Collecting
Collectible Disney Pins
Monday, May 12th, 2008Disneymania has swept the nation for many decades. Personally, I love everything about Disney. I’m a Disneymanic, I’ll admit it. I love the legacy of a company built by a man with a dream and a mouse! One of my favorite quotes from Walt Disney is “I only hope we don’t […]
Collectible Vintage Signs
Friday, May 9th, 2008Collecting vintage signs of all shapes, sizes, colors and purpose has been a hobby of many folks, including myself, for many years.
Personally, I collect vintage road signs. I have Do Not Enter, One Way, Yield, Stop, Handicapped Parking, No Parking and many other signs. Some of them are vintage and some […]
Hot Wheels Collecting
Monday, May 5th, 2008The 1:64 scale world of Twinmills, VW Beach Bomb Bus, VW Drag Bus and Splittin’ Image has long been invaded by full scale humans. Since 1968, Hot Wheels have been a toy of choice for boys and girls alike. If you are anything like me, you had tons of Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Johnny […]
Collecting Handmade Marbles
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Some time ago I watched a program on T.V. about how glass marbles are made. This particular manufacturer has been making marbles for over a century. They make them partially by hand and partially by machine.
As with many things that are collectible, handmade usually fetches a better return on investment. […]
The Flying Scotsman Collectibles
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Every now and then when I am doing research for different things, I come across something that I really get interested in. Today, I was looking at some collectible information (not that the information is collectible!), and I found that people collect “Flying Scotsman Collectibles”. So, I thought to myself, what the heck […]
How Do I Know How Much My Collectible is Worth?
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Determining how much your collectible is worth is half the battle in the collecting/selling collectibles game. There are a number of ways to determine what the fair market value of your particular collectible is. Intelligent research is key to pricing your collectible item at a price that is both fair to the market […]
How Much is My Collectible Worth?
Friday, April 18th, 2008How much is my collectible _________ worth? Well, kind sir or madame, that largely depends upon a number of variables.
How many of your exact collectible item were produced? If you have a rare 1903 Harley Davidson, I’d say that your chances of fetching a pretty penny are exceptionally high. Take that puppy to Arizona and […]
Wheeler’s Wonder Emporium
Monday, April 14th, 2008Welcome! We are glad you have stumbled upon our little corner of this lovely universe called cyberspace!
Who are we? To be short, we are random collectors of random collections. It all started one day about 30 years ago. A couple had a baby (that would be me!). Since then, the […]