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Record Pricing
Continental Records Company Ltd. has a great page on assessing the value of your old records. An excerpt from the site: How Much are Your Old Records Really Worth “Many 45s were issued with ‘picture sleeves.’ A 45 RPM picture sleeve is almost always worth more than…
Pinball Machines
For pinball machine restoration, visit The Game Gallery: Business Gets On The Ball Tampa Bay Online By SEAN C. LEDIG Published: Oct 14, 2004 “Antique pinball games are a big business, Kline said, with some games going for several thousand dollars. “The…
Retro Toys in the U.K.
Retro toy sales boom in toon The Buchan Observer 16/10/2004 “RETRO toy sales have boomed at Peterhead’s Barnardo’s. In fact, the demand is so high that the charity is appealing for locals to raid their old toyboxs for donations. Adults looking to…
Book Collecting
Nor can I get a good read on Sancho Panza The Oregonian Thursday, October 07, 2004 Steve Duin “Most book collectors no longer walk. They surf. The Net, as everyone knows, has dramatically changed the book business. Supply and demand have been redefined. British…
Collecting vs Hoarding
Hoarders without borders www.suntimes.com October 13, 2004 BY DAVE HOEKSTRA Staff Reporter “This has not been a good year for me and my stuff. I am a collector, not a hoarder. In June I moved my collection just a few blocks to my new home in West Ukrainian…
Classic Car Auction
Early Consignments Indicate Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction Outpacing Record 2004 www.theautochannel.com “Growing Interest Attributed to Unprecedented Results From Scottsdale, Ariz. Event Last January, Coupled With Continued Growth From West Palm Beach, Fla….
eBay Auction Drop Off Stores
Death of an Auction Drop Chain business2blog by Damon Darlin “Was DropShop merely a mismanged chain of consignment shops for eBay auctions, or is there something more going on with this sector of the eBay economy? The DropShop chain in the Twin Cities area was…
Cabbage Patch Kids are back…
Cabbage Patch Kids making a comeback on Christmas lists The Herald – www.theherald.co.uk October 07 2004 ALAN MacDERMID “YES they’re back. Retro toys are among this year’s hottest presents for Christmas. Cabbage Patch Kids, the popular 1980s…
Make Money on eBay?
Holes in net fortune seekers “Want to make money from online auctions? No problem. So Tony Levene took up the invite and went to a seminar Saturday October 9, 2004 The Guardian A controversial American internet firm is attracting thousands of Britons to…
