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…Perhaps they thought it was a Great Idea… Make Up A Story About Why Anyone Would Paint This Hubley Boston Terrier Red And Win! $75.00 First Prize $50.00 Second Prize $25.00 Third Prize Here Are The Rules: Make up a story, devise a theory or if you are the person who painted this poor dog red, tell [...]
Are you, or is a family member or friend a Hoarder…? There is a collecting instinct in all of us. A way that we are natural gatherers. A biological imperative that directs us to gather the many materials needed to sustain our lives. It’s as if somewhere in our DNA, there is a rule that we [...]
Is There A Mania To Collecting? Back in the early 90′s when I was a regular dealer on the Long Island baseball card show scene I’d see the same faces week to week. Sometimes I’d see the same faces multiple times per week. I had my favorites and then there were those I’d hope passed [...]
Hello Ruby Lane Readers… Thought you might join me in a discussion of all that’s awesome about Ruby Lane…and all that is not… Today’s Topic? The Backroom…of Doom! Maybe I am alone, and the only Ruby Lane User who can’t get this part of Ruby Lane to work, but no matter how I set this [...]
Confessions of an Antique Typewriter Collector Excerpt: My first great find of the year came in February, with an email from a person living just a few hours away from me. She had a McLoughlin Brothers Typewriter from 1884. This little typing machine was the first typewriter marketed to children, even though it was solidly [...]
Collecting the World’s First Typewriters Guest Post By Martin Howard Collecting typewriters from the 1880′s and 1890′s continues to be a great adventure for me after nearly twenty years of this somewhat esoteric hobby. Every year I am able to add two or three typewriters to the collection and this year is off to a [...]
An Open Letter To Estate Sales Professionals Up for Auction at Heritage Auction House July 16, 2011 (Estimate: $7,000 – $12,000) Dear Estate Sales Professional, I think that most of us are, to our core, honest and forthright in both our dealings with our clients as well as with our customer bases. Most of us [...]
Sui Dynasty Jade Shaman Deities Coming Up For Auction On: July 30th, 2011 Here: Elite Decorative Arts (Estimate: $45,000.00 – $55,000.00) At only 3 1/2″ tall these Shaman figures still stand tall in the world of Asian Collectibles…Soft and easy features, but by that I do not mean to suggest that these figures were easy [...]
So Old, I Can’t Bear It… Up for Auction on July 9, 2011 Offered by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctions Lot No. 966 (Estimate: $2,500 – $3,500) From the days of the Neanderthals these Cave Bears were fierce, awesomely strong and gloriously clever. They competed with early man for much the same food sources, so [...]
This Incredible and Oh So Rare Doll Is Coming Up For Auction (Auction Estimate $125,000 – $185,000) Offered By Frasher’s Doll Auction Hold The Phone – Stop The Presses…Who Buys A Doll Like This? Rich Woman…That’s Who! And why not, if a guy with dough can buy a fancy watch for 100k, just to make [...]
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