strips by Charles Schulz gross over $150,000 at three-session multi-estate sale held March 24-25 by Philip Weiss “(Oceanside, N.Y.) – Seven original comic strips by the renowned cartoonist Charles Schulz sold for a combined $152,550 at...
Japanese cars become collectible International Herald Tribune By Rob Sass Published: March 30, 2007 “One of the few automotive niches where Toyota does not yet have a strong presence is the collector car market. There are signs that this may be changing:...