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Star Wars Action Figures
May the Force be with you. We’re were trolling around the toy category on eBay, and noticed that Star Wars is one of the most popular searches for that particular category. In fact, in the action figure category there are (as of today) over 20,000 listings. Some…
Sports Memorabilia Auctions
A comprehensive article that covers a wide range of sports items that have recently been up for auction: From the unusual to the autographed, auction offerings cover it all Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Sports Sunday, July 2, 2006…
Collectible Toys
The following article requires a subscription to read the full story: Hugsters are bearing up FT.com / Arts & Weekend / Living By Lauris Morgan-Griffiths Published: July 1 2006 03:00 “Toys that were played with, loved and eventually abandoned have proved…
Getting Rich on eBay
Nice article detailing how the powersellers achieve their success on eBay, and how much work is really involved in reaching that status: Does Anyone Get Rich on eBay? Yahoo! News Elizabeth Millard, newsfactor.com Mon Jul 3, 2006 “In its nearly 11 years of…
Folk Art and Figurines
What makes something collectible? deseretnews.com By Carma Wadley Deseret Morning News June 30, 2006 “…The mid-to-late 1980s saw a huge increase in collectible lines, he says, with introduction of such artists and collections as Pipka, Precious Moments and…
George Washington Collectibles
Washington items collectible Cincinnati.Com The Enquirer Saturday, July 1, 2006 “Objects associated with famous Americans have been an obsession for collectors almost since the founding of the Republic. Letters written entirely in Washington’s hand are far…
Rare British Coin
Rare coin breaks auction record BBC NEWS | England 29 June 2006 “A buyer has paid 460,000 pounds (about US $850,200) at auction for a rare medieval gold coin which has broken the record for a British coin. The Edward III double florin, known as a double leopard…
Soaring Art Market
The Klimt Sensation: A Mona Lisa for America SPIEGEL ONLINE – News June 26, 2006 By Thomas Huetlin, Ulrike Knofel and Joachim Kronsbein “Early last week painter Gustav Klimt’s “Gold Adele” became the most expensive painting of all time,…
Print and manuscript collecting
Collectors Looking for the Right Words Print and manuscript enthusiasts arriving in Los Angeles for an auction are seeking out items that ‘tell a story,’ which raises their value. Los Angeles Times By Lynn Doan, Times Staff Writer June 26, 2006 “For…
