Blue-Chip Wines Like Mouton, Petrus Set Record Auction Prices Bloomberg.com: Spend By Elin McCoy “Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) – Wine auctions are fast becoming big business; they’re starting to look like the art market,” Zachys auction adviser David...
Here’s an area that we hadn’t thought about – the collecting of expired gift cards. Michele Alice reports that since they were introduced in 1995, and since people didn’t forsee their value as a collectible, some of the early cards are now...
Heritage Auction Galleries is auctioning an extremely rare first edition copy of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein. “Copies of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein rarely surface,” Tom Slater, Director of Americana auctions for Heritage Auction Galleries said,...
Elaine Krieg Smith has released her top ten list of children’s books for December of 2006 on her Bookseller Blog: Top Ten Children’s Books Sold on eBay – December 2006 Holding the number one spot was a copy of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, which...
Mysterious ‘Czar’s Parker’ surfaces, put up for auction Associated Press Published January 4 2007 “MERIDEN, Conn. — This is a story about a Meriden shotgun, made for Czar Nicholas II, the last czar to rule Russia. The gun was on its way...
Winchester Ammunition published the following press release earlier this week: Winchester Offers Collectible John Wayne Ammunition Cartridges Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Tuesday January 2, 2007 “NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Whether you’re...
Investing in collectible watches can offer timely returns Savvy investors enjoy steep returns by investing in vintage timepieces By Thomas Kostigen, MarketWatch Jan 3, 2007 “SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Sure you can’t buy time, but you can...
Halifax’s buried treasure at the the Salters Gate development Archeologist: Artifacts found under new hotel detail history of city The ChronicleHerald.ca By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER Staff Reporter January 2, 2007 “The artifacts from under the ground of a new...
Rare Order of Canada medal up for grabs on eBay CTV.ca Updated Sat. Dec. 30 2006 Canadian Press “TORONTO — A click of the mouse and deep pockets are all that’s separating online bidders from a chance to own a rare piece of Canadian history that ranks...
Early Transportation Toys: On the Move AmericanHeritage.com By Missy Sullivan June 2006 “Toy vehicles have always been a popular collecting category, from pedal cars that mimicked dad’s tailfin Caddy to candy-colored Corgi and Matchbox cars. But from a...