One element of the ever changing music industry is that the sale of vinyl records has increased and that these audio treasures are still in demand. In our age of digital products and downloads, there are still millions who prefer the sound and experience of vinyl records. In this article, let’s explore how a person ...
You’ve probably acquired antiques along the road of life. Maybe you inherited them from family or maybe you love browsing antique stores. You might be someone who sees treasures in other people’s trash. Or, like me, you may have just lived long enough that some things you purchased new are now antiques. Either way, everyone ...
Casino chip collecting has really taken off in the last ten years or so and with the increase in interest, prices paid for casino chips have also gone up. About twenty years ago, casino chips rarely sold for more than $100. Now, though, collectable poker chips can carry four- and even five-digit price tags. As ...
Coins, unlike some collectibles, always have an intrinsic value below which their value cannot drop. For some coins, that value is the price of their metal content, but other coins are valued at their specific face value. In either case, there are two different price guides that you have to reference if you want to ...
Do you have boxes of comics in your attic that you’re planning to retire on? Well, don’t quit your job until you look into what’s in those comics. It’s true that old comic books can be worth a lot of money, but once people realized this they started buying a lot of comics. The more ...
Recently, a friend came to me with a big box of old comic books from the 1950’s. “Are these worth anything?” he asked. I quickly perused the box. “Yes, they’re worth something,” I said. “But probably not as much as you think.” It may be hard for today’s generation of kids to believe, but there ...
When I tell people that I collect egg cups, they often say “you collect what?” Egg cups! Don’t feel bad if you don’t know what they are. Egg cups are used much more regularly in Europe and other parts of the world than they are in the United States. They are small cups, usually made ...
It truly saddens me when someone comes to me with a box of baseball cards from the 80’s and thinks they have a goldmine on their hands. I hate being the one to tell them that they will be lucky if they can given them away, much less walk away rich. While baseball cards were ...