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Beaches Yield Modern Day Treasure
Lured by gold, treasure hunters scour beaches BY EMILY ZEUGNER Associated Press Writer Friday, June 06, 2008 “Last summer Roy Evans, history buff, outdoorsman and “amateur treasure hunter,” set off in search of buried riches. Five hours a day, he scoured the fine,…
Gold Cup Shoebox Treasure
British man’s ‘shoebox’ treasure sells for 98,000 dollars Yahoo! News Thu Jun 5, 2008 “LONDON, June 5, 2008 (AFP) – An ancient gold cup mysteriously acquired by a British scrap metal dealer and kept in a shoe box for years by its…
Rare Baseball Board Game Discovered
Volunteers discover rare baseball board game Columbia Missourian By The Associated Press June 2, 2008 “KANSAS CITY – Cleaning the Bingham-Waggoner Estate in Independence last summer, volunteers made a rare find in a cluttered third-floor bedroom: an 1893…
eBay Shifts its Business Model
As eBay makes sweeping changes to their business model, the sellers who built the goliath are re-examining their businesses as well… The thrust of this article is that eBay is moving and favoring a fixed price (or buy it now) model: Auctions on eBay: A Dying…
Collectible Toys as an Investment
How to Invest in Collectible Toys Times Online May 20, 2008 by Mark Bridge Excerpt: “The magnetic pull of a toyshop is a standard childhood memory. And an early passion for Lego, Action Man or Barbie never quite fades. So it is not surprising that collectible…
Aurora ’70s model hobby kits are making a comeback
The venerable series of Monster Scenes produced by Aurora back in the 70’s are being reproduced for old and new collectors alike: Model Mania Entertainment – newsjournalonline.com May 29, 2008 By AUDREY PARENTE “Times change. Everything old is new…
2008 Hess Mini Toy Truck
2008 Hess Mini Toy Truck Brings Twice the Fun to Collectors and Kids Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Hess Corporation Friday May 23, 2008 “NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A recreational van with an accompanying dune…
1961 Ferrari sells for $10.9 million
Ferrari sells for world-record auction price CNNMoney.com By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer May 19, 2008 “NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A 1961 Ferrari California Spyder (once owned by actor James Coburn) sold for $10,894,900 at an auction in…
Fly Tying Master
Lifelong tie Times Union – Albany NY By DAN HOWLEY, Staff writer Sunday, April 27, 2008 “For more than five decades, Bob Mead has poured passion into creating detailed lures. Bob Mead’s passion for tying flies started when he was a little boy, and by…
