vintage stuff
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 […]