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Radio Collecting
Radio Days BW Online | July 5, 2004 | By Gerry Khermouch Vintage wireless sets are gaining popularity among collectors, and there are plenty of bargains if you know where to look. “For some collectors, the first primitive radios are the lure — old breadboards covered…
Breweriana
It’s all about beer for this group www.azcentral.com Sept. 24, 2004 “If you aren’t familiar with the word ‘breweriana,’ just ask Todd Barnes of Scottsdale. …Some exceptionally rare beer-can memorabilia is Arizona-based Apache Beer….
Gumby Returns (again)
He’s a lean, green collectible machine As Gumby gets ready to celebrate his 50th birthday, his popularity is once again on the rise. BY RITA GIORDANO Knight Ridder News Service Herald.com | 09/06/2004 | Gumby, that angular little green guy with the bell-bottom…
eBay Drop Off Stores
Franchise cashing in on online auctions Up to 6 stores may open in area to help sellers uncomfortable with navigating eBay. By Madhusmita Bora maddie.bora@indystar.com September 22, 2004 “If you’ve been wanting to sell online that doll grandma gave you at…
Coin Collecting
Rare coin lucky penny for owner, N.H. collector BostonHerald.com By Sheila Halloran Wednesday, September 22, 2004 “A rare 1700s coin likely to draw bids in the six figures has turned up at a Maine collector’s shop, shocking both the owner and the lucky…
Collectible Cars
Boomers satisfy car dreams Quad-City Times September 21st, 2004 By Associated Press “Baby boomers ranging from age 40 to 58 are driving a surge in the classic car market, buying the cars they couldn’t purchase when they were younger. Muscle cars such as…
G.I. Joe Collecting
Saluting GI Joe By Will Higgins indystar.com September 19, 2004 “Indianapolis Police officer John Schneider, 38, has a wife, two kids and a house in the suburbs. He also has some 200 GI Joes — and counting. He had Joes as a child, but it wasn’t until…
Action Figures as Art
Some Action Figures Are Meant to Be Seen, Not Smashed The New York Times Published: September 19, 2004 By DAN BERRETT “Adults have become more frequent buyers of action figures. Last year, overall sales of figures and accessories hit $1.2 billion, according to…
Baseball Collectibles
A really great story, and some amazing prices for previous record setting baseballs from Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds: Dodger Fan Tries to Corner Bonds Market A banker buys out the right-field bleachers for two games, hoping to get the Giant’s 700th home run….
