Collectors Corner: Mouse, Mouses, Mice
No, not that kind. We’re referring to the computer kind. The kind that used to be connected via a cord to the back of the gigantic CPU taking up half your desk. The kind that […]
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Collectors Corner: Terry Kovel on Antiques and Collectibles Trends
It’s no secret we’re big fans of the Kovels – their guides helped us immeasurably in our early days of online selling when we scoured yard sales and auctions for treasures, and we still consult […]
Collectors Corner: How Cultural Changes Are Impacting Collectibles
The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535 – 475 BC) stated that change was the only constant, and that dictum certainly applies to collectibles. A few – Beanie Babies, fidget spinners – burst upon the […]
Collectors Corner: Kinder Eggs
If you happened to be in a Walmart on Black Friday last year (2017), you may have come across a display of a new, egg-shaped confection called Kinder Joy, consisting of two plastic halves – […]
Collectors Corner: Digging for Bound Treasure
We’ve attended a number of library book sales over the past several months and were not surprised by the large numbers of people picking through the offerings. Most were simply looking for interesting reading material, […]
Collectors Corner: Winter Collectibles
You’ve probably been staring out a window, the snow, cold, and leaden skies adding to the post-holiday blues. To help distract you from your depressed mood, we thought it might be interesting to take a […]
Collectors Corner: The 2017 Roundup Edition
It’s time to take a look back at some interesting developments in collectibles this year. Toys, vinyl, “Madam President,” and da Vinci all made it into this 2017 end-of-year Collectors Corner roundup edition. Yup, it’s […]
Collectors Corner: Dr. Seuss
By the early 1950s, parents, educators, and publishers had become concerned with the prevailing reading problems and boredom associated with word-recognition (look-say) school primers, such as the Dick-and-Jane series. Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was challenged […]
Collectors Corner: Textbooks and Primers
Some books, like Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables, and Grimm’s Fairy Tales, possess a lasting appeal to both readers and collectors alike. Buoyed by universal themes and imaginative storytelling, […]
Collectors Corner: Get Unleashed with Dog Collectibles
These are the “dog days” of summer, when it’s supposedly too hot and humid for canines (and people) to do anything but jump in the pool and stretch out in the shade. Not quite. Actually, […]