photo credit: ffrade For most people, the idea of owning a Lamborghini is just a bit outside of their budgetary retraints. I did a quick search and the cheapest one I found was in the ballpark of $220,000. That is a pretty nice ballpark. Let’s face it, that costs more than the average person’s house. [...]
Vintage Mattel Toys Although the company has been around since 1945, Mattel really exploded in popularity when Barbie came along and gave the toy world a good shaking. She is probably the most collected of the vintage Mattel toys, but there are other Mattel products that did very well in their original run which are [...]
Here is another item that seems to really do well on eBay. The Baby Einstein DVD Collection is a very popular seller. Kids love it and getting it moved along on eBay works out great for both sets of parents. It’s a win/win situation. Whether you are buying or selling, second hand Baby Einstein DVDs [...]
Dick Tracy comics and related memorabilia are very popular collectibles.
If you are looking for hot items in games and toys, Batman Legos look like a winner right now. Even though I already have tons of estate sale items, I look constantly for interesting auctions so I know what else to keep my eyes open for when I go out. Actually, I’m trying not to [...]
I’ve got to admit that I never intentionally went out looking for marbles for sale. While it is true that I have always focused on the “offbeat” items that qualify as collectibles, and it has been a constant learning experience, antique and vintage marbles were not something I actively looked for. Instead, they seemed to [...]
You know, it is unbelievable the amount of “stuff” I managed to buy over the past few years of hitting estate sales, yard sales and garage sales. One thing I just could not walk away from was a good old Atari or Nintendo NES. I actually lost track of how many vintage video games I [...]
The Xbox 360 Experience The Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii seem to be the two big dogs in the video game arena today. When I was a kid, I would start saving up money weeks or even months in advance if I knew there was a new video game release on the horizon. Of [...]