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eBay is sponsoring collectible trading events at local hobby shops and held its first event in Illinois on Saturday. According to Sports Collectors Daily, “trade nights” are a craze in the trading card collectibles space, […]
No matter your level of expertise in a particular area, you’re bound to occasionally run across an item you need help identifying in order to get the highest selling price. The Auction Professor shares some […]
eBay was part of a consortium of investors that acquired a $263 million stake in Funko, and as part of its investment, eBay will become the preferred secondary marketplace for Funko collectibles. eBay and Funko […]
As we near the end of 2021, we can’t help but reflect upon what a strange couple of years it’s been. And not just due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As Boomers retire, collecting is undergoing […]
There’s something satisfying about flipping through a paper catalog, but they don’t have to be old to be collectible. When Amazon first released a printed catalog in the autumn of 2018, there were the inevitable […]
eBay added new tools for collectors to track their portfolios, although they are only available in one category: Trading Cards. A critical component to the new feature: pricing data. eBay said the new tools will […]
The Aloha shirt appears to be making a comeback. Many aver that it never disappeared in the first place, and any web search will establish that the shirt appears to have made periodic “comebacks” in […]
If you’ve never seen a Looney Tunes cartoon, you’re not from Earth. Begun by Warner Brothers in 1930 to compete with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies, Looney Tunes (along with its sister series Merrie Melodies) introduced […]
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news, you’ve probably heard about NTFs and how they’re affecting the art and collectibles markets. But you won’t find NFTs at yard sales, rummage sales, or thrift […]
eBay will host its first collectibles authentication event of the year in Atlanta this week followed by similar events in Nashville, Seattle, Las Vegas, and Austin. Collectors will be able to get items authenticated in […]