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Collectible Robots and Space Toys Auction
Philip Weiss Auctions: Rare, collectible robots and space toys, April 5-6, 2008 SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF ROBOTS AND SPACE TOYS & ANOTHER FEATURING MECHANICAL BANKS AND COIN-OP MACHINES TO BE SOLD APRIL 6, 2008 BY PHILIP WEISS (Oceanside, N.Y.) – An incredible…
Dodge Magnum: Future Collectible?
Dodge Magnum: Get it while you can David Grainger, Windsor Star Published: Monday, March 17, 2008 “By now, it is no secret that the new masters of Chrysler – with Bob Nardelli, its hand-picked CEO (formerly of Home Depot) – have decided to dump…
The Taxman Cometh
It really looks like if you’re an American collector, and you are not out to hide anything, the IRS will eventually grab a good piece of your action… If you collect, the IRS will collect from you The State | 03/16/2008 By ARDEN DALE – The Wall Street…
Boomers and Books
Baby Boomers Collect Books They Loved As Kids By KAREN HAYMON LONG, The Tampa Tribune Published: March 9, 2008 “TAMPA – Baby boomers, as a whole, have been fighting aging since they started turning the dreaded 30. Now, they’re returning to their…
Advice on Selling Antiques and Collectibles
Appraisers Offer Advice on Selling Antiques and Collectibles The American Society of Appraisers offers advice to people who want to sell their antiques or collectibles. “Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 — Many people will find themselves cleaning out…
Collecting Watches: World’s Most Expensive
A Wrist Worth Half a Million Dollars? ABC News By NICOLA RUIZ Forbes.com March 5, 2008 “Over the past few years, prices for this specific watch category have increased dramatically,” says Zimmermann, who estimates that his Rolex watch collection has…
1959 Corvette Featured at March 16 Sale
Gallery 63 to celebrate first anniversary at new location in Atlanta with March 16 sale featuring fine jewelry, weaponry and vintage cars (Atlanta, Ga.) – Fine estate jewelry, antique guns and other weaponry, rare and vintage automobiles, artwork by important…
Dogs Playing Poker sells for $193,000
Barking Mad Forbes.com Nina P. West, Artfact.com 02.29.08 “There’s a market for everything. Need proof? A painting of dogs playing poker, by little-known American artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, was recently purchased at Doyle New York for $193,000. The…
The Most Collectible Corvettes
1963 Grand Sport Corvette – Granddaddy of Collectibles The News Item By Greg Zyla 03/02/2008 “Here’s what Terry Michaelis, of ProTeam Corvettes in Napoleon, Ohio, had to say: “If money is no object, at the top of my Corvette list is the 1963…
