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Beatles Treasure Trove
Battered suitcase yields possible Beatles trove July 14, 2004 SignOnSanDiego.com “LONDON – All you need is luck. A vacationer who purchased a suitcase at an Australian flea market found a trove of Beatles memorabilia inside, including photos, concert programs and…
eBay Grows Up
Ebay’s Whitman says site innovates by heeding users “MARGARET C. Whitman, chief executive officer of eBay Inc., isn’t the only professional manager brought in to provide adult supervision for a fast-growing Internet company. But she’s…
Comic Book Collecting
Comic Ink proves business to get passionate about Daily Review Online Shop ‘comic’ relief from the daily grind By David Morrill, BUSINESS WRITER “But now that he is in the business of comic books, most of Chancey’s time is spent trying to…
Vintage Lunch Boxes
Collector carries nostalgia in vintage lunch boxes HollandSentinel.com 08/08/04 By MIKE GENET Special to The Sentinel “Mike Masters’ passion began with a Partridge Family find 12 years ago… Masters has since amassed a total of 188 lunch boxes, most…
Vintage Travel Trailers
I don’t think they’ll fit on the bookshelf… Striking silver HollandSentinel.com By Jack Broom The Seattle Times 08/08/04 “Some call it ‘silver fever.’ Some call it nostalgia. Some say it mixes a simple desire for inexpensive lodging…
Radio Collecting
Elgin tuned in for annual Radiofest “Radio collectors from around the nation are tuning in to Elgin this week for the 23rd annual Radiofest. …Despite the hefty price tags on some of the rare models, ‘you can still get into the hobby relatively…
M&M Collectibles
Collectors find M&M candies are rare treats The San Diego Union-Tribune By Jane McBride BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE August 5, 2004 “SULPHUR, La. – M&M memorabilia collectors don’t straddle the fence when it comes to personality. As their club motto…
Sports collectibles, even iron doorstops, are very popular
Sports collectibles, even iron doorstops, are very popular Monterey County Herald Sat, Jul. 31, 2004 BY RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL “Sports collectibles are very popular, and prices for iron doorstops have been going up since the 1980s, but it was still surprising…
Live Auctions Meet the Online World
Live Auctions Woo Online Surfers in Wave of Future Reuters.com By Richard Chang “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Live auctions are spilling over into the Internet, turning a formerly stodgy pastime into a hip activity as ever-younger investors seek assets they can…
